“Moments like the start of a new year, a birthday, or even a Monday act as psychological boundaries. Researchers call these temporal landmarks. During these moments, your brain creates distance between your ‘past self’ and your ‘present self.'” -Dr. Tracey Marks
Braveheart, I am currently savoring analog days, but I am also collecting notes here on my blog (my visual journal). ❤️
Today I am sharing information about temporal landmarks present by Dr. Tracey Marks.
In this article, Dr. Tracey Marks explains why fresh starts feel powerful—and how to use them in a way that actually builds resilience instead of burnout.
Braveheart, [starting small + honoring specific intentions] in the midst of these temporal landmarks facilitates desired outcomes. It helps us to shift our thinking and how we view ourselves because we will build on small successes.
“When you give your brain fewer demands and clearer signals, it adapts more easily. Change becomes something you grow into, not something you force.” -Dr. Tracey Marks
This fits into my right brain planning practice because my focus is always to start small. 🎬 To trust my pace (even during times when I feel “behind”). 🙃
Feeling behind is reduced when I keep a simple daily chronicle tracking the sequences and details of my hours.
Simple chronicles of the details (thoughts and patterns, events and emotions) of our days is a way to self-compassionately cope + know ourselves + map our desires.
Tracking (and reviewing) our thoughts and daily activities reveals our beliefs and values—and helps us to discover meaning and the details of our rhythms.
Setting aside time and space on a regular basis for both tangible and intangible processing is how we come to identify our values and desires + get clarity.
- Everything is an opportunity. Everything we have experienced, lived and loved, questioned and lost is a part of our wholeness.
Our dreams take time. Without some type of visual chronicle to serve as a “map”—as well as a reminder and directive—the timelines of our desires and experiences become jumbled. What matters most becomes ignored and forgotten.
Thank you kindly for your interest in right brain planning! I am so grateful for your presence and support! ❤️
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