I always feel you verbalise so beautifully what has been fighting to climb out of my brain for weeks, months, years. I read every article with a yes, YES YEESSSS. Your generosity in sharing these thoughts is phenomenal
I am signed up to far too many posts and emails. But yours shine through for me. They are a real moment of calm and reflection - I did miss your email yesterday but so relieved to see it this morning. You have reminded me of the start of the month as I plunge unthinking into the work week. So I will take a moment to step back and reflect. Thank you!
Thank you for this wise post. It’s very welcome. I note your very present cat. Cats can teach us a lot about being in the moment. I’m very bad at just sitting and thinking- always an urge to carry on with my to do list. My cat on the other hand gives me lessons in just being. She’s happy!
Loss of anyone is difficult so thank you for your honesty. I thank you for your honesty about fearing being incarcerated . I have a similar fear - the result of a similar up bringing. I’m full of fears but I have triumphed despite them.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I didn’t know. I’m so sorry. You help so many people with your writing. Please keep writing on here - for as long as you can x
Thank you. I’m a psychotherapist and sometimes use that term, intervention. But I’ve used it in terms of dangerously heightened emotions or crisis, and haven’t considered it in this way you describe. I’ve been feeling untethered and your ideas have inspired me to feel more alive and hopeful. I so appreciate it. And am sending you tender thoughts as you care for your grief. Your loved ones were so fortunate to know you.
I do this too, following the moon rather than the calendar month, and of course we had a blue moon last night. While I am partial to Yoga, I’ve always felt mindfulness is the wrong word (while being very grateful to mindfulness teachers like Thich Nhat Hanh for all they have taught me). Mindfreeness is what I like to aim for. Thank you for your beautiful writing Jeanette, here and in your books. 💚
Orna, the moon is very symbolic to me for deeply personal reasons and I would love to “follow the moon” in my own personal journey of reflection. How do you do this? Do you follow the full moon, the new moon, or something else? Would love to know your method.
Hi Bee! I use it to set my creative rhythm. Under the dark moon 🌚I ( and some of my subscribers) set our creative intention(s) for the lunar month to come, and look up each night to take support from the waxing moon. At full moon time 🌕 we meet in a live Substack salon where together we review, see how things are going, renew or revise the intention(s), and release anything that doesn’t serve us with the waning moon. I also share moon lore from ancient traditions around the world and moon poetry and stories. I’d love to hear yours IF you’re happy to share here or a DM.
Thank you for this post. An intervention is just what I need this June 1 morning, and I'm going to give your method a try. Any tips on how to get the brain out of a cycle of overwhelm and fear is much appreciated.
So happy to see your post in my email, I was worrying about you last night. Like so often you say what I need to hear, down to earth wisdom so eloquently expressed. Thank you, I wish you a happy month.
Your writing is always so brave and honest and always “hits the nail on the head” I find myself nodding and having a wry smile as I read……..I look forward to your posts every week. Thank you.
thank you for this: just brought tears to my eyes. So honest snd personal of you, but timely for me and instructive as I'm slipping more than drifting. so thank you. Diarise for intervention
Love this post. The honesty. The personal. When you share as richly as this, so many others learn. With appreciation.
I always feel you verbalise so beautifully what has been fighting to climb out of my brain for weeks, months, years. I read every article with a yes, YES YEESSSS. Your generosity in sharing these thoughts is phenomenal
Me too. Jeanette whose books i could not apprecaite when young but am re-reading just speaks our minds doesnt she?
I am signed up to far too many posts and emails. But yours shine through for me. They are a real moment of calm and reflection - I did miss your email yesterday but so relieved to see it this morning. You have reminded me of the start of the month as I plunge unthinking into the work week. So I will take a moment to step back and reflect. Thank you!
Thank you for this wise post. It’s very welcome. I note your very present cat. Cats can teach us a lot about being in the moment. I’m very bad at just sitting and thinking- always an urge to carry on with my to do list. My cat on the other hand gives me lessons in just being. She’s happy!
Loss of anyone is difficult so thank you for your honesty. I thank you for your honesty about fearing being incarcerated . I have a similar fear - the result of a similar up bringing. I’m full of fears but I have triumphed despite them.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I didn’t know. I’m so sorry. You help so many people with your writing. Please keep writing on here - for as long as you can x
Thank you. I’m a psychotherapist and sometimes use that term, intervention. But I’ve used it in terms of dangerously heightened emotions or crisis, and haven’t considered it in this way you describe. I’ve been feeling untethered and your ideas have inspired me to feel more alive and hopeful. I so appreciate it. And am sending you tender thoughts as you care for your grief. Your loved ones were so fortunate to know you.
I do this too, following the moon rather than the calendar month, and of course we had a blue moon last night. While I am partial to Yoga, I’ve always felt mindfulness is the wrong word (while being very grateful to mindfulness teachers like Thich Nhat Hanh for all they have taught me). Mindfreeness is what I like to aim for. Thank you for your beautiful writing Jeanette, here and in your books. 💚
‘Lifefullness’ is a term I read recently which works well I think…💞
Ooooh… like!!!
Orna, the moon is very symbolic to me for deeply personal reasons and I would love to “follow the moon” in my own personal journey of reflection. How do you do this? Do you follow the full moon, the new moon, or something else? Would love to know your method.
Hi Bee! I use it to set my creative rhythm. Under the dark moon 🌚I ( and some of my subscribers) set our creative intention(s) for the lunar month to come, and look up each night to take support from the waxing moon. At full moon time 🌕 we meet in a live Substack salon where together we review, see how things are going, renew or revise the intention(s), and release anything that doesn’t serve us with the waning moon. I also share moon lore from ancient traditions around the world and moon poetry and stories. I’d love to hear yours IF you’re happy to share here or a DM.
To suffer with sense - yes, beautiful and true. I am grieving the loss of a friend and wanting to grieve with sense these days.... thank you
I love everything about this post.
Thank you for this post. An intervention is just what I need this June 1 morning, and I'm going to give your method a try. Any tips on how to get the brain out of a cycle of overwhelm and fear is much appreciated.
Thank you for being honest which then helps me to be honest and not wish or shut away things that happen or my feelings about them. To a new month.
Thank you wholeheartedly for sharing this. I felt a jolt of vitality reading it. It woke me up inside.
Thank you, I love your writing! ♥️
So happy to see your post in my email, I was worrying about you last night. Like so often you say what I need to hear, down to earth wisdom so eloquently expressed. Thank you, I wish you a happy month.
Your writing is always so brave and honest and always “hits the nail on the head” I find myself nodding and having a wry smile as I read……..I look forward to your posts every week. Thank you.
thank you for this: just brought tears to my eyes. So honest snd personal of you, but timely for me and instructive as I'm slipping more than drifting. so thank you. Diarise for intervention