Last Sunday I shared the poem Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye. One of the verses that really hit so close to home for me was:
You must wake up with sorrow. You must speak to it till your voice catches the thread of all sorrows and you see the size of the cloth.
I frequently wake up feeling sorrow, anger and sadness which I dig deeper/work with through my morning pages and routine. Curious to know how many of you out there experience this as well.
None of the above. Much more nuanced for me depending on a multitude of factors. If I'm in my flow, mornings can be great, even look forward to them. Other days the AM cortisol surge really gets me feeling bad. What was processing in my mind all night seems to matter too. This week one day I woke up from a dream where the Beach Boys "Don't Worry Baby" was in my head. I felt really nice that day.
Darn it. I missed the poll. Life has been so hectic I haven't been "in search of gumption" - only in search of survival. I miss doing the things that brought me joy. Like searching for literal gumption as well as reading through your newest posts. I would say that, of late, I am somewhere between "I feel nothing/have no time" and "Rough...." while also recognizing that I have "no time" because of the choices that I make as a human. I'm working on that.
None of the above. Much more nuanced for me depending on a multitude of factors. If I'm in my flow, mornings can be great, even look forward to them. Other days the AM cortisol surge really gets me feeling bad. What was processing in my mind all night seems to matter too. This week one day I woke up from a dream where the Beach Boys "Don't Worry Baby" was in my head. I felt really nice that day.
Darn it. I missed the poll. Life has been so hectic I haven't been "in search of gumption" - only in search of survival. I miss doing the things that brought me joy. Like searching for literal gumption as well as reading through your newest posts. I would say that, of late, I am somewhere between "I feel nothing/have no time" and "Rough...." while also recognizing that I have "no time" because of the choices that I make as a human. I'm working on that.