@DreamsInPixels @lisabee2 @JulyVee94 @ThePlumbob @RainyDays179 Thank you for joining me when I was sitting on the bench! :)
It was scary-vulnerable to sit there and wait, and it was SO worth it! Your kindness makes me feel awesome!
@DreamsInPixels That's neat to feel that your grow by getting insight into what's causing the blocks!
@lisabee2 :)
@Julyvee94 That's a great way to look at it! I like times of relaxing and taking it easy, so this is a really useful perspective!
@ThePlumbob I love your story about spinning! What do you notice that you gain during the periods of rest? In my yoga practice, I adore the shavasana at the end of every practice. One of my favorite instructors says to include the shavasana in order to integrate into the body all that we've gained from the session. I really like looking at this current period that I'm in as a time of integration--it's giving me a chance to integrate all the growth that I experienced during my first year of blogging. I also feel that I'm making a shift--but then, that's part of the process of integrating, isn't it? For as we integrate the new aspects into us, we shift and grow and become something new. That's very much what it feels like is happening now!
@Rainydayz179 I like your suggestion! :) In fact, when I noticed that my posting rate had slowed down, that was one of the first things I did, include a note on my home page about what I was currently working on and my current frequency of posting. It was funny: the moment I posted that, I felt such a relief! It was like I didn't have to worry about readers anymore: I could just focus on my own processes and write at a pace that worked for me and my life.
Thanks, guys, for your feedback and suggestions! They were really helpful and I feel relaxed and settled with my new slower pace now! :)
(Also, in the chapter I posted last night, I began to notice what some of the gifts of the restriction of creative energy are, which is more of a focused expression. In writing more slowly, I'm able to focus more clearly on the specific meaning I'm moving to create.)
