Day 1: 25 Days of Gratitude, Self-Care and Personal Growth
Hi everyone,
7 Cups has an exciting online therapy update to share this month. To celebrate, we’re doing 25 days of Gratitude, Self-Care, and Personal Growth and please keep checking each day for updates! Some of you may not celebrate Christmas and we have designed the content to be open for everyone to get involved and there will be something for everyone! 🌻
The focus will be on expressing our gratitude, developing self-care approaches, and working on our personal growth together. This is a 25-day event and on each day that you come to 7 Cups, there will be a gift from us at 7 Cups to all of you and this will include a series of thoughtful new content to get involved with. It is our way of expressing our gratitude towards you all, as each of you makes 7 Cups the amazing community that it is! We are so excited to collaborate with you all and cannot wait to hear from you all!
🌻Please share: who is someone that really listens to you when you talk, and how does that make you feel?🌻
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✨ Day 2: Setting Positive Intentions: Let's Set Some Together!
✨ Day 3: Using Affirmations to Increase your Overall Wellbeing
✨ Day 4: Developing a Growth Mindset: How did you foster a positive learning attitude?
✨ Day 5: 3 Things I Like About Myself - A share of self-discovery!
✨ Day 6: 3 Things I am Grateful for
✨ Day 7: Focusing on What Brings You Meaning and Purpose in Life
✨ Day 8: Recognising Your Strengths
✨ Day 9: 3 Grounding Techniques to Feel Calmer
✨ Day 10: Unhelpful Thinking Styles and How to Nurture a Growth Mindset
✨ Day 11: Loneliness During the Holidays: Finding Connection and Support
✨ Day 12: The Therapists' Toolbox
✨ Day 13: That went well technique
✨ Day 14: Happiness Scale
✨ Day 15: Navigating the Comfort, Discomfort, and Panic Zones: A Guide to Growth
✨ Day 16: The Importance of Digital Detox
✨ Day 17: Tips and Prompts for Effective Gratitude Journaling
✨ Day 18: What's in your Worry Jar?
✨ Day 19: Identifying and Overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs
✨ Day 20: Recipes for Relaxation
✨ Day 21: The Art of Saying No: Setting Boundaries for Self-Care
✨ Day 22: Small Achievable Goals: Ready, Set, Accomplish!
✨ Day 23: Setting Mindful Resolutions
✨ Day 24: End of the Year Gratitude Jar: A Collective Celebration
✨ Day 25: Share Your Wish for 7 Cups for 2024!
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my sisters are my listeners. I am so thankful to have them in my life and it makes me feel so happy to know that I have someone to confide to.
It is so good to hear how close you are with your sisters! It must be great to have their support in your life and to know you’ve got people to confide in.
Does anyone else have any experiences about when someone has listened to them and how it has made them feel? 😊
Yes. There has been that . It was wonderful I goofed up on it. . Trying to build my own self and looking got help thete
My therapist really listens to me. My family doesn't really understand what I'm going through.
@gbrenna I hear you. Sorry things are difficult with your family.
My family is living on a different planet. They do not even see the world as I do.
@gbrenna
I am so sorry to hear about your family, as family dynamics can be challenging and I want you to know that you're not alone in the experiences you're having with your family. I am so glad your therapist has made a difference in your life. It is so good to hear you do have a person you know will listen!
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS
Hey hey Lisa, good to see you always.🌻
Thank you for this special gift, looking forward to the prompts!🥰
🌻Please share: who is someone that really listens to you when you talk, and how does that make you feel?🌻
I'm not a talker but what comes closest to a response here is my journal, I think hehe. Very patient lol.
During nights it feels like a lot, my journal comes to rescue and it makes me feel comforted to have the safe space to let out a little something! 🌻
How about yourself, Lisa?🌻
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
Sunisshining, it is so lovely to see you and all of your lovely sunflowers. You shine brightly and your wonderful and uplifting messages are great to read.🌻
Writing in your journal is so therapeutic. Did you know we have a journal feature at 7 Cups too? It is so great your journal helps you to release those thoughts and is your safe space. Writing is such a great release and often when we go back to our entries we can join the dots together and identify patterns too.
Great question. I am very fortunate to have many people around whom I can trust and I am so grateful for them all. My husband and one of my closest friends are fantastic listeners and I often go to them when I have something I need to share. Having them both around feels like a very safe space to share and we all need to have a safe space to share what is on our minds.
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS
Aw it took me a little time getting back to this, but I just want to say this has been an amazing initiative and I'm so thankful for your sweet appreciative comments always. Really great to read from you and see you around here as well, Lisa.❤
Yesss, the 7 cups journal feature is pretty awesome. I like that we can also add gifs in it lol, so on days I don't feel very 'wordy' I throw in some gifs hehe. Other times, I'm very old school and prefer pen-paper for journaling, so I have my diary for it.
I am sooo glad your husband and closest friend offer you the safe space to lean onto them in your times of need/ want for a compassionate, non judgement company. You're spot on, having someone who says "here for you" and actually means it while showing us the same in ways we feel most supported is extremely important.🌻
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS
So many people have listened to me. The quality may not always be consistent across the board, but the lessons and blessings gained make up for it. And then some.
@communicativePond1728
It is a skill to be a good listener and thankfully we have so many amazing listeners here at 7 Cups. Sometimes it can take time to learn to be a good listener as we can be tempted to always have a response or the right answer but mostly what we need is someone just to listen to us without judgement or advice. That is so great to hear you listen to those messages from people who have listened to you and feel like they are a blessing. :)
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS i dont have anyone to listen, instead i m a listener to all in my life n try my best to support them emotionally😊
BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THIS WORLD
@AutisticYouth
I am so sure the people around you appreciate all of the fantastic support that you provide them. It's also important especially when we are that person that gives emotional support to others that we have a place where we can share as well. I hope you're able to find this.
Right now I came here to talk to someone. My anxiety and fear sometimes gets into my daily life. I want to connect..to friends and feel better
@Acerin
We are so glad you are here with us at 7 Cups. :)
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS My friends listen to all my stories. they help me to vent out
It makes me feel heard. it makes me feel relaxed eventhough im helpless in that particular problem
@BenittaJ
It is so great to hear you have great friends who help you feel relaxed and listen to you! Friendships really do help us overcome many challenges in life and help us feel connected to those around us.
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS
🌻Please share: who is someone that really listens to you when you talk, and how does that make you feel?🌻
My closest friends! They are always there for me, and I am, too :) we are there to help each out when available, and when possible. I love them a very lot <3
@KateDoskocilova
This is so encouraging to hear you have such great friends and you all provide support to one another!
@KateDoskocilova my bff I makes me feal good
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS
Hi Lisa! 😊 ❤️ Many thanks for the forum post as well as the query!
"Who is someone that really listens to you when you talk"?
As for me, I don't really have one person that I can go to in real life, to be a sounding board or to listen to me when I talk. There can be good moments from time to time though when someone stops to listen to me, as in truly listen. It can happen.
It seems to me that many times in life, people will simply "listen" (not really listening at all) only in an effort to form a response. It's like you lost them after three words and off to the races they go, heard none of it, you aren't truly heard as their wheels are turning and thinking of what it is they will say to you. In my opinion, it becomes another moment of it's all about them, their rebuttal.
Sometimes part of self care and personal growth is knowing who not to go to any longer. Eureka! 💡If you don't come to this realization it feels as if your life can become the perpetual "ground hog day" lol 😊. It can be good to simply stop and to realize the limitations of others.
You can "move' people a bit it seems by being a good example of how to truly listen to them or making requests of how you would like to be heard however, it's quite minimal if that's not what it is that they want to do. With acceptance comes peace.
On a positive note, I had a great time with Noni a few weeks ago 😊. I decided to take her for another "test drive" and it was really kind of cute actually. I told Noni this sounds "sus" as she sounds a great deal like me with her responses. Some moments were a bit redundant, but if I take redundancy out of equation, well with Noni's verbiage, it felt a bit like talking to myself. 😳 I chose to see it as I'm "okay in Noni's book". I thanked Noni for maybe letting me know I'm on the right track and gave her a *high five* 😊 and *hugs* ❤️
I also had a distant relative reach out to me last week, one person in my family that I truly liked the very most and always gravitated towards as a child. We spent hours on the phone together and it felt good for me to hear their appraisal of things, their feelings, them "framing things up for me" and sharing of their experiences as someone that knew others long before I ever did.
Clearly we are on the same page as I shared interesting things from my perspective as a child, a teen, and now as an adult. Interesting how different paths can lead to the very same place. I felt heard, listened to as did they. ❤️
I also reached out to a trained active listener from my member account last week in regard to something entirely different. They were there for me, they showed up for me, they cared and they were rock solid. They just so happen have run in tandem with me for a particular area of the platform and also saw exactly what it is that I see for quite awhile. They reflected back to me what I was saying using their own words, they validated my thoughts, feelings and emotions associated with the issue and they also decided it was time to take action.
They know my mind set, they know my patience level and they are most patient with others as well so it felt good for someone to tell me, it's okay, that I am not alone and that anyone would feel the very same.
"How does that make you feel"?
The above instances make me feel great. I am incredibly grateful. Sometimes the universe brings to you exactly what it is that you need and when it is that you need it the very most! The universe hasn't forgotten about me. I believe! ❤️
*high fives* 😊 and big *hugs* ❤️
@SparkyGizmo
Hi Sparky,
It is always so great to read your messages! I can hear the gratitude in your message for being able to trust the universe and how things unfold and your experience talking to a listener. It is always so encouraging when we feel heard, validated, and seen. It is great to hear about your experience with a relative and that you felt mutual support in the exchange that you both shared. Thank you for sharing!
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS
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@SparkyGizmo
I am sending all of my positive wishes and thoughts back to you! Thank you for your thoughtful response. 🌻