Posts tagged psychological
Creating Room for Rest

“Real rest feels like every cell is thanking you for taking care of you. It’s calm, not full of checklists and chores. It’s simple: not multitasking; not fixing broken things.”

— Jennifer Williamson

In today’s always-connected, perpetually-hurried life, rest can be elusive. It’s hard to stop when everything and everyone around you seems to want to go, go, go.

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A New Variant of COVID Fatigue

Ya’ll…I’m a firm believer that you don’t have to test positive to feel COVID-related fatigue. Even with all the mindfulness tools I have at my fingertips, some days an overwhelming sense of weariness gets the best of me. This excerpt from HealthDay pretty much sums it up, “You’ve gotten vaccinated. You’ve gotten boosted. You wear your mask, maintain social distancing, wash your hands—you do everything you’ve been asked to do to protect yourself and others. And you are completely fed up.”

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The Art of Letting Go

Life is always presenting us with opportunities to let go and accept the reality of constant change. Maybe you have kids that are heading off to college and you find yourself holding on to them too tightly, unable to face the inevitable ‘goodbye.’ Maybe a voice in the back of your head is telling you to leave a job or a relationship that no longer serves you, but you choose to ignore it or focus on excuses because the prospect of your own freedom feels too daunting. Maybe you are trapped in your own head, ruminating on conversations from long ago, letting the present float by as you wonder “what if…”

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