Perfection. Everything in me sings when I hear others leaning into the season, circadian over Gregorian. I’ve been hibernating lately, seems my body wants 10.5 hours a night and I’m happy to surrender. Cultivating trust in nature’s rhythms is a generative, generous act. So grateful to hear you’re participating!
Thank you, Kimberly! I WISH I could sleep for 10.5 hours. I’d be so thrilled! If I get 7-8 hours, I’m in pretty good shape, but more would be even better. “a generative, generous act” I love this. Hibernation is enormously appealing. Especially now, with so much anxiety about the world. Tucking in is a way to conserve energy and to live to fight another day…
Waffle me! How lovely and tender. I'm grateful for your honesty, Wendy, and for the example you set and shared here. If this difficult year has taught us anything, it's that high-alert mode is unsustainable. That's been a strategy to take away our resolve, but we're getting smarter.
I've been describing what's coming as a birth. I don't know if the new being is fully baked and ready to be delivered, but we're definitely in labor, and it's painful. Rest between contractions. Something we long to hold is on the way. And as much as movement matters, there are times you just need to stand still -- 💯!!
The standing still, I know, is temporary. (Everything is!) Rest before more work. Everything you wrote here…the beautiful analogy of birth (and the pain that comes before), and high alert mode as unsustainable… All so wise and true. I’m so grateful to know you. ❤️
Oh Wendy, this is so beautiful. How do we get a compass to work? We stand still. Gorgeous. Liminal is one of my favorite words, too. Thank you for this offering.
Yes, Wendy! All this resonates so deeply; the fireworks stuff, my own waffle iron (which thanks to a CPAP machine, no longer snores!), the tiredness, the 'time to just BE' attitude, all of it, yes! Yes!
And...''You stand still.'' Yes! (Even if that part is only temporary.) Still, being in a space of liminality, to me is sacred, a place to catch our breath, to breathe deeply. Yes!
It IS sacred! And to view it as that--to view rest as "rest"oration--is a gift. Thank you for the lovely, thoughtful comment! (I'm glad you have a waffle iron, too! Yay for cpaps!)
You waffled me with words!! I feel so warm just reading this, and then reading some of my most favorite people in the comments. Chef's kiss, pass the butter and syrup ❤️
Waffling is lovely, Wendy Waffle ❤️ You were right to bail on NYE - it might have been fun but your body needed rest. So did mine; I was in bed at 9. I’m so still these last few weeks because I don’t have much choice. I am so tired. It’s pain, sure, but also the constant noise and pain of the world. And the tragedy in Crans-Montana in NYE has shaken me to the core. My son and his girlfriend live there, I’ve been going there since I was a child, and know that bar really well. Our whole country is in shock.
We all need to be gentle and kinder to each other. More supportive. So let’s be still as long as we need to be if it helps us be more compassionate towards ourselves and others.
Crans-Montana was horrific. All of those people… It’s hard to fathom. They were celebrating. My god, life is precarious. Wishing you peace and rest, too… ❤️💔
Thank you, Rita. I hope so, too. But I think it has to? Only in the sense that everything changes. It has been exhausting. And the grief, of knowing what people willingly chose. And chose again. But we have choices, too. And I think we’re the underpinning of something else. Something better.
This is so good, Wendy—magnificent, even, in its truth and its simplicity and its tenderness. That "waffle me" undid me. So much wisdom here, too—of course we have to stand still to get our bearings.
I also feel the liminality of this moment—something being born but not quite here yet, the pause between an end and a beginning. What a blessing to be right here, right now with you.
Wonderful, meaningful snippet—quite lovely. 🥰 I love the image of a compass needle continuously reorienting itself until the holder stands in one place long enough for it to take hold. Thank you, Wendy.
Thank you. I love the idea of being still to get your compass to work. What a great image and lesson. "Waffle me" --- so funny. I can relate here in cold northern Michigan.
Lovely, Wendy. So perfectly right for this moment in time or maybe just my moment in time. I’m going to write it down: standing still is doing something, too. Yes!
I’ve been struggling with my ‘word of the year’ and maybe it will be something to do with stillness.
Thank you, Susan! “Stillness” is such a good word. This quotation is one of my favorites: “I felt in need of a great pilgrimage, so I sat still for three days…” ~ Kabir
I’ve wanted to do this—to just sit still for days. Truly still. No tv, no book, no music, no household chores. I think it’d be transformative. I haven’t been able to do it yet. Maybe I should start with just a few hours…
Perfection. Everything in me sings when I hear others leaning into the season, circadian over Gregorian. I’ve been hibernating lately, seems my body wants 10.5 hours a night and I’m happy to surrender. Cultivating trust in nature’s rhythms is a generative, generous act. So grateful to hear you’re participating!
Thank you, Kimberly! I WISH I could sleep for 10.5 hours. I’d be so thrilled! If I get 7-8 hours, I’m in pretty good shape, but more would be even better. “a generative, generous act” I love this. Hibernation is enormously appealing. Especially now, with so much anxiety about the world. Tucking in is a way to conserve energy and to live to fight another day…
Waffle me! How lovely and tender. I'm grateful for your honesty, Wendy, and for the example you set and shared here. If this difficult year has taught us anything, it's that high-alert mode is unsustainable. That's been a strategy to take away our resolve, but we're getting smarter.
I've been describing what's coming as a birth. I don't know if the new being is fully baked and ready to be delivered, but we're definitely in labor, and it's painful. Rest between contractions. Something we long to hold is on the way. And as much as movement matters, there are times you just need to stand still -- 💯!!
The standing still, I know, is temporary. (Everything is!) Rest before more work. Everything you wrote here…the beautiful analogy of birth (and the pain that comes before), and high alert mode as unsustainable… All so wise and true. I’m so grateful to know you. ❤️
Likewise, Wendy. ❤️
Oh Wendy, this is so beautiful. How do we get a compass to work? We stand still. Gorgeous. Liminal is one of my favorite words, too. Thank you for this offering.
Sara! You’re on my short list for a personal note. Thank you for the warm, lovely comment. x
And there is absolutely no rush, dear Wendy. Take your time. Honor your need for rest for stillness. Turtle power. Winter peace.
I will. And thank you. “Turtle power. Winter peace.” I am embracing this… 🌀
Yes, Wendy! All this resonates so deeply; the fireworks stuff, my own waffle iron (which thanks to a CPAP machine, no longer snores!), the tiredness, the 'time to just BE' attitude, all of it, yes! Yes!
And...''You stand still.'' Yes! (Even if that part is only temporary.) Still, being in a space of liminality, to me is sacred, a place to catch our breath, to breathe deeply. Yes!
It IS sacred! And to view it as that--to view rest as "rest"oration--is a gift. Thank you for the lovely, thoughtful comment! (I'm glad you have a waffle iron, too! Yay for cpaps!)
I'm jotting that down about the compass. Just the reminder I needed.🙏💜
It was such a simple, wise, illuminating idea! I needed it, too. ❤️
You waffled me with words!! I feel so warm just reading this, and then reading some of my most favorite people in the comments. Chef's kiss, pass the butter and syrup ❤️
There’s a lot of love here. ❤️💥❤️
What a lovely piece!
We do that too...
'Spoon or be spooned?'
'Yes'
(which means first one and then the other 🙄)
Thank you! And ha. Love a “yes” to an either or question… 😂
Love the waffle🧡
Waffling is lovely, Wendy Waffle ❤️ You were right to bail on NYE - it might have been fun but your body needed rest. So did mine; I was in bed at 9. I’m so still these last few weeks because I don’t have much choice. I am so tired. It’s pain, sure, but also the constant noise and pain of the world. And the tragedy in Crans-Montana in NYE has shaken me to the core. My son and his girlfriend live there, I’ve been going there since I was a child, and know that bar really well. Our whole country is in shock.
We all need to be gentle and kinder to each other. More supportive. So let’s be still as long as we need to be if it helps us be more compassionate towards ourselves and others.
Crans-Montana was horrific. All of those people… It’s hard to fathom. They were celebrating. My god, life is precarious. Wishing you peace and rest, too… ❤️💔
This was lovely. I feel the shifting, too. I so hope it is real. The last nine years have been a marathon.
Thank you, Rita. I hope so, too. But I think it has to? Only in the sense that everything changes. It has been exhausting. And the grief, of knowing what people willingly chose. And chose again. But we have choices, too. And I think we’re the underpinning of something else. Something better.
This is so good, Wendy—magnificent, even, in its truth and its simplicity and its tenderness. That "waffle me" undid me. So much wisdom here, too—of course we have to stand still to get our bearings.
I also feel the liminality of this moment—something being born but not quite here yet, the pause between an end and a beginning. What a blessing to be right here, right now with you.
Your comment made my face all scrunchy (the prelude to tears). Thank you. I count my lucky stars for you, too.
❤️❤️❤️
Wonderful, meaningful snippet—quite lovely. 🥰 I love the image of a compass needle continuously reorienting itself until the holder stands in one place long enough for it to take hold. Thank you, Wendy.
Thank YOU, Virginia! It’s so nice to hear from you. Have you been working on any music?
I have, actually—it’s been really nice, thanks for asking. Great to see your work here. 🤍
Thank you. I'm excited that you're making time for your creative work, too.
Thank you. I love the idea of being still to get your compass to work. What a great image and lesson. "Waffle me" --- so funny. I can relate here in cold northern Michigan.
Thank you, Carol! I grew up in Illinois—I love Michigan! It’s beautiful. Wishing you coziness in the cold!
Lovely, Wendy. So perfectly right for this moment in time or maybe just my moment in time. I’m going to write it down: standing still is doing something, too. Yes!
I’ve been struggling with my ‘word of the year’ and maybe it will be something to do with stillness.
Thank you, Susan! “Stillness” is such a good word. This quotation is one of my favorites: “I felt in need of a great pilgrimage, so I sat still for three days…” ~ Kabir
I’ve wanted to do this—to just sit still for days. Truly still. No tv, no book, no music, no household chores. I think it’d be transformative. I haven’t been able to do it yet. Maybe I should start with just a few hours…
I love that idea, Wendy. Sit. Still. But I don’t know if I could do it for even a day either. Yes, just a few hours sounds doable.
Let me know if you do and what the outcome was…!