I want to cover a few things in this entry because it’s been a month since my last post here. I’ve been busy: completely reworking my business site, going to week-long classes at the Playground (I don’t know if I’ve tried to describe it before, but that actually doesn’t matter because it defies explanation), Tuesday-night wellness classes at Somaphile, having lunches and meetings with absolutely wonderful people that make moving here so worth it. I’ve been working out trades and joint ventures that have me really excited. I might just get to flex my creative muscles a little and help birth something really awesome in the process. It’s a thing that isn’t out there yet and totally needs to be, and Danielle and I have nearly perfect complimentary skills about the internet, and design, and all kinds of other stuff. When that site launches, it’s going to get a whole post of its own. Oh, and I’ve been doing 750 words a day, to get those writing skills back into a regular practice,
Plus I had an honest week’s work with my favorite client, Mekanism. More Facebook stuff, which, though tedious, pays the same as the interesting projects. If you have a FB account and you want to check it out, it’s here. Not one of my top portfolio pieces, but at least there were very few moving parts, so it was an easy week. And it reminded me how much I love breaking websites.
There’s been lots of motion in my life, which is excellent, but not so much that really lends itself to images. I was practicing shivanata daily, finding more and more ways to challenge myself, and I kinda had a breakthrough/breakdown on Feb 25th. It’s really hard to explain, and I promise to try in another post, but the upshot is that I abruptly acquired several new neural connections. With those dead brain areas in my head, sparks suddenly igniting, bringing new knowledge and skills can be pretty startling. I wasn’t sure if I was a genius or insane. Danielle’s guidance on talking to your body helped me get through it, so I’m back to a regular practice now.
Physical motion-wise, I shoot for two miles of walking a day, but that’s been a little derailed. (I have been doing PT for my feet, so at least that’s covered.) I did four miles on Friday and another four today. Near the end of my walk today, as my tired legs and feet were complaining, I came across this scene, and realized that we all need rest. It’s part of self-care. Humans weren’t meant to gogogo all the time. Why doesn’t the US recognize the need for naps? Europe does. Mexico does. Apparently we’re supposed to be superhuman. But in the middle of Portland’s crazy warm-snow-hail-warm spring (I love love love the seasons here, even the rain is wonderful), things are blooming. And three out of four daffodils needed some rest. We could all take a little lesson from nature.
I love this post! And I am a big proponent of rest as well. Yes, rest!
I think you helped on this one with the Tuesday night Shiva session! I didn’t have much to say until I saw those flowers and BING I knew what I needed to write about. Motion is good, but not without rest. Like light and darkness.
I am learning to rest, so appreciate the reminder. I saw a similar scene the other day, though with the orange/white daffodils. (Except I didn’t know they were daffodils until I saw your post. Yay for people who know the names of flowers!)