What Really Feeds You?
In the Fall, plants send their energy down into their roots, and away from growth about above ground. It is a natural part of the life cycle.
But what about us? We do the same, but we often don’t recognize the signals our bodies and psyches are sending us. Signals like:
tiredness
feeling inwardly focused, wanting to stay at home
melancholy/nostalgia
reminiscing about old loves/friends/things lost
sudden desire to bake loads of treats. or soup.
Are you suddenly depressed, or just feeling the shift in the season? If this isn’t your baseline, I would guess its your body and psyche shifting down, like all biological organisms do at this time of year. Here are few things you can do to honor yourself and your natural rythyms:
say no to some social invitation if you’re on the fence
carve out time - in your actual schedule - to stay in and be UNproductive
sit on the couch, look out the window
turn off your phone
slow cook something hearty & warming
Ask yourself: What really feeds me? sustains me? nourishes me? which habits? which relationships? In what ways? How am I rooted into, and interdependent with my world?
