Congratulations on cutting out the substances. I quit drinking 4 years ago, so I resonate entirely with facing the loudness of life without the means to artificially dampen it (although, admittedly I found other vices over the years, but I'm facing life without any now).
Your desire to set your future self up for an easier day is incredibly relatable. I sometimes worry that if I take the environment staging too far that I may inadvertently rob myself of the serendipity of stumbling through the chaos. Plus the exposure therapy to discomfort sometimes strengthens me in unexpected ways, so I'm always trying to walk that balance.
thanks so much, Skye, and congrats to you as well!
re: the life staging—i try to do random or spontaneous things from time to time, but i've learned to listen to my body and my nervous system and typically when i force that stuff, i find that i'm just wishing i was at home or planned better etc.
so if something pops up and i want to go do it and it's enjoyable—i'm all for it
but i've really stopped forcing it "just because"... and i think that's helped me grow a lot, actually
That's completely valid, maybe I'll come to that same realisation too. I think I'm over-compensating for years of regret from not pushing myself out of my comfort zone enough. It may even be yet another form of escapism, which I have only just come to realise now as I type this..
Your car analogy is so thought-provoking - even with diligent maintenance, at some time you need to invest in more modern tools for a better journey. I think your Daily 5 is a great example of that! Thank you for taking the time to share this.
Congratulations on cutting out the substances. I quit drinking 4 years ago, so I resonate entirely with facing the loudness of life without the means to artificially dampen it (although, admittedly I found other vices over the years, but I'm facing life without any now).
Your desire to set your future self up for an easier day is incredibly relatable. I sometimes worry that if I take the environment staging too far that I may inadvertently rob myself of the serendipity of stumbling through the chaos. Plus the exposure therapy to discomfort sometimes strengthens me in unexpected ways, so I'm always trying to walk that balance.
thanks so much, Skye, and congrats to you as well!
re: the life staging—i try to do random or spontaneous things from time to time, but i've learned to listen to my body and my nervous system and typically when i force that stuff, i find that i'm just wishing i was at home or planned better etc.
so if something pops up and i want to go do it and it's enjoyable—i'm all for it
but i've really stopped forcing it "just because"... and i think that's helped me grow a lot, actually
but we all gotta do what works best for US :)
Thank you too!
That's completely valid, maybe I'll come to that same realisation too. I think I'm over-compensating for years of regret from not pushing myself out of my comfort zone enough. It may even be yet another form of escapism, which I have only just come to realise now as I type this..
I'm glad you've found what works for you :)
Your car analogy is so thought-provoking - even with diligent maintenance, at some time you need to invest in more modern tools for a better journey. I think your Daily 5 is a great example of that! Thank you for taking the time to share this.