08/01/2023
All about this ๐๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ๐๐ฅฐ
S๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐ช
New Year can often ignite an impulse for change and we might resolve to act and give energy to new projects or ideas which we feel will help us to grow or become 'better' versions of ourselves. January for me however can feel heavy and really darn tiring. It might be due to the pressure and expectation to bound into action and resolutions, but really I think it's more to do with our disconnect from nature which at this very moment lies sleepy and dreaming and without the pressure to be or do anything else.
It's easy to get swept up in the commercial noise and media of January which strives to fuel insecurities and feelings of lack so that we buy, subscribe or falter over our sense of self. This year I plan instead to take a leaf out of nature's book and hope to create a routine which echoes our wintery context, thereby inviting rest, reflection and dreaming.
In this liminal space I intend to keep the noise down, to honour the space between no longer and not yet, ready for ideas to burst forth and become in the spring, when nature guides us to sprout and harness opportunity.
The start of this year will be guided by soft intent instead of hard resolve, allowing space to dream and cultivate, with a focus on feeling instead of doing.
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โ๏ธ Retreat to bed a little earlier - maybe to read, or journal or listen to a guided meditation.
โ๏ธ Moments of calm before the day begins - maybe sleeping in or waking a little earlier to read a page of my book, to meditate for 5 minutes, to savour a few extra minutes in the shower or that warm hug with a loved one.
โ๏ธ Finding movement that feels good. Perhaps a good stretch and a yawn, maybe a slow flow yoga practice or a walk
โ๏ธ Find moments to get outside and absord the daylight
โ๏ธ Cooking warming winter food which is seasonal and satisfying
โ๏ธ Creating a calming space in which to retreat for the evening - I'm thinking candles, hot water bottles, bed socks, blankets and soft lighting.
Instead of grabbing January by the baubles, I intend to welcome January in for a nice cup of cocoa ๐โค๏ธ๐
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