The call of time away…Have you heard it?
It is time.
She whispers to me through my animal visitors and rainbows in the clouds. At moments in the mirror after a shower or when I am quietly connecting with my breath at night as I fall asleep.
The moments when I start to feel a bit full, overloaded, crispy, irritated, patientless…the whispers are louder… the signs are clearly there.
It is time.
Friday afternoon I headed out for a solo weekend alone. Last year I started a practice of a non-negotiable 4 weekends away by myself, without any work commitments over the course of the calendar year.
This year my intention has been to continue this practice. This is my 2nd weekend leaving my home and my 3rd weekend solo this year (I got to have a weekend to myself in my house recently!).
To be honest, it has been more challenging this year to actually take the space. I can say I want it and talk about needing it, but it is another thing to actually block it off on the calendar and follow through.
It is these moments (when I’m in the most resistance or when I feel like there’s no time and space) that I need to double down on actually pulling the trigger and doing the thing.
I am holding myself accountable to following through and creating these spaces because:
This is what I need
This is what my body needs
This is what my spirit needs
This is what I desire
This is what I crave
This is what supports me to hold as much as I do
Slowing down, creating the space, and opening up to receive this medicine is how the healing begins.
I am grateful for listening to the whispers and for the open space this weekend.