Peace in a Pod

Let me run a hypothetical by you, and see if you relate. For a period of time (can be a number of days to a couple of weeks), you just don’t feel yourself, you don’t feel good, things are stressful, and it’s like you’re running on empty. You have a working knowledge of well-being and what you should do in order to get yourself out of the rut you’re in - a walk, a DMC with a close friend, reducing your screen time, lighting a candle and doing some meditation - but for whatever reason, the thoughts of doing those things are enough to give you hives, despite knowing how beneficial these acts of self-care are. We speaking the same language? For the past few weeks, I found myself feeling quite low. Nothing too serious, thankfully, but all the same just not my contented self. School was more stressful than usual, my disillusion with the seemingly never-ending lockdown and COVID was growing, and there has been such horrifying, saddening news in the media of late too, and it just felt like, ra...

To be quite honest, I wasn’t sure if I felt up to writing a piece this week. In recent times I have allowed myself to post fortnightly rather than the usual weekly, as is the case when life gets a bit busy, but almost a whole 2 weeks had passed and I found myself inwardly groaning at the fact I needed to come up with something, anything, for a blog post this week. And funnily enough, that prickly reluctance I felt gnawing away at me to produce something provoked, in itself, a whole load of questions. Questions like, “Who am I doing this for?” “Why can’t I just say no to things?” “Am I burning the candle at both ends?” Now, no-one is holding a gun to my head when it comes to this blog; I want to do it. It fulfils me, as I'm sure your profession and hobbies do you, despite the time and effort they require. Striking this balance can be so hard. I’m sure at least one of those questions mentioned above resonates with you, reader, and your own personal and professional struggles of late...