Slow and Steady
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Welcome to February,
I hope this finds you well as we officially greet the second month of the new year. While this month is the shortest month of the year it’s also a time of big shifts as it moves us from the final full month of Winter here in the Northern Hemisphere into the quickening and the preview of the next season. One of my favorite things about this month is that we can choose to focus on the themes of the winter season while simultaneously enjoying signs of new life popping up around us all month long. You may find crocus and snow drop peeking out of the snow this month reminding you to keep going one step at a time. These tiny but mighty little flowers over winter and then work diligently to bloom this month often in the snow adding a little color and hope for all of us to keep going, reminding us that change is coming soon.
One of the strong themes that I’ve been hearing from people is that they feel a bit exhausted or that they’re having trouble keeping momentum. Maybe you’re experiencing this too; the feeling of one step forward one step back. Maybe you’re experiencing some big swings in your energy levels or even some issues with your sleeping schedule. If these themes are hitting home for you, you’re not alone. The beginning of this year has proven to be really intense and almost like riding a roller coaster ride that just keeps going. In addition to the new year shifts, we’re being guided to continue to focus on themes like self care, slowing down, rest, comfort, and gentility. Even though we’re experiencing longer days, we’re still overwintering which means we’re still needing extra care, comfort, and quiet. Sometimes, we need a little reset to help us get back to a space where we can truly rest and almost remember how to take good care of ourselves if we’ve experienced a great deal of stress. The good news is that seemingly small shifts really do lead to big change.
February is a wonderful month to invest in a reset and a conscious overwintering practice. As the teeniest month of the year, it feels like it’s more manageable somehow to focus on a practice that will support you this month and hopefully all year long. Sometimes, what we need personally for self care and respite looks similar to others in our lives, sometimes it doesn’t. Taking a little time today, even a few minutes to get clear about what you need will help you to better understand how to cultivate your overwintering practice this month. There’s no one way to do this, just the way that resonates for you. You may know right away without even skipping a beat what it is that you need, great, you’re on your way. You may feel there are a few things that you want to focus on to support yourself in getting back to a place where you feel like you; great, you’re on your way. Maybe you aren’t sure what you need but you know something needs to shift, great, you’re on your way. You get to decide what it is that you want to nurture and how to take good care of yourself this month; and whatever you decide will be the right choice.
Sometimes, setting aside 15 minutes a day to do something for yourself can make a huge impact in the way that you feel. When you think about taking care of someone, you can probably imagine one person receiving and another person or group offering support. When you’re focused on taking good care of yourself, sometimes you are the person taking care and receiving care at the same time. Every act of care is an investment in your overall energy stores and sense of peace and comfort. Maybe making and enjoying a cup of tea without scrolling or listening to the news or answering emails is one way you can truly take good care of yourself for a few minutes during the day. Maybe getting outside into sunshine for a walk or bundled up on your patio or porch for a little while will help to soothe and support you. Maybe making sleep a priority is what you’re being guided to focus on this month. Maybe you’re being guided to eat nourishing simple foods this month to support your system and keep yourself warm with soups and stews. Maybe you’re being guided to take good care of your nervous system right now by reducing or removing things that are overstimulating or overwhelming to the best of your ability and enjoying quiet or gentle sounds. Maybe you’re being guided to stay in the moment and enjoy the season that you’re in right now knowing that you’ll be in a new season soon. Maybe you’re being guided to cultivate your own personal recipe of overwintering this month that resonates just for you; perfect that is exactly what we’re all being guided to do. Investing in 1 thing per day even for the time it takes to make and enjoy a cup of tea is 100% supporting you in this important work of self care and building up your stores during the winter season.
One of the reasons you may feel like you need more rest or that you aren’t finding your energy to be consistent is that we’re still in a season of rest and refueling. Every time you have an opportunity to slow down or to take a moment for yourself, you’re investing in your energy stores. While we’re living in a time where we work pretty much around the clock, we still need to rest and on a deep level our soul and our bodies know that winter is a season of rest. You can invest in your rest while also getting the things on your to do list checked off. This month is the final full month of winter, give yourself permission to lean into all the things that make you think of winter. Choose to overwinter like the natural world around us. You and I are part of this cycle too, and sometimes we have to remind ourselves of this truth. When you think of winter and what winter means for you, you can find gems of what you’re personally being guided to focus on this month.
So, this month, during the shortest month of the whole year, maybe you can choose to invest in something each day that supports and uplifts you even if only for a seemingly small amount of time. I promise you that you’re worth it and that it will add up to big change. Just focus on one thing at a time and go at your own pace. Slow and steady is a beautiful theme for this month and for this reset that we’re all being guided to experience together. If you would like to work with me this month to gain some clarity about how you can personally make the most of this theme, I would love to support you. If there’s something else you would like to focus on, I would love to support you in any way that I can.
I’m wishing you a slow and gentle February, filled with kind people and things that rise up to greet you and comfort you. As always, I’m sending you love and support from my teeny tiny corner of the world, straight to you!
With love and gratitude,
Kristy~xoxo
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