Such beautiful insights and what great reflections💛
I have to say, it’s chronic illness that has taught me to live an ideal life. So I love that you are reflecting on this from where you are right now.
I can relate to so much you share. In meeting yourself where you’re at, working with what you’ve got and doing the deeper healing work like you are, I have high hopes it will take you far.
Looking back I could have never seen what was coming. All those moments increased more moments and after what felt like a 24:7 job, eventually became my way of life….a dream life💝
P.s. I love swans🦢🦢And, what? Black swans at that!!!🖤
P.p.s I’m loving unwell women! These are the kinds of books for little at a time. I’ve always felt it’s a lot to integrate after reading so just as well you can only go slowly slowly🐌
Thank you Amber, your comments have really come at the right time for me today! 💜 It's been a tough week trying to avoid the illness in the house, trying to protect my baseline!
All reading is rather slow at the moment, and I really want to actually take in Unwell women! It's so good! Yes the black swans are so pretty, we have a large group that live on our local river, they make a fantastic peep sound, native to Australia apparently. 💖
I, too, am so tired of the narrative that our productivity defines our value! Even within politics, you always hear the politicians proclaiming their commitment to the “working class”, and “small business owners” - which is great, but why are we never part of that conversation? Why are those who can’t work, those who are disabled never mentioned in their grand speeches? We are largely forgotten and neglected, even though our contributions to society are tangible.
Inertia is a struggle for me every day. My ideal life would be getting a flexible, fulfilling writing position with a neurodivergent organization or publication, not having to worry about whether I’ll have enough to cover rent, and just being free to create my music, writing and photography. A studio with a live-in producer would be great. A fully equipped photography studio would be wonderful. A housekeeper would be fantastic! These are lofty dreams.
What a fantastic dream! I hope some version of that comes true for you!
Oh inertia, such a hard one to work with! Then when it goes for no apparent reason and there is a bit of productivity it feels easy, until the next inertia strike!!!
Thanks Sheila, definitely recommend both books! PDA is pathological demand avoidance or pervasive drive for autonomy, a common autistic trait and RSD is rejection sensitive dysphoria, again common with neurodivergence. Both because of different brain wiring!
Such beautiful insights and what great reflections💛
I have to say, it’s chronic illness that has taught me to live an ideal life. So I love that you are reflecting on this from where you are right now.
I can relate to so much you share. In meeting yourself where you’re at, working with what you’ve got and doing the deeper healing work like you are, I have high hopes it will take you far.
Looking back I could have never seen what was coming. All those moments increased more moments and after what felt like a 24:7 job, eventually became my way of life….a dream life💝
P.s. I love swans🦢🦢And, what? Black swans at that!!!🖤
P.p.s I’m loving unwell women! These are the kinds of books for little at a time. I’ve always felt it’s a lot to integrate after reading so just as well you can only go slowly slowly🐌
Thank you Amber, your comments have really come at the right time for me today! 💜 It's been a tough week trying to avoid the illness in the house, trying to protect my baseline!
All reading is rather slow at the moment, and I really want to actually take in Unwell women! It's so good! Yes the black swans are so pretty, we have a large group that live on our local river, they make a fantastic peep sound, native to Australia apparently. 💖
🥰😘 sorry to hear it’s such a tough week. Writing posts like this won’t half help with baseline. Sending love and healing💜
Thank you 💖
I, too, am so tired of the narrative that our productivity defines our value! Even within politics, you always hear the politicians proclaiming their commitment to the “working class”, and “small business owners” - which is great, but why are we never part of that conversation? Why are those who can’t work, those who are disabled never mentioned in their grand speeches? We are largely forgotten and neglected, even though our contributions to society are tangible.
Inertia is a struggle for me every day. My ideal life would be getting a flexible, fulfilling writing position with a neurodivergent organization or publication, not having to worry about whether I’ll have enough to cover rent, and just being free to create my music, writing and photography. A studio with a live-in producer would be great. A fully equipped photography studio would be wonderful. A housekeeper would be fantastic! These are lofty dreams.
But they are mine.
Your art is gorgeous by the way.
All so true!
What a fantastic dream! I hope some version of that comes true for you!
Oh inertia, such a hard one to work with! Then when it goes for no apparent reason and there is a bit of productivity it feels easy, until the next inertia strike!!!
Thank you so much 💖
I love that painting in your note book, the light and the dark mixing.
I really enjoyed Wintering! I’ve heard unwell women being recommended too, if it’s not on my to read list I’ll be adding it!
What’s PDA and RSD? I’m awful with acronyms 🙈🙈😆😆
Thanks Sheila, definitely recommend both books! PDA is pathological demand avoidance or pervasive drive for autonomy, a common autistic trait and RSD is rejection sensitive dysphoria, again common with neurodivergence. Both because of different brain wiring!