we can cook on gas, but there’s no electricity yet and we’re not really living there yet. We’re still building, sawing, doing all the things, every day. Fortunately, the dome is finished, so my work and practice space is back!
Last week I shared a restorative practice as a piece of advice to myself, but following my own advice isn’t proving to be that easy after all… There were just too many things that still needed doing. Does that sound familiar?
But at the weekend, Itay and I were sitting together, and the question came up: shall we watch a series, carry on building for a bit, or meditate? And the answer, without much thought was: let’s meditate. Twenty minutes of sitting, breathing and simply being. Not like my siesta, which has become a regular thing over the past month, but consciously sitting and being for a while.
Because with everything going on right now – moving house, building, a new place, growing my practice in which I’m being coached, and studying – it’s easy to keep going until I can’t.
Summer makes it even more of a challenge, because the heat itself demands so much of the body that burn-out can literally be just around the corner.
– the fatigue, the pushing through, taking on too much, the heat – you’ll carry that with you into autumn. And autumn is already a season when the body is more vulnerable, so whatever you’re piling up now will hit you twice as hard then.
I can’t change the seasons, nor stop the building entirely, but I can sometimes choose twenty minutes of silence instead of yet another task, and simple, nourishing food instead of something indigestible, and focus on just the one thing at a time.
These are the moments when the habits I’ve built up before are now supporting me. And perhaps this is also a good time for you to see which small habit you can pick up now, for when things get busier again.
Much love,
Rianne
