Kate, again I can relate. I have fibromyalgia along with a few other things and the times I feel good are getting shorter than when I feel horrible. I fought with myself with feeling guilty whenever I needed deep rest and it has taken a decade to accept where I am in life. I love your idea of 1-minute tasks. It is better than my 15 minute things. I will shift to that especially when I feel pain all over. I send you warm hugs.
Sending you back warm hugs and on that journey with you to continue to relax into resting when we need it! Thanks for your comment here and for your sharing and support.
Oh Kate, I am sorry to hear you are experiencing a flare up. Even if it is a regular occurrence you are able to make peace with, it still sucks to feel exhausted. I had a no-work day yesterday and started beating myself up about it (certainly, I could have done some better self-care!) but I was also able to recall some of our conversations around accepting what is & recognizing that this is what my body needs, even if I might have “prevented” it. Feeling grateful for you and your work, and hope that this flare up can also be a ‘fallow’ time <3
Meaghan, you're so kind and caring to share this--thank you. <3 Feeling grateful for you sharing this here and I love your reframing here of slower times with rest and recovery being "fallow."
Kate, again I can relate. I have fibromyalgia along with a few other things and the times I feel good are getting shorter than when I feel horrible. I fought with myself with feeling guilty whenever I needed deep rest and it has taken a decade to accept where I am in life. I love your idea of 1-minute tasks. It is better than my 15 minute things. I will shift to that especially when I feel pain all over. I send you warm hugs.
Sending you back warm hugs and on that journey with you to continue to relax into resting when we need it! Thanks for your comment here and for your sharing and support.
Oh Kate, I am sorry to hear you are experiencing a flare up. Even if it is a regular occurrence you are able to make peace with, it still sucks to feel exhausted. I had a no-work day yesterday and started beating myself up about it (certainly, I could have done some better self-care!) but I was also able to recall some of our conversations around accepting what is & recognizing that this is what my body needs, even if I might have “prevented” it. Feeling grateful for you and your work, and hope that this flare up can also be a ‘fallow’ time <3
Meaghan, you're so kind and caring to share this--thank you. <3 Feeling grateful for you sharing this here and I love your reframing here of slower times with rest and recovery being "fallow."