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January is a month that is hard on everyone.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The holidays are over, it\u2019s still dark outside and yet, everyone expects us to be bubbly, full of good intentions, working hard on new goals we need to reach.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n But what if we got it all wrong?<\/p>\n What if we are not supposed to jump into new adventures just yet?<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n What if January is not the month to make new plans, to start doing new things?<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Lots of people set intentions, but leave them at the doorstep after a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n How come?<\/p>\n Where do we go wrong?<\/p>\n Why do we fail?<\/span><\/p>\n We are part of nature, but do we look at what nature is doing this time of year?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Do we observe, and learn?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n No,<\/span><\/strong> we think we are above the laws of nature, and we keep pushing through.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Is it any wonder we feel blue?<\/p>\n Is it abnormal that we feel tired and want to go to bed early?<\/p>\n No!<\/p>\n Nature is still.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Nature rests.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Nature prepares in silence for the new spring.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n All is quiet and hibernating.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n What if we all try to be gentle to ourselves and ease* through January instead of pushing through?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n I understand that most of us can\u2019t just sleep through it and wake up in Springtime. \uf04a<\/p>\n But what if we tried to do a little less, sleep a little more.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n If you have been reading my articles, you know I am all about simplifying.<\/p>\n So let\u2019s revue our lives for a moment.<\/p>\n Look at what is too much right now.<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s so easy to let your life get full again. Me too, I had a very full, stressful year and now I consciously want to simplify<\/span><\/strong> my life again:<\/p>\n Less stuff<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Less to do\u2019s<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Less appointments<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Less hassle<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Less pressure<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Less complicating life.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n I am consciously switching to<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n More quiet time<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n More meditations<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n More being in nature<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n More sleep<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n More relaxing time<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n More drinking water<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n More health<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n More exercise.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n What if all of our New Year\u2019s resolutions could be, no resolutions at all.<\/p>\n Just easing through wintertime.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Gently preparing for springtime.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n I highly recommend:<\/p>\n – Have a gentle evening ritual*<\/span><\/strong>*l so that you can have a good night sleep.<\/p>\n – Wake up softly<\/span><\/strong> and start your day in a relaxing way.***<\/p>\n Away from mails, news, phone messages\u2026 just breathe, awaken, take your time before you jump into your day.<\/p>\n – Clear your agenda<\/span><\/strong> of all the too much.<\/p>\n Even too much fun activities are too much. Build in peace and quiet. Build in time to just breathe.<\/p>\n – Take care of your body<\/span><\/strong>****:<\/p>\n eat more healthily, drink more water, exercise more, \u2026<\/p>\n – Make space in your head<\/span><\/strong>*****.<\/p>\n Let go of old battles, worry less, make time to do nothing at all. If you know that more than 90% of what we worried about, never actually happens, then I think we can safely start worrying less. And even if stressful things happen, worrying about them never changed a thing.<\/p>\n I\u2019ll keep it short this week.<\/span> Nothing new, just some light reading, no heavy thinking required, just a gentle reminder.<\/p>\n Just a permission slip* to ease through January.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Thank you all for reading me, and for supporting me on Medium! If you want unlimited access to all of my articles, and of many other authors, you can become a Medium Member. You\u2019ll be supporting me and all the other authors. Many, many thanks to you all!!!<\/p>\n Katrien<\/p>\n *\u201dGentle\u201d by Courtney Carver.<\/p>\n **\u00a0\u00bbNight Time: Sweet Dreams, Or Waking Hours?\u00a0\u00bb by Katrien Degraeve.<\/p>\n ***\u00a0\u00bbHappy Mornings, Happy Days. Happy Days, Happy Life\u00a0\u00bb. by Katrien Degraeve.<\/p>\n ****\u201dLess is Yes!, part 2\u201d by Katrien Degraeve.<\/p>\n *****\u201dLess is Yes!, part 3\u201d by Katrien Degraeve.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" January is a month that is hard on everyone. The holidays are over, it\u2019s still dark outside and yet, everyone expects us to be bubbly, full of good intentions, working hard on new goals we need to reach. But what if we got it all wrong? 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