What I really WANTED for dinner tonight was ice cream, which would have been so easy considering there is an ice cream shop literally in my driveway (see photo). BUT…what my body really NEEDED was good nutrition and grounding.
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I’ve been in a bit of a (okay, I confess… enormous) mental funk the past few weeks as the reality of the enormity of my move to the opposite side of the continent has sunk in and the move date draws closer.
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The downsizing portion of it has been overwhelming both physically and emotionally, as at times it has felt just plain insurmountable. So. Much. Stuff! Downsizing from a large house to minimalistic city apartment dwelling is no easy feat..especially when you’re doing it all solo. Woe is me. 🎻 •••
What I was completely unprepared for was the HUGE emotions that would surface when thinking about all I’ll be leaving behind to start my life from scratch in a new city…the friendships I’ve built with amazing people (my tribe), my hairdresser, trusted mechanic, the grocery store I love to shop at, my dentist, Maple’s groomer. The list goes on. There have been tears, immense feelings of loneliness, and more tears. This isn’t my typical energy, so I’ve needed to learn to sit with these emotions and remind myself over and over again that everything always works out as it should.
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Circling back to wanting ice cream for dinner. When we are experiencing unusual amounts of stress or are sick, our bodies need good nutrition more than ever because stress puts an enormous burden on the body. As a society, we tend to nurture our stressed or sick bodies with junk foods rather than nourish them with good nutrition when it’s needed most. So rather than cave to my emotional craving, I decided to nourish my body instead with a delicious salad, ground beef with garlic, onions, olives & tomatoes, and for dessert I settled for whole fat plain yogurt with fresh blueberries and peaches which I ate while grounding outdoors with my best friend.
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