Kindred Notes #19
Journalling notes with the words: independent, soft and positive triggers, removed the pressure, level of energy and (un)pack up my words.
It is time for another Kindred Note, where I share five entries from my journal, especially words that bring me solace and understanding.
And I wanted to say how grateful I am that this series is almost at its 20th post. It has become more than I hoped it would be, both an anchor to my own words and a place of collaboration.
The five entries:
1.
I am independent from other people’s response. I can chose to not take other’s reactions in. I can chose to not react at all. I can move past things, without having to take them in. I am independent.
2.
I have taught my body how to over-stress for years, and over the last year I have done the opposite. I have taught it to calm down, to relax, as I filled it with soft and positive triggers, which keep my shoulders down and my mind easy.
3.
I woke after a poor night’s sleep and told myself ‘move slowly, don’t rush, you don’t need to do anything’. I replied ‘thank you, I will’, and I did. I walked slowly into the day and I ended up being creative, as I had removed the pressure.
4.
Sometimes I forget that, it’s the level of energy that helps you controls my thoughts. When my thoughts are all over the place, I am not chaotic, I am only tired.
5.
I used to pack up my words and leave them unsaid, roaming my head for weeks or months, weighing on my shoulders. Or blurt something out without consequence, because I had reached a limit. I can feel a difference, a growth, where I am able to say things that are tough without them having to be rude or heavy. I can also leave things unsaid until later and the timing is better and without it weight on my conscious for long, as well as, I leaving some things unsaid, accepting that if they will need to be said, I will know when and how, and if not, they are past.
Have you written something nurturing lately?
