I’ve been in a seriously creative season lately. Writing, thinking, meditating, doing all the things that for me are the work, and also, if I’m honest, feeling a bit guilty about it. The newsletter that slipped. The freebie that’s been sitting waiting for an email sequence I haven’t got round to writing. You know how it goes.

And then my sister-in-law asked me one simple question that stopped me in my tracks.

“What would feel good today?”

That’s it. Five words. And I’ve been thinking about it ever since…

What this episode is really about

When she said it, I realised I’d been completely disconnecting from my body’s signals between my morning and evening practices. You see, I have these lovely bookends to my day, meditation, journaling, skincare in bed, but between those mindful bookends, I’d been just cracking on, forcing myself through whatever I think I should be doing, regardless of whether it’s a match for the energy I actually have.

And then I’m making myself wrong when it doesn’t go well.

This episode is me unpacking why that question hit so hard, and what it’s got me thinking about in terms of how we all manage our energy, our attention, and our relationship with our own intuition - our wise inner voice.

This episode covers:

* Why creative seasons can feel like a double-edged sword (and why that guilt is worth examining)

* The problem with “future casting” - loading so much consequence onto today’s small decisions that you’re living a year ahead instead of right now

* How “shoulding yourself in the foot” gradually disconnects you from your intuition

* A simple habit-stacking idea for checking in with your energy throughout the day, not just morning and evening

* The difference between genuine procrastination and forcing yourself to do something that’s just not a match for today (you do know the difference, I promise)

The invitation

Before you attack your to-do list today, just pause and ask it. What would feel good today? Not as a life strategy. Just today.

Mentioned in this episode

The Work That Matters - a reflective workbook I’ve created, full of prompts to help you tune back into the work you’re truly here to do. There’s no fancy opt-in page yet (see: creative season, email sequences, the irony is not lost on me), so just drop me an email at [email protected] and I’ll send you the editable PDF straight back. It’d make a lovely thing to work through over Easter if you’re taking a bit of time off.

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