The mini-meditation sessions have been working well so far! I was skeptical about the idea of it (when I first got to this website, I didn't think there was a chance I'd do something like meditating), but it really does help to just shut out the world for even a few minutes and just take in some good, deep breaths of air. I can actually feel my body soaking up all that oxygen. I want to do that at least three times a day (morning, afternoon, night).
Also, I think the program's helping, in general. I'm still on week one, but already I'm paying attention to a lot of things I've been squelching down for a while now. It reminds me that just because it's crunch time with school, doesn't mean there aren't other things going on in my life that need attention, too. So I feel a little more motivated to just tell that academic pressure to back off.
I'll try to break things down, too, take things one at a time. I've got so many different things due for my classes right now, I always remember at least a couple assignments every day that I'd forgotten about, and that can really make things feel like they're all hitting me at once. But I guess the bottom line is that they can only get done one at a time. Thanks for that suggestion, I'll try to keep it in mind! :)
