My Goal Today? Literally Just Showing Up.

Charlie's Daily Pages, Day 3.

Jul 02, 2025

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Today, my focus is just doing the bare minimum.

I went to the gym today. Score! I stayed for 15 minutes and all 15 minutes of that was a moderate pace on the treadmill. Usually, I am able to give so much more, but today, just showing up was the win itself.

As exhausted as I feel, I’m doing my best not to resist life.

Oh! Yesterday, I said I was going on a hike. I’ll include some pictures of that down below.

I’m really not sure if y’all are enjoying these, but one of my closest friends said she recently stalked my Substack and loved the first daily pages post. So I’ll stick to it and see where it grows. For now, I’m just focusing on doing the bare minimum, i.e. showing up.

Glows, Grows, Gratitude

Glows: I did my duty as a good best friend last night by going well out of my way to be there for her in a hard moment.

Grows: I’d like to stay longer than 15 minutes at the gym tomorrow.

Gratitude: After I posted on Instagram about my Nana, all of my friends came out of the woodwork to support me. I am really glad to have such a solid support system now. It wasn’t so long ago that I felt I had none. I am really grateful for the people around me.

Daily Tarot Pull

Question: What do I need to think about today?
Cards: The Hermit, The Wheel of Fortune, The Queen of Swords
Analysis:

I definitely need to keep taking time and space to focus on myself. I’m usually someone who cares so much about others and would do just about anything to help them. I like being that person, but I need to remember that life comes in waves. As giving as I enjoy being, I also need phases of rest and receiving. And now that my friends now I need extra care, they’re providing that for me. It’s just a matter of allowing myself to receive what they’re offering.

I need to take some time to think about balancing head with heart, and being a good friend while also being good to myself.

The Lesson I’m Learning

Releasing resistance.

Life wants to take care of me. Even though I feel low and depleted, everything in my life is willing to step up and give me extra support.

I want to be more comfortable releasing resistance and allowing others to give to me as generously as I give to them. I don’t have to be useful to be loved, and right now, the best gift I can give anyone is the chance to let them repay me for all I give them.

Book I’m Reading

Still didn’t pick one up! I promise I thought this was a good section to include, and maybe when I feel a bit more energetic, it’ll be my favorite to write. Trust the process here please.

Photo Dump

First picture - That Christ the Redeemer was the hike target. Climbing up the mountain to get there involved a breathing break every couple hundred feet. Still, I felt proud when I reached the top. It was exactly what I needed.

Second - The view from one of those aforementioned breathing breaks.

Third - Cows at the top! I tried to see how close I could get to them before they’d get stressed out. The answer is: pretty close.

Fourth - A coloring sheet my best friend’s little sister did for me.

Fifth - Me, my best friend + her almost boyfriend late at night at the bus station an home from home. I felt I was pretty good comedic relief overall.