Everything I need to know about self care I learned by running a soup kitchen

When I was responsible for feeding an average of 500 people per day through a free meal program the biggest part of my job turned out to be managing all the volunteers.

I learned very quickly that this is ridiculously difficult.

I am seriously not exaggerating.

Activism, Mindset, Self Awareness, Self Love, Soul WorkMargot SchulmanMay 25, 2020Teenager, Heart, managing, Love, chooselove, heart, Kindness, help, volunteers, Self Care

WTF?

What the Fuck? is my new favorite practice.

I’ve still got nothing but love for my sweeter, gentler practices that focus on mindfulness, compassion, gratitude and love.

However lately I find myself relying more heavily on practices that release frustration, irritation, disbelief and of course, anger out of my nervous system and body.

Activism, Emotional Support, Self Care, Self Love, Challenge, Commitment, Body Awareness, Celebration, Emotional Release, Self Awareness, Journaling, Hard Work, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, MindsetMargot SchulmanMay 4, 202018, 2020, 50 Days, Article, Awareness, Birthday, Bodies, Calm, Cancer, Celebration, Chick Flick, Children, Choice, Claustrophobia, Clearing, Colleagues, Commitment, Communication, Community, Compassion, Coaching, Connection, Cookie, Corona, Couples, CrossFit, Cranky, Culture, Dancing, Deep knowing, Desire, Dharma, Divine Mother Nature, Donation, Energy, Enlightened, Essence, Family, Father, Fear, Feminine, Feminist, Friend, Game of Thrones, Goodness, Gratitude, Grief, Growth, Habit, Happiness, Hatred, Healing, Heart, Holiday, Hugs, Humanity, Human Suffering, Hurt, Ignorance, Inner Child, Integrity, Interview, Inquiry, Jewishness, Jews, Journal, Joy, Joyful, Judgement, Ken Foster, Kindness, Kisses, Life, Loneliness, Love, Love Language, Magical, Man, Maya Angelou, Meditation, Men, Messaging, Mindfulness, Mind, Mindset, Mother, Mucky, Murky, Nature, Open-Hearted, Orgasm, Pain, Pandemic, Parade, Path, Peace, Perfect, Permission, Pleasure, Potential, Presence, Prince, Punk, Relationship, Resolution, Resources, Responsibility, Revolution, Retreat, Rise, Safety, Self Care, Sculpture, Shaking, Shifts, Shoulds, Society Conditioning, Soul, Soulmate, Soul-nourishing, Spaciousness, Stress, Suffering, Summit, Tantrum, Teenager, Tension, Thich Nhat Hanh, Toni Morrison, Trust, Venmo, Video, Voices of Courage, Woman, Women, Work, Worksheet, Workshop, Wisdom, Writing, Wuwu, Yoga, Yoni, Zombies

Are you out of ideas for how to make yourself feel better?

Tantrums are a sure fire way to move stuck energy out of the body. Babies and children know how to do this until they are blocked by adults. Animals do this naturally as well - full body shaking after a frightening event.
Check this video here where I explain more fully and demonstrate.

Activism, Body Awareness, Celebration, Challenge, Commitment, Conscious Relationships, Dancing, Dating, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, Parenting, Self Awareness, Self Care, Self Love, Soul Work, WritingMargot SchulmanApril 20, 202018, 2020, 50 Days, Article, Awareness, Birthday, Bodies, Calm, Cancer, Celebration, Chick Flick, Children, Choice, Claustrophobia, Clearing, Colleagues, Commitment, Communication, Community, Compassion, Coaching, Connection, Cookie, Corona, Couples, CrossFit, Cranky, Culture, Dancing, Deep knowing, Desire, Dharma, Divine Mother Nature, Donation, Energy, Enlightened, Essence, Family, Father, Fear, Feminine, Feminist, Friend, Game of Thrones, Goodness, Gratitude, Grief, Growth, Habit, Happiness, Hatred, Healing, Heart, Holiday, Hugs, Humanity, Human Suffering, Hurt, Ignorance, Inner Child, Integrity, Interview, Inquiry, Jewishness, Jews, Journal, Joy, Joyful, Judgement, Ken Foster, Kindness, Kisses, Life, Loneliness, Love, Love Language, Magical, Man, Maya Angelou, Meditation, Men, Messaging, Mindfulness, Mind, Mindset, Mother, Mucky, Murky, Nature, Open-Hearted, Orgasm, Pain, Pandemic, Parade, Path, Peace, Perfect, Permission, Pleasure, Potential, Presence, Prince, Punk, Relationship, Resolution, Resources, Responsibility, Revolution, Retreat, Rise, Safety, Self Care, Sculpture, Shaking, Shifts, Shoulds, Society Conditioning, Soul, Soulmate, Soul-nourishing, Spaciousness, Stress, Suffering, Summit, Tantrum, Teenager, Tension, Thich Nhat Hanh, Toni Morrison, Trust, Venmo, Video, Voices of Courage, Woman, Women, Work, Worksheet, Workshop, Wisdom, Writing, Wuwu, Yoga, Yoni, Zombies, woo-woo

Choose Love Challenge - Perform a Non-Random Act of Kindness (and brag about it to me)

Ok, deep breath. This whole lock-down thing is getting pretty old right about now. I’m over it. I want to just fucking walk into a coffee shop, smile at a barista and scarf down a chocolate chip cookie, without worrying about anything more than the cookie’s calorie count.

Is that too much to freakin’ ask?

Screams the frustrated and angry teenage part of me.

Activism, Body Awareness, Celebration, Commitment, Conscious Relationships, Challenge, Dancing, Dating, Family Dynamics, Mindfulness, Parenting, Self Awareness, Self Love, Soul Work, Writing, Journaling, MindsetMargot SchulmanApril 13, 202018, 2020, 50 Days, Article, Awareness, Birthday, Bodies, Calm, Cancer, Celebration, Chick Flick, Children, Choice, Claustrophobia, Clearing, Colleagues, Commitment, Communication, Community, Compassion, Coaching, Connection, Cookie, Corona, Couples, CrossFit, Culture, Dancing, Deep knowing, Desire, Divine Mother Nature, Donation, Energy, Enlightened, Essence, Family, Father, Fear, Feminine, Feminist, Friend, Game of Thrones, Goodness, Gratitude, Grief, Growth, Habit, Happiness, Hatred, Healing, Heart, Holiday, Hugs, Humanity, Human Suffering, Hurt, Ignorance, Inner Child, Integrity, Interview, Inquiry, Jewishness, Jews, Journal, Joy, Joyful, Judgement, Ken Foster, Kindness, Kisses, Life, Loneliness, Love, Love Language, Magical, Man, Maya Angelou, Meditation, Men, Messaging, Mindfulness, Mind, Mindset, Mother, Mucky, Murky, Nature, Open-Hearted, Orgasm, Pain, Pandemic, Parade, Path, Peace, Perfect, Permission, Pleasure, Potential, Presence, Prince, Punk, Relationship, Resolution, Resources, Responsibility, Revolution, Retreat, Rise, Safety, Self Care, Sculpture, Shifts, Shoulds, Society Conditioning, Soul, Soulmate, Soul-nourishing, Spaciousness, Suffering, Summit, Teenager, Thich Nhat Hanh, Toni Morrison, Trust, Venmo, Video, Voices of Courage, Woman, Women, Work, Worksheet, Workshop, Wisdom, Writing, Wuwu, Yoga, Yoni, Zombies