Hey all – We all need to take care of ourselves! Please share your favorite mindfulness activity or a current self care ritual. You might inspire someone else!
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Molly Pearlman (she/her) posted an update in the tribe
Self Care & Mindfulness 5 days, 11 hours ago(If you have Spotify) I’ve been listening to this “music for plants” playlist of instrumental music while I do schoolwork and it’s very nice. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Gzi5T0PokYRwdGkGctFkU?si=UjouFWjZQY65-cgQf1RZ8Q
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Kay Wolverton Ito posted an update in the tribe
Self Care & Mindfulness 1 week, 2 days agoI just saw this creative and very catchy (well, if you like keytars, and I mean who doesn’t?!) video. Yay for library creativity!!! https://youtu.be/e1iGEM9NMFM
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@kayzdaze2020 you beat me to it! I saw this yesterday and it cracked me up.
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@kayzdaze2020 thanks for this! I love it… so funny! I watched it and a bunch like it, wondering what I can do for my school library as we prepare to launch curbside service!
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Michael Stephens posted an update in the tribe
Self Care & Mindfulness 1 week, 3 days agoHave I mentioned I am a HUGE Fleetwood Mac fan? I can’t <3 this enough!
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I hadn’t seen the original post yet, so thanks. Great compilation! How crazy is this 15 minutes of fame for Nathan Apodaca?!
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@kayzdaze2020 I love it! Good for him.
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Stevie Nicks herself responded yesterday!
@stevienicks Afternoon vibe. Lace ’em up! #Dreams #FleetwoodMac #CranberryDreams @420doggface208
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@mollyp This is huge! So cool. And this has been one of my favorite songs for years.
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Genesee Rickel (she/her) posted an update in the tribe
Self Care & Mindfulness 1 week, 4 days agoMy library system’s social worker shared the following with staff and I thought some of y’all would appreciate it.
The last several months have been challenging in many ways. Changes in routine, concerns about physical health, community violence, and widespread uncertainty continue to cause disruption. No doubt these events have impacted your…[Read more]
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Wow, this hit. Thank you. Also can I just say that I LOVE that your system has a social worker? I absolutely love that some libraries provide that. Again, thanks for the share! I’ve been really struggling so it’s good to have this perspective!
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I’ve also been having a hard time and found this email helpful. Last night on a Zoom book club call we diverged from our topic and just did a general check in. Something I’m having a hard time with is the concept of grace. Yes, I think we should extend ourselves and others grace at this time. And, how much grace can we truly “afford” under…[Read more]
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I’m lucky to be working for a company that really looks out for its employees. They’ve recently asked us to scale back our work to 60% capacity, but are not reducing pay at all. But I am so painfully aware that this is a privilege that just isn’t an option for everyone. I’m striving to use some of this extra time to work on my own mental health…[Read more]
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@dyerariel @gmrickel I so appreciate your candor here too. I am in a similar boat. Lots of self care and deep breaths.
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Thank you for this, Genesee.
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@gmrickel THANK YOU for sharing this. It makes so much sense but I had never thought of it that way. And I am over the moon too about the social worker. Would like to know more!
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Genesee Rickel (she/her) posted an update in the tribe
Self Care & Mindfulness 3 weeks, 1 day agoSomething I’ve been thinking a lot about as I get more involved with movement work is the need to find joy and be in this work sustainably. For me, this means not doing self-care alone. I’ve been trying to be more intentional about which online communities I interact with and how. I’ve let several discord and slack groups languish because I’ve…[Read more]
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@gmrickel I really love this sentiment, especially the acknowledgement of showing up authentically, however that might be, in the moment. I think this applies both to the self care that we do in community and alone. Thank you for this! Take care!
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Molly G. posted an update in the tribe
Self Care & Mindfulness 3 weeks, 4 days agoA friend shared this open-source library/soundmap of forest soundscapes from all over the world this morning and I was absolutely transported. The clips are only about a minute long, so not really for long meditation, but if you need a mindfulness moment, enjoy! I shared a few with my homeroom kiddos for our daily practice.…[Read more]
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Jodi posted an update in the tribe
Self Care & Mindfulness 4 weeks agoThanks for getting us started, @kayzdaze2020! Here’s a link to guided mindfulness meditations from UCLA Medical that I find helpful. The meditations are brief and easy to do periodically during the day. A few years ago, I listened to the body scan for sleep every night for over a year and found it really helpful to quiet the mind.…[Read more]
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@jodidevine Saved the link to the meditation. Thanks.
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Kay Wolverton Ito posted an update in the tribe
Self Care & Mindfulness 4 weeks, 1 day agoI’m wondering if we’re all too busy to think about self care and mindfulness, or if we get our dose of ideas/suggestions/links elsewhere so no one is posting in here. Just to get us started, here is an audio landscape from of New York Public Library that’s just over two minutes long https://soundcloud.com/nypl/the-not-quite-quiet-library. If you…[Read more]
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@kayzdaze2020 Thanks for sharing this. I am trying my best to be mindful and do the self care thing.I am using the Calm app everyday for meditations and sleep.
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Also – recent events (RBG, etc) have been rough.
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Thanks for this, @kayzdaze2020! Both of my parents are New Yorkers, my mom from Manhattan and my dad from Brooklyn. I have memories of visiting with both of them, and one of the first things either would do would (weather permitting) was throw open the windows wherever we were staying to listen to the street sounds. This was a beautiful bit of…[Read more]
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@mollygee Absolutely!
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I appreciate you making this post, @kayzdaze2020! I admit that I’ve been neglecting to take care of myself a bit lately (RBG, the current political landscape, the pandemic, and having a spouse who’s a frontline healthcare worker… to say it’s been a rough year would be an understatement). I’d love to hear what others are doing for self care so I…[Read more]
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Thank you for sharing this, @kayzdaze2020! This type of noise is calming to me. Before COVID, I used to do most of my homework in a public commons called Third Place Books. I’ve been going there since I was in high school and have had several big, personal moments there (like meeting my kid’s adoptive parents for the first time). There is just…[Read more]
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Third Place Books sounds wonderful, @gmrickel. I can see why you feel displaced. Thank you for sharing the link to the video of peaceful music and video, which I’ve now added to my bookmarks for study music.
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Thank you! I’ve been listening to this on and off today and it’s very relaxing!
@dyerariel you’re welcome 🙂