When I’m driving on the highway and someone zooms past me at high speed or weaves in and out of traffic to ‘get ahead’ I always wonder, “where are you rushing to?” And is putting your life and mine at risk worth shaving a few seconds off your ride?

I’m a slow mover by nature. To be healthy and happy, I require a lot of spaciousness and breathing room in my life to think, connect the dots inside my mind, process, putter, and integrate. I lived most of my life in chronic pain, had a disease as a child and now a hip replacement that brings physical limitations and I walk with a limp. 

But though I’m not wired for hustle-culture, I’ve built a brave and beautiful life at my own rhythm. I move through life in a (mostly) soul-honouring and sustainable way and this helps me feel safe, at home, and joyful in my body and life.

SOME KEY IDEAS:

• We can’t pour out what we don’t also pour in.
• Performance and productivity do not prove your worth. You can opt out of hustle-culture (or at least not judge yourself by it).
• There is beauty and wisdom to be mined in every season - even the hardest (and slowest) of them. Knowing the season(s) you’re in increases peace and wellbeing.
• Simple habits, rituals, and practices that honour your wiring will help you build a life you desire and more fully express the truth of who and how you choose to be in the world.
• Build the muscle of imperfect action. We find our way in action not before. Slow and steady action with consistency leads to powerful results.
• Whether healing, grieving, creating, walking, or … you get to move at the pace of your nervous system. Begin as you mean to go on.
• Spring for me is an invitation to rest, recalibrate, and restore. Build rest and check-points into your day, week, season, and year to guard your mind-body health and live aligned with your values and priorities.

LINKS/REFERENCES:

• The Brave + Beautiful Membership Community Autumn Session is open for early registration Sep 4-16: when you join during early-registration you get to join us for our Seasonal (equinox) Call and get the Seasonal Transition Workbook. And 10 people can use the coupon code OVERFLOWING10 to take 10% off at checkout! Learn more: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/membership/
• The Midlife Crossroad PDF (free / follows season 1 of this podcast): https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/the-midlife-crossroad/
• The Wisdom of Life Seasons: How to Embrace the Season You’re In: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/life-seasons/
• An Overview of Seasonal Living and How to Explore: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/an-overview-of-seasonal-living-and-how-to-explore/
• 8 Types of Rest Worksheets: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/8-types-of-rest-free-worksheets/