Maybe it’s time to find a new normal…
With all that has been happening it feels like life has packed a year’s worth of ‘excitement’ already into just a few months.
Since the start of 2022 we’ve dealt with Covid back in circulation, the heartbreaking scenes witnessed in Ukraine, to now this ongoing rain and floods. These events continue to impact us all in different ways. To say we are all feeling very up-rooted and anxious is an understatement.
One of my friends/teachers Stacey Louise describes it as being unable to get a solid foot forward into this new year, the ground is so shakey… there is no room for goals or plans, it’s taking action day by day.
Through all this, I wonder if you have noticed the increase of stress and anxiety that you are now resting in as normal? Not that I suggest we should hang out in this stress but is it now more important than ever to learn how to manage this underlying shaky current that is putting constant pressure on your wellbeing.
I personally started to feel even the slightest pinch of irritation was sending ripples of electricity throughout my nervous system. And I’m not talking about the good buzz kind.
Despite on the outside ticking boxes. Inside me was not responding to my usual self-care, I needed to take looking after myself to a deeper level.
I didn’t realise this at first, but it wasn’t until I went on a Yoga Retreat last weekend that I got to stop. As I sat by the Kondilla water hole I found myself taking some really deep breaths.
I breathed. And breathed, and breathed… and each exhale I finally was able to let go of this residual harbored stress. The anxiety was released out of my nervous system and I breathed deeper than I have done in a while.
I could feel the water cooling my fried nerves
So I breathed some more.
It was then I noticed the new norm of blurred vision was clearing. It was like waking up from a dream.
So I breathed some more.
I’ve got lots to do yes,
Did I feel guilty about taking this time out? At first yes, but now that I am here I am ever grateful.
At home, I noticed I was rushing to relax.
I was pushing to do so I could have time out, but there was always more to do.
I was even considering canceling the retreat here because, well as I mentioned there were lots of reasons why.
It is not until you peel yourself away from it all that you are able to breathe more deeply.
It is not until you stop that you can start to notice the new creeping norm is actually a nervous wreck.
I know some of our fellow humans don’t have the time to step back right now, but if you do then take a moment to really unwind.
Your calmness will calm others.
When your cup is full, only then can you truly support another.
This makes me grateful that the workshop this weekend with myself and Nicole is going ahead as I am feeling energised and ready to hold space for all that can come.
I realise I am worth it.
You are worth it too.
Come along if you want some time to ground. Being guided there sometimes is the way how.
