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Things I’ve been myself recently, aka scribbles ripped from my journal:
It feels like life has been moving at a pace that my processing mind can’t seem to keep up with - like a movie where the audio is off, falling a few seconds behind the video, and you’re trying to follow along and match the pieces together but my gosh it just keeps going. In those moments where my mind is racing off to the next to-do, mapping out a future plan, it’s been such a relief to remember that life is just… this, right here. It’s tempting to fall into the trap of “once X happens, then I can slow down and welcome in more ease.” But then another life event will pop up, and the waiting continues. Life is happening right now and I don’t want to miss it. I’ve been reminding myself to slow down my pace, to pause and take a deep breath, to look up at the sky, even for a second.
I’ve been reminding myself that not every moment of conflict, tension, agitation, discomfort is something to be fixed. Sometimes life is hard and uncomfortable because life can be hard and uncomfortable. Sometimes the urge to fix it is rooted in wanting to erase or eliminate the challenging emotions that go with that uncomfortable thing. Not everything needs to be fixed, not everything can be fixed. There’s power in surrender, and knowing when to.
I feel this weird grief around daylight savings. While I deeply cherish the longer evenings and the chance to go on a walk in the golden light after the day’s work is done - there’s a part of me that grieves the hibernation of winter. It feels like silent permission from nature to be introverted, to be quiet, to say less, to read more - and sometimes I’m not quite ready for the nudge from spring. Each season has its own pace, its own qualities, and I’ve been reminding myself that I can invite in my own seasons in everyday life. I can choose to have a summery Saturday and then a wintry Sunday. In the smallest, most subtle ways, even when the world is springing into action, I can honor the sacredness of winter by lighting a candle in the mornings, wrapping myself in an extra layer.
I’ve been reminding myself that intuition communicates not through logic, but through feeling. Intuition appears as a whisper, a subtle knowing, that can be heard only in the quiet. When I feel myself stuck in a decision, confusing myself the more I think about it, I’ve been reminding myself to slow down in order to listen up. And sometimes, there isn’t a clear decision, but that can be further proof that maybe that means there isn’t a wrong one, either. I’ve been reminding myself that maybe the worst case is just clarity that I didn’t have before.
I’ve been reminding myself that being a human means that there will be inconsistencies. Some days, I’ll feel inspired and energized and other days I won’t, and that doesn’t have to mean something is wrong with me. It can just mean that that’s how things are. Everything is always changing, is what I tell myself at least three times a day, and that includes energy levels, emotions, preferences, attitudes and opinions. Everything is always changing - how scary. Everything is always changing - what a relief.
Tell me: what have you been reminding yourself recently?
Let’s start by coming into our bodies. A few days ago, I sent out our March meditation, if you have 13 minutes to spare. Otherwise, let’s just take 3 deep inhales and 3 deeeeeeeep exhales.
Do any of the above reminders resonate with you, or did they spark a unique reminder of your own that you’ve been needing to hear?
In what ways does this resonate with you in this season of your life?
What would it feel/look like to integrate this reminder?
Thank you so much for being here, exactly as you are. See you next week!
♡ Meg
Thank you for the time and effort and thoughts you put into these Meg. I hope you know how much the newsletters and the meditations are appreciated🙏🏼🪷🌙 will forever be grateful 🤍