So much about letting go, going inside, slowing down. What metaphor has not been already used?!
Well. None of that here, this time. I'm finding Fall to be a bit overshadowed by "summer fallout" to be honest. My summer has been nuts. My choices weak. My self care puny. Summer is not floating off with those gorgeous hot air balloons in a quiet, smiling
yay; it's floating around like a bad smell waiting for pay back.
I'll blame weird summer on the MASSIVE renovation we are undergoing. (It's coming along, though, and parts of it have been very fun and hilarious.) But. I'm paying the price for abandoning almost healthy habit I've worked so hard to establish in my life. In other words: we reap what the sow. And the crop ain't pretty this year.
Most importantly, though, I'm committed to nurturing myself once again.
I wonder how many of you also experienced summers that
worked you more than
soothed you? Maybe there was too little "you" time. Too much output and not enough rest?
If you are feeling chaotic mental energy, pain or stiffness in hips and shoulders, a nagging urge to purge craft beer and summer BBQ fare from your diet, trust me: you are not alone.
That not-so-quiet voice of "...bleh..." is simply your body calling you home ... inviting you back to balance, health, calm, happy. Oh, comrades, won't you join me?
This fall I challenge you to take baby steps towards whatever it is you want more of in your life. What it that for you? Cooking more meals at home? Regularly scheduled one-on-one with your youngest child? Maybe you think about walking to work. Dusting off hobbies. The bike you meant to repair. Maybe you just want, finally, to allow the goodness of a deep, nurturing massage to be a bigger part of your good life plan! Whatever it is: give in. Life is short. Make it happen. You are closer than you think to feeling wonderful. And, you totally deserve it!
This fall, I'll be walking this path of wellness with you.
Warm wishes and much peace,
Mary
