When rain cancels everything and you feel relieved, notice that. You might be more tired than you’ve admitted.
STILLNESS
WHAT THIS MEANS
Relief is a reading you did not have to take. Your body answers before your opinions do, and if the answer to a cancelled practice is a quiet thank you, you were running on less than you thought. People who are genuinely fine are usually disappointed when plans fall through.
The next time something gets called off, pay attention to the first second before you decide how to feel about it. If relief keeps showing up, do not wait for the weather. Take one thing off this week on purpose and sleep instead.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Has a canceled plan brought you relief lately instead of disappointment?
MORE IN SOLITUDE & SELF-KNOWLEDGE
- How you apologize says a lot. “Sorry you feel that way” and “I was wrong” are two different people.
- Spend a birthday morning alone for an hour before the texts start. Ask what you want this year to be about.
- People have stared into fires and thought things over for thousands of years. Sit by one and join them.
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.