One "should" I'm letting go of I should have accomplished more by now / this age. The worst kind of should I think. The should of comparison. I don't think like this at all, except the month before my birthday and every year December. Disregarding my life's experiences, the wonderful people I know, the awe-inspiring … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 11, page 324 | goodbye ‘should’
Month: November 2025
2025 | chapter 11, page 323 | me, for me
A way I showed up for myself recently a beautiful black and white day i grew up not showing up for myself, just showing up for others so much ... maybe there were moments i showed up for myself and with that i stopped believing in myself because i broke all the promises i made … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 11, page 323 | me, for me
2025 | chapter 11, page 322 | be present
A sign my nervous system is regulated The biggest sign of this is that I am able to sit still and enjoy the present moment. To listen and engage and converse without anxiety. To feel peace and to feel like I have a choice in choosing it. To feel balanced, safe, heard, seen and loved. … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 11, page 322 | be present
2025 | chapter 11, page 321 | quiet
a fan from Japan One thing I did just for me this week intentional alone time. not just being alone at home. intentional focus time on me. quiet - no music, no reading, just me and my thoughts. thinking, reflecting, planning and accountability time. rest. peace. thought. breathe. last week has been busy. intentional quiet … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 11, page 321 | quiet
2025 | chapter 11, page 320 | comforting rituals
look at these colours! A comforting ritual I'd love to romanticise a weekly bath with candles and soft, relaxing music and just taking the ambiance in ... releasing the stress and just laying in the bath just being and breathing ... the end of week wrap-up and beginning of the new week prep journaling ... … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 11, page 320 | comforting rituals
2025 | chapter 11, page 319 | kiddo … we sing
What I wanted someone to say to me as a kid I've been thinking about this a lot ... what did i need to hear in my childhood to not think they way I think about certain things now? catching the sunshine! I needed to know that I was safe and that there were people … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 11, page 319 | kiddo … we sing
2025 | chapter 11, page 318 | boundaries, prompts, rest
A need I dismissed this week (but won't next time) should've spoken up but decided to wait. needed to say something but stayed silent. it will not happen next time. needed to say no, didn't. needed to block out focus time. didn't. it's been a rough week. because of the things i needed to do … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 11, page 318 | boundaries, prompts, rest
2025 | chapter 11, page 317 | read the room
One thing I don't need to learn the boy and the cooldrink toast to read the room. i speak too much sometimes but the room i read well. i prefer to be quiet when i enter a space ... especially a new space with people i do not know to assess the vibe and the … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 11, page 317 | read the room
2025 | chapter 11, page 316 | over work … overworked … work it over
I know I'm overworking when I start to the coat the music work slow. speak incoherently. legs feel heavy. arms start paining. brain cannot focus. sentences are not following logical order. i cannot finish processes. i forget more than usual. i stop singing and wanting to listen to music because my brain is so busy … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 11, page 316 | over work … overworked … work it over
2025 | chapter 11, page 315 | enough
What "enough" looks like to me today enough looks like just what i need to live in the moment. see, feel, hear, engage, connect, be present. enough is having enough to do what i need to do and want to do ... not extravagant ... enough. loved enough. respected enough. considered enough. chosen enough. enough … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 11, page 315 | enough
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