1. The need to know... I’ll be pondering this one. What is it that I’m searching to know about? Hmmm 🤔
2. I think this one is difficult, it depends. My chronic health condition I’m alright with now. But if I get a cold or flu, I often know from who and how... This is so difficult! It brings up lots of anger, frustration and sometimes regret (if I did something silly like stay out without keeping warm or spending time with someone sick, knowing I’ll catch it).
3. Oh this is a gooden. I’m a people pleaser and often say yes to things to help the other person (especially if they ask directly), feeling a debt. Especially with family members. Which can mean I don’t respect what I need!
4. My autumn week I take it easy, start winding down and clearing the calendar. Keeping an eye on plans for the first couple of days of my period, that nothing is in the diary, mornings are cleared to ensure enough sleep. My husband gets chocolate in for me (we’re on 80% cacao, and higher, but 90 is too far at the moment 😆). I should introduce sauna time, though during the ivf was told not to do the sauna as it lowers the blood pressure.
5. 2023/2024 in 2023/2024 list helps this! I make a list of things I want to do in the year, regularly reviewing it. Then at the end of the year, I check what I got done and what ones I didn’t but wanted to. Then review the ones that didn’t want to get done and why. I have just do a reflection of 23 things I did in 23! That’s a new one for me!
6. Loved the shower breathing! Did it on the train! ❤️ 🥰
7. I certainly give permission to rest, it’s vital for me and managing my chronic health issues/pain. But carving what kind of rest I need can sometimes be tricky. I plan to reduce screen time in the new year as I think it’s not helping with me trying to connect with what rest I need. Make the screen time more purposeful and planned ☺️
I love your autumn week actions! They’re what I need to go back to. 80% cacoa - amazing !!! You do eventually get a taste for the higher stuff, I Iove 90/95 and even 100%. Screen time is always a big one for me, I am definitely an addict. I’ve been on a socials break for a week because I’ve left it so long without one. I try to time them around ovulation and period but keep forgetting🙃 I still nee to write that blog about rest! Knowing when to rest and when to push through. I’ve fallen off the band wagon big time lately though - it’s helped me see how easy it is and how disciplined I have to be.
I think it’s 80% but I certainly can’t do 100%! I tried going up from what we’ve been having and it was a no no no. Even if I stop where I am I think I’ll be content as I’ve come sooooo far!
Oh I’m an addict too, but equally so much of our lives are on these screens. This Substack by Charlie Rewilding is about her moving things to analog and I’m considering following suit!
Thanks for sharing this article - a great read! Def been sat with the reasons why…comes down to boundaries. My business has changed and I now need new boundaries. Also got swept away with the energy of the collective and I’m going to spend time looking into what I can do differently next year to make sure that it doesn’t happen at the same time. The energy of overwhelm and taking on too much feels at its peak in the autumn/winter months.
Giving it a bash to find ways to uplift humanity on any level I can - joining forces with others who are here to do the same so all the pieces of the puzzle together in alignment has surely got to lead to change on a global scale at some point 🤷🏼♀️
I’ve been slowly loosening my grip on the need to know everything I can about long COVID. There’s definitely a law of diminishing returns with scientific/medical knowledge when it applies to you, especially if you have an energy-limiting condition. It is not easy to let go of this since “knowing” is one of my lifelong traits, but I realize there are ways in which it’s holding me back.
Wishing you deep rest, Amber. See you in the new year 🌟
Aw bless you, that is huge ! It’s a big wake up call in chronic illness - to realise that which is diminishing/depleting you has to go. Far from easy to do - though the returns are great and somewhere along the way it eventually helps with restoring balance.
Scientific/medical knowledge has been one aspect of my widespread research and study, but only one and only with the worlds top neurologists. (Though I have long since realised I am very fortunate to have even had this as an option and access available to me in the first place).
1. The need to know... I’ll be pondering this one. What is it that I’m searching to know about? Hmmm 🤔
2. I think this one is difficult, it depends. My chronic health condition I’m alright with now. But if I get a cold or flu, I often know from who and how... This is so difficult! It brings up lots of anger, frustration and sometimes regret (if I did something silly like stay out without keeping warm or spending time with someone sick, knowing I’ll catch it).
3. Oh this is a gooden. I’m a people pleaser and often say yes to things to help the other person (especially if they ask directly), feeling a debt. Especially with family members. Which can mean I don’t respect what I need!
4. My autumn week I take it easy, start winding down and clearing the calendar. Keeping an eye on plans for the first couple of days of my period, that nothing is in the diary, mornings are cleared to ensure enough sleep. My husband gets chocolate in for me (we’re on 80% cacao, and higher, but 90 is too far at the moment 😆). I should introduce sauna time, though during the ivf was told not to do the sauna as it lowers the blood pressure.
5. 2023/2024 in 2023/2024 list helps this! I make a list of things I want to do in the year, regularly reviewing it. Then at the end of the year, I check what I got done and what ones I didn’t but wanted to. Then review the ones that didn’t want to get done and why. I have just do a reflection of 23 things I did in 23! That’s a new one for me!
6. Loved the shower breathing! Did it on the train! ❤️ 🥰
7. I certainly give permission to rest, it’s vital for me and managing my chronic health issues/pain. But carving what kind of rest I need can sometimes be tricky. I plan to reduce screen time in the new year as I think it’s not helping with me trying to connect with what rest I need. Make the screen time more purposeful and planned ☺️
I love your autumn week actions! They’re what I need to go back to. 80% cacoa - amazing !!! You do eventually get a taste for the higher stuff, I Iove 90/95 and even 100%. Screen time is always a big one for me, I am definitely an addict. I’ve been on a socials break for a week because I’ve left it so long without one. I try to time them around ovulation and period but keep forgetting🙃 I still nee to write that blog about rest! Knowing when to rest and when to push through. I’ve fallen off the band wagon big time lately though - it’s helped me see how easy it is and how disciplined I have to be.
I think it’s 80% but I certainly can’t do 100%! I tried going up from what we’ve been having and it was a no no no. Even if I stop where I am I think I’ll be content as I’ve come sooooo far!
Oh I’m an addict too, but equally so much of our lives are on these screens. This Substack by Charlie Rewilding is about her moving things to analog and I’m considering following suit!
https://open.substack.com/pub/charlierewilding/p/why-im-becoming-a-digital-minimalist?r=2uqaml&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
You could have a think about why you’ve fallen off and address the why. With any habit I think the why is where to start.
Thanks for sharing this article - a great read! Def been sat with the reasons why…comes down to boundaries. My business has changed and I now need new boundaries. Also got swept away with the energy of the collective and I’m going to spend time looking into what I can do differently next year to make sure that it doesn’t happen at the same time. The energy of overwhelm and taking on too much feels at its peak in the autumn/winter months.
The energy of the collective, very interesting. Could you change the collective? So many things to consider moving into the new year 🩵
Giving it a bash to find ways to uplift humanity on any level I can - joining forces with others who are here to do the same so all the pieces of the puzzle together in alignment has surely got to lead to change on a global scale at some point 🤷🏼♀️
You certainly uplift me! It’s a start on that global scale 💗🩵
I’ve been slowly loosening my grip on the need to know everything I can about long COVID. There’s definitely a law of diminishing returns with scientific/medical knowledge when it applies to you, especially if you have an energy-limiting condition. It is not easy to let go of this since “knowing” is one of my lifelong traits, but I realize there are ways in which it’s holding me back.
Wishing you deep rest, Amber. See you in the new year 🌟
Aw bless you, that is huge ! It’s a big wake up call in chronic illness - to realise that which is diminishing/depleting you has to go. Far from easy to do - though the returns are great and somewhere along the way it eventually helps with restoring balance.
Scientific/medical knowledge has been one aspect of my widespread research and study, but only one and only with the worlds top neurologists. (Though I have long since realised I am very fortunate to have even had this as an option and access available to me in the first place).
“Deep rest” my body felt that - thank you🙏
I wish deep rest to you too Amy💜