Sorry. It sounds unfun, at best. Chin up. These are first world problems and you have a track record for resilience and success. You don't need to be concerned about rebels or marauders cresting the ridge and hurting your family. All will be well soon.
Your response reminds me to put things in perspective. Read a tragic post about a family who spent their holidays in the emergency room with their child.
Maya is burning up with fever today, but it really looks like a normal flu. If I run out of money I can suck it up and borrow from someone. The issues right now are temporary and will eventually be resolved.
the sudden switch from sunny to rainy is affecting my mood more than I realize.
Don't underestimate this! You might want to invest in some daylight bulbs in your workspace and even a sun lamp if it gets worse. It takes a long time to adjust, especially since you didn't go through autumn 'naturally' acclimatising yourself.
I agree about the sun. When it's cloudy here for even a few days I get bummed. Do you take vitamin D? If the sun comes out, try to get outside and be in the sun for as long as you can stand the cold. :) Being outdoors is grounding and centering, at least for me.
I was reminded of something my friend told me while reading your last two entries. My friend offers meditation groups to prison inmates. He said that when the inmates get out of prison, instead of feeling joy, they often feel sad! It isn't that they don't want to get out. It's almost like no matter how positive the change is, there is also a part of us that feels sad at the same time.
I don't know the why of it. Just that it happens. I know it happened to me when I moved into my first home (the log home). And any change, even positive change is stressful. My favorite quote for times like this. "Ride the wave, don't fight it."
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Maya is burning up with fever today, but it really looks like a normal flu. If I run out of money I can suck it up and borrow from someone. The issues right now are temporary and will eventually be resolved.
Thanks for reminding me. :-)
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Don't underestimate this! You might want to invest in some daylight bulbs in your workspace and even a sun lamp if it gets worse. It takes a long time to adjust, especially since you didn't go through autumn 'naturally' acclimatising yourself.
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Being outdoors is grounding and centering, at least for me.
I was reminded of something my friend told me while reading your last two entries. My friend offers meditation groups to prison inmates. He said that when the inmates get out of prison, instead of feeling joy, they often feel sad! It isn't that they don't want to get out. It's almost like no matter how positive the change is, there is also a part of us that feels sad at the same time.
I don't know the why of it. Just that it happens. I know it happened to me when I moved into my first home (the log home). And any change, even positive change is stressful.
My favorite quote for times like this. "Ride the wave, don't fight it."
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