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参What I've learned

Six things that helped me, in case they help you.

Found in my own life first, then in the research.

01

Support before effort

Small supports around my days made the effort lighter.

Try thisPick one thing you decide every day, and decide it once for the whole week.

02

Rest made room for everything else

My clearest thinking comes after rest, not in the middle of the grind.

Try thisBefore a big decision, rest first: a walk, a nap, a night’s sleep. Then decide.

03

Listening to my body first

When I calmed my body first, my mind followed.

Try thisNext time you feel rushed, ask what you notice in your body before you ask what to do.

04

Patterns as messengers

What kept repeating was trying to tell me something.

Try thisName one thing that keeps repeating, and ask what it might be protecting.

05

Honest about how I really am

Telling the truth about how I really was, starting with myself, made life feel light.

Try thisNext time someone asks how you are, notice what's actually true before you answer.

06

Remembering who I am

I didn't need someone new. I needed to remember who I was.

Try thisWrite down three things you loved before anyone told you who to be.

The work draws on NeuroscienceThe nervous systemEnergy and Human DesignFocusHow people relateHow adults growJungian psychologySystems thinkingContemplative practice

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