Me

I too have been doing a lot of reflecting about me time.  I've come to realize I don't necessarily always know how to make myself feel really good.  With that in mind, I'm noting things that do.The experience of living in London has definitely allowed for some change and reflection. The main things I've taken away is 1) I often give people the reaction they want at the expense of what I want or should do.  I hate to make others feel bad by saying no so I say yes and then feel drained after exhausting myself by running myself too thin. I was more aware of it here because I got accustomed to doing things on my terms, feeling rested, etc.  When a visitor arrived, my balance was off-set. I would lose sense of all that and respond.  I'm working on it because being well-rested and drama free is good for me and I enjoy it. 2) YET I need a good kick in the ass to get moving.  While spending time alone has been great, I've wasted time sleeping and resting when I should be getting motivated to explore.  I've learned doing things with someone who is interested in the same sort of things makes me feel good. I want to surround myself with those people 3) Bettering my mind is important to me. I'm starting to care about what is going on in the world. I want to be informed and able to contribute and have opinions about more relevant things 4) When I get back to NY, I want to get involved in volunteering at a charity. I recently had an experience of trying to connect a baby in need with a receptive hospital.  It changed me. I want to do more of that.

So maybe it is a good experiment because the reflection has been so valuable.  Even as I write, I see the barriers to my happiness really lie mainly in my actions and responses more than others.  Recognizing that and changing it will be the greatest me investment I've ever made.