Make Your Damn Bed

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1023 || getting started vs. endless planning Dec 23, 2023

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I've struggled with "getting started" my whole life - but lately, even the easy stuff I have begun to dread. That said, I think it usually comes back to my tendency to over-plan. I'm on step 12 in my head before I even start step one, so it's no wonder I'm exhausted before I begin.

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1022 || Seasonal Affective Disorder isn't real???? Dec 22, 2023

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language can be liberating - but it can also be confining. sometimes - when we give something a "name", we limit the way we respond. we put it in a box. recognize where "identifying" things has become more restrictive than liberating.

RESOURCES: https://www.raptitude.com/2023/12/nobody-has-seasonal-affective-disorder/

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1021 || the compilation episode Dec 21, 2023

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today we revisit a few fan favorites from the past, including day 43: toxic people are addicting, day 51: learning to just exist, and day 120: projecting insecurities.

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1020 || winter blues Dec 20, 2023

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fighting the winter blues takes a lil honesty, and a lotta realistic reevaluation of the shit you say yes to. let go what isn't serving you + set reasonable expectations (by communicating them openly) so you can enjoy the holiday season, rather than dread it.

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1019 || the power of a guild Dec 19, 2023

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guilds let us work smarter than harder. they remind us that EVERYTHING is connected. the more disconnected it becomes - the harder the work gets. So let things work as a community, let things support, and you can settle into a "support" style as well. You are a PART to the whole. Let yourself fall into place.

RESOURCES: https://permaculturedlife.com/permaculture-ethics/

https://www.permaculturenews.org/2020/04/20/12-ways-to-incorporate-permaculture-into-your-daily-life/

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1018 || change + embracing the margins || permaculture Dec 18, 2023

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At the end of the day, shit happens. Learning to look at the reality that "change is gonna come" makes approaching the inevitable change a hell of a lot easer. Your life is a garden. Learn to like the gardening. Let your systems work together. You are not an island.

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1017 || zoom out, integrate, slow down || permaculture Dec 17, 2023

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Slow down, zoom out, and focus on systems that integrate. Allow yourself to consolidate your efforts to better support the "eco-system" that is your life.

RESOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture

and https://permaculturedlife.com/permaculture-principles-everyday-life-part-3/

and https://www.permaculturenews.org/2020/04/20/12-ways-to-incorporate-permaculture-into-your-daily-life/#google_vignette

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1016 || observe + adjust || permaculture II Dec 16, 2023

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Notice where mindless effort could be redirected to something more fun - or rewarding. Taking the time to really engage with the world around you + with what your world looks like will put you at an advantage.

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1015 || permaculture principles + what we can learn from them Dec 15, 2023

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permaculture is an "approach to land management and settlement design that adopts arrangements observed in flourishing natural ecosystems. It includes a set of design principles derived using whole-systems thinking" and we can learn a lot from the principles. By learning to observe, connect, reframe, reevaluate, refocus, and rewild - we also learn how to build a more sustainable relationship with our daily life.

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