Making Movement Matter - Day 16 - Stable Is As Stable Does

This week's theme is around stability, and it gets me thinking about stability as an overall concept. Today's post is more a 'ponder' than call to action! 

How stable to you feel? Can you say that you have a general feeling of stability in your life? Do you know what keeps you stable. 

Why does this matter, and why are you asking me about all this other life stuff, Caroline?

Well, we cannot separate physical, mental, emotional. They are all one within the body. When we feel a bit unstable with our emotions this affects our body in terms of the stress it has to deal with. It's the same when we are feeling foggy or unfocused or a bit chaotic mentally. An example would be if you've had a huge big crying session (emotions) - generally you feel exhausted (physically) but better at the same time (mentally) afterwards. Things happen to us throughout our life that can knock us sideways, but if we can manage a general stability then we can bounce back from these knocks easier. A stable base gives us greater strength, stamina and resilience (see where I'm going here...?!)

What am I doing? 
I can be prone to mood swings and I work at trying to catch them before I get too caught up in any extremes. Things I know that keep me on a stable base are exercise, meditation, being with my friends and journaling.

More videos tomorrow smile emotico