Congratulations on submitting your book manuscript! I appreciate how openly you're sharing your process about how much you can or cannot give attention to others, issues, writing in this space, and why. I have felt similarly lately, not knowing how hard to push myself to re-engage with news, projects, and writing. In other words, how much I should be doing "productive" things. I want it to come from a place of real wanting, not forced should-ing. Lately I've been very deliberate about how much news I listen or read, the amount of podcast episodes I'll listen to (not even news-related, but I recognize I've used it as a way to avoid silence and my thoughts). I'm journaling a lot, reading more books and non-current event essays, and taking as many walks as I can too. I hope you can keep listening to that internal voice that's asking you to calibrate your energy according to what feels right. Happy Easter & Passover!
Yeah---I feel like "productivity" just feels like it's just different on different days and different seasons. When I allow myself to just really intentionally slow down, I can actually feel SO gratified and fulfilled at the end of the day- even when I haven't nothing to "show for it". But it's what's been feeling right, so I'm learning to trust that more...Here's to finding some peace in your "doing" as well... :)
Congratulations on submitting your book manuscript! I appreciate how openly you're sharing your process about how much you can or cannot give attention to others, issues, writing in this space, and why. I have felt similarly lately, not knowing how hard to push myself to re-engage with news, projects, and writing. In other words, how much I should be doing "productive" things. I want it to come from a place of real wanting, not forced should-ing. Lately I've been very deliberate about how much news I listen or read, the amount of podcast episodes I'll listen to (not even news-related, but I recognize I've used it as a way to avoid silence and my thoughts). I'm journaling a lot, reading more books and non-current event essays, and taking as many walks as I can too. I hope you can keep listening to that internal voice that's asking you to calibrate your energy according to what feels right. Happy Easter & Passover!
Thanks and thanks!
Yeah---I feel like "productivity" just feels like it's just different on different days and different seasons. When I allow myself to just really intentionally slow down, I can actually feel SO gratified and fulfilled at the end of the day- even when I haven't nothing to "show for it". But it's what's been feeling right, so I'm learning to trust that more...Here's to finding some peace in your "doing" as well... :)