I’m so pleased you called this out Nikki. This is where I’ve been since Friday and today it caught up with me. Leaning into it and letting go felt like a proper gift to my self. I wrote a bit about it too. Thank you 🤗
It’s not the easy and automatic thing to do, but sometimes our soul won’t have it any other way. I hope you feel better. But most importantly hope you get the soul level rest you need to heal.
Amen sister!! Recovering workaholic and overachiever here. Life has really begun to open up and healing has progressed since slowing down and becoming mindful. Looking forward to reading more of your stuff as I have subscribed. Appreciate your support as well! Looking forward to the journey.
Oh feeling this deeply as I’m just starting to feel better on day 5 of the flu. I gave myself permission to not work but kept thinking I’ll feel better tomorrow and will work. But each day I’ve woken up I’ve thought I need one more day to rest.
If you were on an airplane and you were in Florida you most likely picked up some virus from a snowbird. Every year in January and February folks from all over the world come to Florida and the wind circulates germs no matter how careful you are. I just spent the last week with the same symptoms that you had. It’s was very boring staying home for a week doing nothing. It’s a good lesson to embrace the boredom and find the peace and stillness of it all sometimes.
I’m glad you wrote this. I agree, that the body will make decisions for you if we don’t respect our energetic cycles. And society keeps pushing “quick fixes” for everything. We need to slow down. Love it 🙏🏼
I joke that it took my A++ skill set to adjust to living in the B+ groove. Chronic illness was my initial driver. Blessings, we never know how they’re going to look when they land.
This is such truth — I too have realized this in my own life. Cognitively understanding the need to show down, let go, surrender… yet programmed to do the opposite and resisting. I recently saw the identity I’d built over a lifetime around Pushing. It was a quiet, big Ah Ha moment. Another letting go 🙏🏽
I’m with you sister 🥰 this is my first full read of yours & I loved it! An excellent reminder of the subconscious doing its deepest work in the slow down. The reminder is always needed as it is a constant practice to reframe that rest can be allowed without guilt. Something that I have been working to fully reprogram for many years. ❤️ thanks for this
Our systems feel safe through repetition and this habit is one that runs very deep in many of us. When we let go and finally rest we realize how silly it is to not give ourselves that space and permission to do so. Us funny humans 🤪
I’m so pleased you called this out Nikki. This is where I’ve been since Friday and today it caught up with me. Leaning into it and letting go felt like a proper gift to my self. I wrote a bit about it too. Thank you 🤗
It’s not the easy and automatic thing to do, but sometimes our soul won’t have it any other way. I hope you feel better. But most importantly hope you get the soul level rest you need to heal.
Amen sister!! Recovering workaholic and overachiever here. Life has really begun to open up and healing has progressed since slowing down and becoming mindful. Looking forward to reading more of your stuff as I have subscribed. Appreciate your support as well! Looking forward to the journey.
Thanks for reading. Glad that it resonated with you and glad to be connected now.
Oh feeling this deeply as I’m just starting to feel better on day 5 of the flu. I gave myself permission to not work but kept thinking I’ll feel better tomorrow and will work. But each day I’ve woken up I’ve thought I need one more day to rest.
Yep! Same thing happened to me. You will be back when your body is ready. I feel refreshed and renewed now that I allowed myself time to just be.
If you were on an airplane and you were in Florida you most likely picked up some virus from a snowbird. Every year in January and February folks from all over the world come to Florida and the wind circulates germs no matter how careful you are. I just spent the last week with the same symptoms that you had. It’s was very boring staying home for a week doing nothing. It’s a good lesson to embrace the boredom and find the peace and stillness of it all sometimes.
I think you’re probably right. It was very boring especially into days 5,6,7. I hope you’re doing better 🙏🏻
I’m glad you wrote this. I agree, that the body will make decisions for you if we don’t respect our energetic cycles. And society keeps pushing “quick fixes” for everything. We need to slow down. Love it 🙏🏼
I feel like I became the queen of quick fixes. Until
The quick fixes no longer work, all we have is one choice. To completely let go.
I joke that it took my A++ skill set to adjust to living in the B+ groove. Chronic illness was my initial driver. Blessings, we never know how they’re going to look when they land.
Our bodies are so intelligent and will eventually scream the whispers we’ve ignored over time. Give yourself grace in the process.
This is such truth — I too have realized this in my own life. Cognitively understanding the need to show down, let go, surrender… yet programmed to do the opposite and resisting. I recently saw the identity I’d built over a lifetime around Pushing. It was a quiet, big Ah Ha moment. Another letting go 🙏🏽
Life will rewrite itself through the quiet A’has. Letting go feels so freeing, doesn’t it?
So freeing. Life being rewritten with every release
I’m sick today and had so much trouble getting rest. It’s all of this. Thank you for naming it.
I’m sorry you’re sick. It’s safe to rest and just be. I promise.
I’m with you sister 🥰 this is my first full read of yours & I loved it! An excellent reminder of the subconscious doing its deepest work in the slow down. The reminder is always needed as it is a constant practice to reframe that rest can be allowed without guilt. Something that I have been working to fully reprogram for many years. ❤️ thanks for this
Our systems feel safe through repetition and this habit is one that runs very deep in many of us. When we let go and finally rest we realize how silly it is to not give ourselves that space and permission to do so. Us funny humans 🤪
Ah ah very interesting how we tend to over-perform in all domains
- physical healing… and energetic
- self development and self help
- remembering our true self
- personal branding
- positioning
- sports, business, etc
When as you mentioned so well : slowing down holds the medicine
It’s like the very little moment inbetween 2 breaths… it contains the entire universe
And right there is where the wisdom lies 👁️
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
I can relate to the conditioning being deep! As a kid I rarely missed school for being sick. I was told it was all in my head. 😵💫
Truly does run deep but that can be changed.
I’m also a recovering overachiever who is currently down with a bit of a cold… I so needed this! Thanks for sharing this in such an impactful way 💗
Glad to hear it was helpful and timely. Hope you are giving yourself everything you need right now.
Thank you for naming the fear that slowing down means letting people down. That’s the one that keeps me stuck