This is exactly what I needed to hear today. Iām going through a massive, rather worryingly lengthy drop in my energy levels right now, and it is very hard to let go of all the things that have become part of your identity, that you feel you must be doing no matter what. Maybe you cover this in your book, but there is a point, particularly as you age, where you start thinking, Will I get better, or is this the new normal for me? Thanks for helping me navigate that. Love and peace to you. May you always retain your amazing ability to know what matters most, and communicate that to the rest of us. xx
You're a marvel, Josie. What a beautiful piece of writing describing (for me) the dynamic nature of stillness and just beyond. There are millions 'sitting in meditation' trying to achieve just this.
That's not to belittle in any way the catastrophic health issues you face daily and the imaginative curiosity you bring to so much in your own sphere of life.
Today i particularly resonate with your describing allowing gravity to sink through you again and again. Having experienced a short period like that recently, the moment of 'excruciating bliss' came as i allowed myself have more. I thought I'd never rise. For that one deep heavy tired experience i let go of the battle and rose slowly later far calmer than other episodes.
Thanks for popping up today. Love and many blessings winging your way.š
I've been struggling with a very slowly recovering TBI, and I so appreciate reading this today. It is a gift to be able to do whatever is next on our lists. To even have a list.
What a beautiful reminder to just keep going, albeit slowly, moving from one thing to the next, resting when you must, without wallowing or wishing you could do more. Thank you. I fail to remember that sometimes. And huge thanks for the shout out about Beauty Hunting - and your lovely words about it!
This post is the first I've read of your work. An odd synchronicity as I sit here at a cafe, struggling to concentrate, still dealing with chemo fog and try to sort out how to let go of all the drama. Thank you.
I am going to save this one for when I need it. I've got a very different life to yours in many ways - I've had decades of addiction to getting LOTS OF STUFF DONE and have been lucky enough to have a body that's allowed that. It's taking me a long time to work out that I have needed to insert more rest breaks into my to do lists, and that this helps everything else get brighter/deeper/more creative etc etc... I've just bought you a kofi and I'm also wondering if it's worth you turning on paid subs - I'm sure you have a good reason (maybe not wanting to be tied down to producing regular writing, or having the commitment of people paying for a year) but I for one would be totally happy to just pay without any expectations - that's part of the point of your work, to me - and you could let folk know the deal before they paid. Anyways no need to reply to that bit, just dropping my thoughts into the pot! I hope today has ease in it, sending very warm wishes from a sunny Malvern x
I always save up reading your blog because I know it will be a treat. What I keep forgetting is that sometimes it shows me a new way to think about how overwhelmed I feel much of the time. This is so helpful. Thank you.
Josie, you are a very wise human being. Thank you, as always, for your insight and your joy in the wonders around us. I don't have your way with words but I felt the need tonight to pass on to you my gratitude for the writing and the art that you give to us all.
I can't begin to express how precious these words were to me this evening as I listen to the AI lady reading them out. My list post-relapse has been so punishing I realise... Your encouragement to stay truly and fully present to each next thing is like a lantern. Thank you for being you in every sentence Josie.
Thankyou Josie for your beautiful and wise writing. I took so much from it today. X
This is exactly what I needed to hear today. Iām going through a massive, rather worryingly lengthy drop in my energy levels right now, and it is very hard to let go of all the things that have become part of your identity, that you feel you must be doing no matter what. Maybe you cover this in your book, but there is a point, particularly as you age, where you start thinking, Will I get better, or is this the new normal for me? Thanks for helping me navigate that. Love and peace to you. May you always retain your amazing ability to know what matters most, and communicate that to the rest of us. xx
You're a marvel, Josie. What a beautiful piece of writing describing (for me) the dynamic nature of stillness and just beyond. There are millions 'sitting in meditation' trying to achieve just this.
That's not to belittle in any way the catastrophic health issues you face daily and the imaginative curiosity you bring to so much in your own sphere of life.
Today i particularly resonate with your describing allowing gravity to sink through you again and again. Having experienced a short period like that recently, the moment of 'excruciating bliss' came as i allowed myself have more. I thought I'd never rise. For that one deep heavy tired experience i let go of the battle and rose slowly later far calmer than other episodes.
Thanks for popping up today. Love and many blessings winging your way.š
I've been struggling with a very slowly recovering TBI, and I so appreciate reading this today. It is a gift to be able to do whatever is next on our lists. To even have a list.
What a beautiful reminder to just keep going, albeit slowly, moving from one thing to the next, resting when you must, without wallowing or wishing you could do more. Thank you. I fail to remember that sometimes. And huge thanks for the shout out about Beauty Hunting - and your lovely words about it!
So beautifully written and wise. So much to take from this!
This post is the first I've read of your work. An odd synchronicity as I sit here at a cafe, struggling to concentrate, still dealing with chemo fog and try to sort out how to let go of all the drama. Thank you.
I am going to save this one for when I need it. I've got a very different life to yours in many ways - I've had decades of addiction to getting LOTS OF STUFF DONE and have been lucky enough to have a body that's allowed that. It's taking me a long time to work out that I have needed to insert more rest breaks into my to do lists, and that this helps everything else get brighter/deeper/more creative etc etc... I've just bought you a kofi and I'm also wondering if it's worth you turning on paid subs - I'm sure you have a good reason (maybe not wanting to be tied down to producing regular writing, or having the commitment of people paying for a year) but I for one would be totally happy to just pay without any expectations - that's part of the point of your work, to me - and you could let folk know the deal before they paid. Anyways no need to reply to that bit, just dropping my thoughts into the pot! I hope today has ease in it, sending very warm wishes from a sunny Malvern x
I always save up reading your blog because I know it will be a treat. What I keep forgetting is that sometimes it shows me a new way to think about how overwhelmed I feel much of the time. This is so helpful. Thank you.
Josie, you are a very wise human being. Thank you, as always, for your insight and your joy in the wonders around us. I don't have your way with words but I felt the need tonight to pass on to you my gratitude for the writing and the art that you give to us all.
I can't begin to express how precious these words were to me this evening as I listen to the AI lady reading them out. My list post-relapse has been so punishing I realise... Your encouragement to stay truly and fully present to each next thing is like a lantern. Thank you for being you in every sentence Josie.