Nobody really talks about this but When you start healing past traumas and your body comes out of the “fight or flight” mode you will crave rest and silence.
Because your body finally starts to feel safe in the peace and calm.
You aren’t lazy, You are just catching up on all the years you didn’t have calm.
Healing and rest go hand in hand. Mental rest, emotional rest, physical rest… Is all needed to truly heal from past traumas.
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“We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” ~ John Dewey
This is the last month of the year 2024, and for many, it can feel like a dark and quiet time. End of the year energy is usually very deep and that is understandable as we are all in this reflective space.
And that is why it becomes the perfect time for deep healing reflection.
I usually use this month to go deep into a reflective state, almost like a year end ritual that nurtures my heart and soul positively.
Rather than be in a state of angst and panic for the year ending, and the inner critic screaming of all the things I could not accomplish this year, I prefer this calmer way. That’s why I call it a positive reflection on the year gone by. Because honestly, by default we go into a negative state…which ultimately is not healing or productive.
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Letting go of unhealthy habits can be transformative in regaining inner peace. As I have begun my reflection practices on the year gone by, I made a note of all the unhealthy habits I let go of this year for my own inner peace.
You know that moment when you’re stuck in the supermarket line and the contents of your bag spill on the floor just as your phone starts ringing? That’s when I knew I needed to find inner peace within, right as I was suppressing the urge to unleash a stream of four-letter words(!)
I think we look for circumstances to help achieve a sense of inner peace. I know I do. I know I function better when I am at peace within. In fact, this calm, compassionate, deep awareness is actually within each of us. It’s like we have a deep reservoir of peacefulness and serenity within. What we have to learn to do is tap into it. ❤
The first step in tapping into that deep sense of peace is to dissolve the unhealthy habits that are a HUGE barrier to it.
Here are some common unhealthy habits that I recognize as barriers, and had to let go of this past year to regain inner calm, along with suggestions for how you can address them:
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