Kelsey Edwards Instagram – i’ve had my fair share of “wtf” moments the last few weeks, but i’ve also been reminded of some really important lessons.
the first being that sometimes, a new life costs your current one. a new painting requires a new canvas.
this is easier said than done & it can feel scary, so here are some tools i implement when it feels like everything is falling apart:
– adjust your mental landscape
having a clear, relaxed mental landscape is about your inputs AND outputs.
mine always starts to get foggy when i’ve stopped reading, stopped journaling, stopped meditating & stopped listening to my go-to podcasts.
the 5 people you spend the most time with hugely influence your mental landscape & this includes the people on your phone too.
i am super mindful about whose content i consume & how much of it, because i want to fill my mental landscape with “expanders,” i.e. people who have the life i want & show me that it’s possible.
the people you watch the most will start to influence the way you see the world, so make sure they’re good ones 🙃
– bring back SOME routine, even if it’s a simple one
this is hard for us ADHD, multi-passionate, mani-gen souls who sometimes find ourselves pulled in so many different directions that we don’t know which way is up.
but when i feel unsettled, i find it incredibly helpful to bring back a few small routines.
these can be really simple, like washing your face nightly or going for a walk every day.
doing some simple things consistently really helps me find normalcy when everything feels like it’s falling apart.
– let TF go
it would be cool if things always went the way we want them to & nothing ever inconvenienced us 😇 but that’s just not life haha.
instead, we can focus on letting go of the need to control. letting go of our expectations of ourselves & other people. letting go of the past & the patterns we’ve repeated before. letting go of the outcomes we’ve become attached to. letting go of our fears. just letting tf GO.
because controlling any of this was never our job. the twists & turns are PART OF the path, not diversions from the path. everything is working out for you, so let go & trust that it is.
we got this 🫶🏼 | Posted on 22/May/2024 09:11:37
