Getting back on track (4/5/22)

How are we already in May?

Time is absolutely flying, and as the year goes on, I think I’m hitting the stage where I’m going through a ‘slump’

This slump has meant my phone screen time has for the first time hit above a 7hr average screen time for a week this week, my tree planting was down and old habits were becoming more and more prevalent.

It’s times like these where I feel very low, as I feel disappointed with myself. I let the world get on top of me and I find it hard to find that rhythm that I normally have. This can be seen in the lack of frequency in my blogs and my posting on the site.

The thing is, I find it very hard to admit that these things are ‘ok’ to myself, even though they completely are and I know that being hard on myself is just in my nature.

The positive thing is that during all of this, my swimming is the constant that I can always rely on to help me get through these times, and sometimes a shock to the system is what I need to help me get out of these low periods,

It’s the reason I set my New Years goals, it’s the reason I identified the problems in the first place and it’s something I know I can still do better on despite going through a low period!

I’m only human, and comparing where I was last year to now, is still like comparing night and day. Before this year I may not have been able to identify this as a ‘slump’ so I have to see these things as huge wins.

Even in my lowest periods, I can still say that I am proud of myself, and it’s important to look back sometimes to move forward.

In other news, I planted my 4th real tree of the year today! Still on track to plant a tree every month for a year, even whilst going through a 'slump'. We're still on track!