Taking Time To Reflect

 Good day, my friends!

I hope the day is bringing you joy and happiness, wherever you may be!  This page, at least for now, is reflecting on what's going on in my life.  Of course, a lot is going to focus on being plant based, but other thoughts just might be what I am thinking about at the moment.

This particular entry is to focus on how I reflect on things.  Some of you may know what I do for a living, which is working at a facility with intellectually and physically disabled individuals.  My particular job focuses on training new direct care staff, so a lot of what I do is talk for a good portion of the day.  I love what I do.  Not only do I get to help our new staff, but I also get to help our individuals succeed and live a good life.  but at the end of the day, I need a rest from socializing.  It's not natural for me to be a "people person."

When I was younger, I was always the shy, quiet kid in school.  I didn't go out and socialize much.  My sisters were my closest friends (they still are).  It wasn't until I was a young adult that I worked more at being a people person.  I had jobs where I needed to be with the public, and that did improve my skills greatly.  And now, I speak in front of groups for good portions of the day.  And I am ok with that, I have adjusted over the years and for the most part, I am comfortable being in front of groups now.

At the end of the day, since it is not my comfort zone, my brain needs a break.  I need solitude.  I need to clear my head space.  Most days, as soon as I get home from work (well, after I let the dogs out), I go for a walk or a run.  This helps relax me.  it's my transition to being home.  Once I get back from that, I need to get dinner for myself and the furbabies.  My dinner is usually light, I try to eat larger meals earlier in the day.  Once I am done with dinner, I like to learn, whether it be watching an educational video or reading an insightful book.  After that, honestly, sometimes I just sit in silence for a bit.  No joke.  I'll sit in my chair in my living room and just relax.  I'll reflect on how my day went.  What was good, where I can improve.  No music, nothing on tv, no anything.  Just silence.  It eases my mind.  I usually head to my bedroom about a half hour to 45 minutes before I go to sleep.  This is when I read my fiction book. 

I know for some people, they need to be around people.  They need the human interaction.  I get it.  Not me.  I could be at home for multiple days without talking with other people, and I would be ok with that.  Naturally, I am an introverted introvert.  I like to keep to myself.  For the most part, I really don't need to socialization.  I need the silence.

This may make sense to some of you.  I hope it does.  Just know, if you feel the same way I do, you aren't the only one.  

Any positive/constructive feedback is welcome in the comment section.

Feel free to follow me on Instagram: plantbased_brandi