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1. Ground your senses, grab a potent oil, candle, tea, food etc. Take a deep breath and inhale the scent. Tap in the scent using bilateral stimulation, alternating tapping on your shoulders or thighs, continue breathing until you feel grounded in the essence of that smell/ sensory experience.
2. Get out a piece of paper and draw as many spirals, circles, abstract objects as possible until you get lost in the art of fluidity and not thought.
3. Rinse yourself with water, splash your face, take a shower, dip your fingers in a bowl and dab water on your heart, forehead and shoulders. Remind yourself no matter what, you are here and that is sacred.
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whenever im feeling more lost than usual, in myself or the world, something that really helps me find my center again is just going to the water by myself.
she will always be there for you whether that is through river, pond, fountain, or sea. you will quickly find she wants to take all your troubles away.
try to just sit there with the water and nothing else as best you can, don’t go on your phone, don’t read a book, if you really really need to do something, listen to an album and don’t skip anything or bring a sketchbook to doodle in. just try your very best to be in the moment and nowhere else. if you are at the beach (my favorite place to be with the water) try to keep your eyes on the horizon where the sky meets the ocean. or for any location just look at the patterns on the surface and notice how light dances across it. let the water be a fidget toy for your eyes. there likely will not be any huge aha moment but i promise if you really intentionally spend time with the water, talk to it even, you will leave feeling different in some way. (here is a little collage from my last solo beach day. the most important part is that you do all this by yourself. have a one on one with the water and she will tell you what to do next)
Apr 11, 2025
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Plant your feet. Take a deep breath. Wiggle your toes. Close your eyes. Feel the sun. Listen carefully. Cry a little. Play with your hair. Write it down. Ask why. Be human! Smile! Or don’t! Just be!
Feb 28, 2025
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My biggest thing when being in a funk is feeling stuck somewhere, so I force myself to put on some clothes and put myself somewhere new so my mind can follow. @devisthatgirl already covered going on a walk, you could also:
- go on a random drive and listen to music/podcasts
- go to a craft store
- go to a free museum
- or literally just find somewhere quiet outside the house - I recommend no scrolling and just sit, smell, listen, look closely at the things around you.
I've been there many times - you can do this!! <3
Jul 2, 2024
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Eat Cara Cara oranges often, write down your worries, phone a friend, try new things. Swim in uncertainty with open arms like a whale, be really messy and undone and appreciate those who WANT to stick around for that, dress up when you can, take adaptogens to support long-term stress/mood stability, eat turmeric rice instead of regular, listen to perfume Genius's new album, do your taxes (unfortunately, it's proven to reduce stress) Take milk thistle to support liver detoxification, call upon God for your troubles, find your favorite hummus or garlic dip, cry as much as you need to, burn that cape around your body, self preservation doesn't always constitute liberation. Listen to your favorite tunes and anytime you stumble across an unknown word in a book, article, song etc... look it up.
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flax pita bread wrap, TOOM garlic dip (whole foods) spinach, tomatoes, Rotisserie chicken shredded, Load it, fold it + and you are good to go.
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