tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441623775027962723.post4878265778825511414..comments2023-10-10T20:29:44.977+11:00Comments on The Awakened Heart: On Time To MyselfThe Awakened Hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18283471463348525046noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441623775027962723.post-27540309173602341822010-01-29T17:24:34.314+11:002010-01-29T17:24:34.314+11:00No wonder you want to veg out when you get the cha...No wonder you want to veg out when you get the chance, m'love. The scale of the pressure and expectation you put on yourself and your time is truly exhausting (I think you have a very noisy 'inner Stage Mom'!) <br /><br />Yes, your potential is immense, but I agree with Mon: quiet that mind chatter and let yourself rest. This is what's working for me right now: Catch yourself when you're off and running with static and self-recrimination. Breathe in. Slowing down. Breathe out. Letting go. Just sit and be in your body. Repeat. Get to know that quiet place and look forward to being in it. So obvious and simple, and yet so profoundly good. In less than a minute, the world looks different, the veil lifts. There are so many opportunities for these little breaks, every day, not just on one child-free day. <br /><br />I think bit by bit we need to create a consistently safe and encouraging, playful inner space where inspiration flows unhindered, and music can come out and be played. It's quiet enough to hear, and those notes shouldn't be squished when they're only tiny because they're not grand operas. Yet. <br /><br />I have a friend who thinks goals should be 'outrageously manageable' - a term I love. Better one small thing achieved than being so overwhelmed by too many projects and visions that nothing gets done. Then, berating one's self for laziness! Spiral, spiral.<br /><br />So, maybe plan to focus on and achieve one small, fun and nourishing goal for your next Beanie-free day, and when you've done it, chill out in any bloody way you wish, guilt-free. That way, curling up with a movie can be rejuvenating rather than a way to escape. Anything else you get up to in that day will be gravy! From little things big things grow. <br /><br />love ya, chica xxlaura (warmthandlight)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183314817546410338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441623775027962723.post-22590831341757690342010-01-20T21:12:18.756+11:002010-01-20T21:12:18.756+11:00The problem with looking for inspiration in others...The problem with looking for inspiration in others is that we get sidetracked with THEIR abilities, etc.<br /><br />We are all wired up differently. I'll never be as results successful as some of the women blogegrs out there. But that's just not me.<br /><br />I've been slowly settling into my own skin, and had got a good deal through that and then I had a baby. brought up all my Time issues.<br /><br />I'm working on fully embracing moments of just eating chocolate and watching a film. Despite that my brain wants to work against me, reminding of all the Great Things I want to do. It's when you do nothing with your body but allow your brain to chastise or think of these other things that the time is wasted.<br />I feel amazing after an hour of such pampering and mind silence. I try to remind myself of that feeling when I feel conflicted.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863793441609598153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441623775027962723.post-46761061879972030662010-01-20T08:55:06.685+11:002010-01-20T08:55:06.685+11:00Oh, I so know how you feel. Just happened the othe...Oh, I so know how you feel. Just happened the other day to me. I wanted to write (maybe felt like I should write after reading some blogs) but nothing was coming. I realized that I needed to not write right then and go to bed (my body was telling me it was tired). As much as I hate to admit it, I have to convince myself that there is no need to keep with the other blogs out there. I practiced giving into what my body needed (something I wish I could do with peace and respect) and that felt right. <br /><br />About creativity and finding time, have you ever read Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way? It is a journey to the creative self...recovering the creative spirit. Amazing. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog. I am enjoying reading yours. <br /><br />Peace, NickiNicki Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05478937722424533942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441623775027962723.post-36847511512191702202010-01-14T21:11:06.016+11:002010-01-14T21:11:06.016+11:00If you find that you are creating habits, alter th...If you find that you are creating habits, alter them. Instead of coming straight home, go to a museum/art gallery (they should have air conditioning too!) Go and get a coffee. Read at the library (and people-watch). Just for once, instead of going straight home, go somewhere else. For the day.<br /><br />You don't have to put on the cape and boots and be Supermum. You do what all mums do - your best. When you can grab a little time to yourself, make it yours. Here's a thought... get a sketchbook and write. Go to a cafe, get a coffee and just sit and write. About stuff, anything. <br /><br />Then you won't feel that the dust is settling on top of you. Sometimes when we have 'empty' time there's a temptation to eat to fill the time. Write, take up knitting, draw. If you can make that your habit, it might feel more productive for you and on your terms.Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863034333159354009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441623775027962723.post-43510726927119573692010-01-14T08:02:40.115+11:002010-01-14T08:02:40.115+11:00This kind of energy is moving through the blogosph...This kind of energy is moving through the blogosphere right now, friend.<br /><br />I've seen so many examples of women that visit other blogs and come away feeling, I don't know, less than.<br /><br />I remind myself one thing when I start feeling this way: It is impossible to do all those crafty things, be supermom, a stellar wife/partner, and be sane. Just impossible. I don't care who those people are, something gets pushed to the sidelines. If it's time with my family, no thank you. If it's occasional time to myself, no thank you. I just cannot do that. So, I blog when I can. Some days, it's much ado about nothing. But, some days my spirit has something to say, and it resonates with others. <br /><br />Take time to watch three movies in a row... Value the downtime. You have a lot going on right now...soak up the moments you can.Camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07972079738846934736noreply@blogger.com