Softening expectations is something I've NEVER experienced 😮💨 it can be tiring to be ON all of the time but I'm also not ready for deep rest and stillness. I would like to try to cultivate more of mindset that could be open to that in the future though! For me one of the biggest things is I have such an achievement oriented mentality everything needs to feel "earned" for me. Unconditional isn't in my vocabulary 🤣
Thank you for sharing, Vicky. I relate to this so much!
My invitation for you is to gently soften your expectations even around what this mindset shift is “supposed” to look like. An achievement-oriented nervous system doesn’t just switch into unconditional mode overnight (...I personally have to remind myself of this very often!). You're allowed to take your time with this. What I’ve found is that softness can be practiced *within* the doing (rather than expecting yourself to suddenly and effortlessly welcome stillness or deep rest). And even just being open to the idea, like you said, is already a form of softness. To me, it sounds like you’re already beginning to shift this :)
Love this post. Yes being still can feel challenging right now and it is exactly what I need to rest, deepen and allow my inner fire 🔥 it's tending. The next creations know what they are. Rest now. ❤️
Softening expectations is something I've NEVER experienced 😮💨 it can be tiring to be ON all of the time but I'm also not ready for deep rest and stillness. I would like to try to cultivate more of mindset that could be open to that in the future though! For me one of the biggest things is I have such an achievement oriented mentality everything needs to feel "earned" for me. Unconditional isn't in my vocabulary 🤣
Thank you for sharing, Vicky. I relate to this so much!
My invitation for you is to gently soften your expectations even around what this mindset shift is “supposed” to look like. An achievement-oriented nervous system doesn’t just switch into unconditional mode overnight (...I personally have to remind myself of this very often!). You're allowed to take your time with this. What I’ve found is that softness can be practiced *within* the doing (rather than expecting yourself to suddenly and effortlessly welcome stillness or deep rest). And even just being open to the idea, like you said, is already a form of softness. To me, it sounds like you’re already beginning to shift this :)
Reading this felt like a deep exhale. Thank you Pascale 💙
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Love this post. Yes being still can feel challenging right now and it is exactly what I need to rest, deepen and allow my inner fire 🔥 it's tending. The next creations know what they are. Rest now. ❤️
I’m so glad this spoke to you Heather. Have a restful Winter Solstice 🩷