I keep feeling like I have to post something new and thought provoking with each blog post, but really, I do not. I’m only clicking away at my keyboard for the sake of algorithms that I don’t understand, so I’ll post what I want.
Following on from my last post ‘Filling my Cup‘, I feel that I have been doing really well with holding space for myself over the last month or so. Honestly, when I wrote that post I 70% expected all of those habits I had set up to be well and truely forgotten by now, but the flexibly and self-care focus I have set up seems to be working for me.
Monday is day off in Fringe life, so I have scheduled Mondays as my nothing day while I am here in Adelaide. I woke up naturally after my body had as much sleep as it wanted, lay in bed and watched some Netflix, had breakfast and chatted with the friends I am staying with. I felt like going for a walk so checked out some options that a friend sent me and casually made my way to the Marion Coastal Walkway. I had booked in for a Gentle Vinyasa Class at 6pm my current local yogi haven Salt Yoga in Christie’s Beach and the guide said 3 hours one way, so I didn’t expect to to the whole thing and took it at my own pace.
I cruised, I wandered, I pondered, I learnt all about the amazing rock formation and geology of the area. I found myself at the end of the walk in just under 2 hours and perfectly located in Brighton Beach with time for a quick ocean dip and some lunch before I made my way back for my yoga class. Then I got home to the news that the show I am performing in received a 5 star review.
Along my walk and while I was enjoying the flow of the day, I wondered what was different? What was it that meant I had been able to find space in my life for a day like this? I believe that it iss the boundaries that I have built for myself in this month which have really given me space- and permission- to enjoy life. I know I am working well, looking after myself and doing all that life requests of me within a healthy capacity, so when it comes time to rest, I REST. It seems almost revolutionary to me.
I hope I can take this joy and lust for life back to Sydney with me. I know it will be harder as the monotony of every day life hits, but this has been a wonderful starting place.