I hope my reflections can inspire your own reflections.
These days I feel a bit overwhelmed, yet excited and hopeful. The weather in my part of the world has been rather uninspiring, I haven't seen the sun in a while! I find that I feel less happy when I don't see the sun. This star is a crucial aspect of my overall health. Without it, I've been finding other ways of grounding and inspiring myself by extending my daily meditation to 45-60 minutes instead of my usual 20-30, spending more time talking to my family and friends, and working on things that are high on my joy-meter (the joy meter was introduced by my friend and colleague, recommending I use it as a way to assess what to do next: which task will bring you most joy?)
These last couple of days have been a full moon, the first of the new year. I've been learning, both intellectually and intuitively, that this is a time of harvest. A time of seeing how one's hard work can pay off. I'm noticing a lot of feelings coming to the surface right now, which can feel a bit turbulent. Full moons are often a time of increased sensitivity, emotionally especially. Sprinkle a bit of trouble sleeping as a result of everything going on internally and you’ve got me tired but also wired from the expanded consciousness common to this moon phase. In effect, I'm working on not being too hard on myself these days as I navigate this persocosmic weirdness.
I've learned from others that the next few days are a good time to focus on self-care and self-nourishment. I'm still learning how to manage my time and energy, and so I'm spending a lot of time checkin-in with myself and how I feel. I'm also diving deeper into astrology to understand how my inner life and energy is affected by the planets and the moon. This is fun but, the science-reason-loving part of me is still struggling to accept that this shift towards astrology through intuition is happening. I feel a great tension in regards to this shift. I want to be in touch with both reason and intuition, but, recently (as in, the last few years) I’ve been feeling pulled towards intuition. This is difficult because I’ve relied on reason for so long. I love reason, but now I must learn to love intuition too. I see that ultimately this shift will result in a beautiful balance.
So, I’m currently busy finding a balance between inner rest and nourishment, and outer action and productivity. And, once my own needs are taken care of I switch my focus to others, taking care of and enjoying time with family, friends, and community.
Also, side-note, I invented a new word: persocosmic. This word describes the relationship between me (my person) and the cosmos! I was surprised not to find a word to describe this. If you are aware of a word for this already, please share.
Thanks for reading! Wishing you all a wonderful time of persocosmic weirdness.
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Persocosmic is a great word. It’s a unique feeling when you find the perfect sound for an abstract notion. I came up with the word “jackshaw” when was traveling in India, to describe the existence of beauty and perfection in chaos.