For me, when I feel isolated, shut down, discouraged, weepy and have curled under my blankets with Kleenex, I soon rise to what I know lifts me….the arts. Sometimes I feel like I am pulling a ball and chain with me but I just keep going. Sing, dance, write a paragraph or more, watercolor, look at photography books, take some photos in my neighborhood, read poetry out loud with just me as the reader and audience, turn up my iTunes on the computer.
I call a friend to chat and that can propel me to stepping into the arts. Being still is healing. Being immobile hurts. If a friend is unavailable, write to an imaginary friend in your journal…Dear Kathryn, I am feeling…….. I just need……..
What do you do?
When you write the list keep it by your bed or in your journal. Read it. Have the supplies you need to do what is on your list.
You are making new habits this year which means they aren’t solid, yet. Change can take up to six weeks or longer, especially when the weather is absent of sun and warmth.
Take care,
Natalie
natalie@emptynestsupport.com
800-446-3310
Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org
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