I’ve learned not to evaluate my life when I’m Having an off day. Last week after feeling sad and off for awhile I decided “ not to take myself so seriously “. It’s normal
To be down sometimes.. it’s part of what makes the “ups”. So I went for a walk in nature and sat down amount the trees. Nature for me is a tonic that offers much solace.
This is so wonderful and wise. Thank you Kaitlin. I like that towards the end you share, that sometimes you do them all! Thank you for giving voice to the state of restlessness, or confusion, of feeling most, of living with anxiety. A gracious bow to you.
To your splendid list of things to do, I’ll add reading some Kaitlin Curtice. Countless times, doing so has helped to center and ground me, and help me feel seen, heard and cared for, comforted by the sense that others more cast aside than me in these hyper oppressive times feel the same from your writing.
Thanks for articulating and normalizing these feelings and ways to move (literally!) in and through them. They are a common discomfort for me these days, and while I can sense they are part of important growth and rewiring, they can also feel isolating. I love the reminder to get into my body!
Good morning and thank you for this post. Feeling so exhausted by all that we are facing. Hoping to find the restoration that sometimes feels out of reach. Take care and thank you for your work and presence in the world. ♥️🔥
Kaitlin; You honesty and vulnerability is always a reinforcing learning when I read what you share. A gift to be true to self and then sharing it with others is a highly developed level of spiritual maturity and courage. Thank you. You listed suggestions are right on target. I am a retired psychotherapist and I was especially glad to see 'move' as one of them. Many of my clients and myself included had early experiences of being frozen, frightening and moving physically begins instantly to change things physiologically in our bodies; working with our bodies chemistry in positive ways. It reminds me of many of your sentences in your new book: Living Resistence" when you talk about 'embodiement'. Our culture is to stayed, rigid and frightened of any movement. All change comes through movement when we really understand the meaning of what really happens. Even if we go from one chair to another or to another room...MOVE...the psychological message is believe in ourselve that we can work ourway through this hard day.
These are all lovely ideas. I recently watched shiny, happy people and it helped me release things that I didn’t even know I was still holding and then I was able to have dinner with a friend and process it even more. What a gift.
So many of these things are important in my life when I get that weird, stuck feeling. The area I really want to get curious about, though, is my tendency to feel alone and spiral into ‘no one cares about me.’ Because I mentally know it’s not true...but it’s a tape that plays when life feels hard and I need support of others!
I’ve learned not to evaluate my life when I’m Having an off day. Last week after feeling sad and off for awhile I decided “ not to take myself so seriously “. It’s normal
To be down sometimes.. it’s part of what makes the “ups”. So I went for a walk in nature and sat down amount the trees. Nature for me is a tonic that offers much solace.
Yes! So glad you got outside. What a gift.
I really needed these reminders today. Thank you!!
This is so wonderful and wise. Thank you Kaitlin. I like that towards the end you share, that sometimes you do them all! Thank you for giving voice to the state of restlessness, or confusion, of feeling most, of living with anxiety. A gracious bow to you.
To your splendid list of things to do, I’ll add reading some Kaitlin Curtice. Countless times, doing so has helped to center and ground me, and help me feel seen, heard and cared for, comforted by the sense that others more cast aside than me in these hyper oppressive times feel the same from your writing.
Blessings on the movement to 4th and 6th grades!
Thank you so much Larry!
Thanks for articulating and normalizing these feelings and ways to move (literally!) in and through them. They are a common discomfort for me these days, and while I can sense they are part of important growth and rewiring, they can also feel isolating. I love the reminder to get into my body!
Good morning and thank you for this post. Feeling so exhausted by all that we are facing. Hoping to find the restoration that sometimes feels out of reach. Take care and thank you for your work and presence in the world. ♥️🔥
Kaitlin; You honesty and vulnerability is always a reinforcing learning when I read what you share. A gift to be true to self and then sharing it with others is a highly developed level of spiritual maturity and courage. Thank you. You listed suggestions are right on target. I am a retired psychotherapist and I was especially glad to see 'move' as one of them. Many of my clients and myself included had early experiences of being frozen, frightening and moving physically begins instantly to change things physiologically in our bodies; working with our bodies chemistry in positive ways. It reminds me of many of your sentences in your new book: Living Resistence" when you talk about 'embodiement'. Our culture is to stayed, rigid and frightened of any movement. All change comes through movement when we really understand the meaning of what really happens. Even if we go from one chair to another or to another room...MOVE...the psychological message is believe in ourselve that we can work ourway through this hard day.
These are all lovely ideas. I recently watched shiny, happy people and it helped me release things that I didn’t even know I was still holding and then I was able to have dinner with a friend and process it even more. What a gift.
I haven't been able to handle watching that yet-- and I'm so glad you had someone to process with afterward.
I understand completely. I will say, the last episode ended with a sense of hope/healing.
So many of these things are important in my life when I get that weird, stuck feeling. The area I really want to get curious about, though, is my tendency to feel alone and spiral into ‘no one cares about me.’ Because I mentally know it’s not true...but it’s a tape that plays when life feels hard and I need support of others!