Looking back over the semester, and thinking about my personal inquiry topic, I feel what I really learned was my self-care habits during times of stress. Initially this project was to explore how getting out into nature, while incorporating mindfulness, could benefit my mental, and physical wellbeing. Over the term I discovered that when I am feeling stressed my self-care habits decline. At the beginning of the semester I was much more invested in this project, and slowly as the semester became busier, I started to neglect this project and my self-care habits. Next semester I hope to continue this project despite the busy schedule, and constant homework. I am really looking forward to putting my self-care habits above other requirements, and continue going out into nature weekly.
December 3, 2019