I love this prompt! As an MG, you know I have a million projects that are in various states of being or just mentally processing... I am going to take time and allow myself to pivot away from some of them or gently put them on hiatus.
thank you for this reminder! Every year when October comes around I find myself with a renewed urge/enthusiasm to finish or frog (discard or unravel in knitting speak) my various works in progress. Sometimes this also includes archiving or putting projects into longer term "time out." I love the feeling of finishing (whether actually finishing or simply finishing thinking about it by letting it go) and the freedom it brings to start fresh with new projects or different ways of using my time. Especially in this moment where I want to really consider where and how I am spending my time - is it aligned with my values and is it making the world a better place?
Oooh frogging is such a great encapsulation of this! It's easy to think finishing has to mean some ready-to-share thing but it really is just bringing it to an end, in whatever form it does or doesn't take shape. Absolutely need this reflective period to see where our time is most well suited, like you said.
I'm going to try the journalling prompt. I can so relate to feeling restless and overwhelmed this autumn. I've been feeling the urge to do everything at the moment, and though the motivation inside me feels *positive* I've been ending up with one too many sleepless nights, which so does not fit with my day job. In other words, I struggle with the balance between being an aloof creative and just trying to be a self-regulated person lol. I definitely need a practice in grounding... maybe letting go. I appreciate your introspective musings on this.
I love this prompt! As an MG, you know I have a million projects that are in various states of being or just mentally processing... I am going to take time and allow myself to pivot away from some of them or gently put them on hiatus.
For sureee Casey, that's the beauty of MGs! Gotta clear space to allow room for more goodness to unfold :0)
thank you for this reminder! Every year when October comes around I find myself with a renewed urge/enthusiasm to finish or frog (discard or unravel in knitting speak) my various works in progress. Sometimes this also includes archiving or putting projects into longer term "time out." I love the feeling of finishing (whether actually finishing or simply finishing thinking about it by letting it go) and the freedom it brings to start fresh with new projects or different ways of using my time. Especially in this moment where I want to really consider where and how I am spending my time - is it aligned with my values and is it making the world a better place?
Oooh frogging is such a great encapsulation of this! It's easy to think finishing has to mean some ready-to-share thing but it really is just bringing it to an end, in whatever form it does or doesn't take shape. Absolutely need this reflective period to see where our time is most well suited, like you said.
I'm going to try the journalling prompt. I can so relate to feeling restless and overwhelmed this autumn. I've been feeling the urge to do everything at the moment, and though the motivation inside me feels *positive* I've been ending up with one too many sleepless nights, which so does not fit with my day job. In other words, I struggle with the balance between being an aloof creative and just trying to be a self-regulated person lol. I definitely need a practice in grounding... maybe letting go. I appreciate your introspective musings on this.