Bye, Felicia!
Like most of you, December is when I take stock and get inspired for the coming year.
“This time, I want to do a remix: Gregorian timing with a Lunar New Year practice.”
A notable part of Gregorian December is getting gifts. As for Lunar New Year, a common practice is to tidy up right before; cleaning is a symbol of sweeping out any misfortune or bad luck. One practice is to “take in” while the other is to “take out.”
So this time around, I want to do a cleaning of the mind as a gift to myself. What have I picked up this year that I want to let go of?
Qualifying things as binary when I react. Oh, how quickly I say “that’s so good!” or “hey, guys” when other options are available, such as “that’s the one!” or “hey, everyone.”
Listening to voice notes or videos at 2x speed. I notice it feeds my impatience and a belief that I take too long to say what’s on my mind because it sounds like everyone else is talking faster.
Subtly controlling others’ emotions. It sucks to see someone you deeply care for get hurt or overwhelmed. I’m starting to see that it’s just as meaningful when I sit quietly with them rather than offer solutions.
Judgmental self-statements. This has been a multi-year effort but nowadays it sounds like “that sucks” or “wow, I should have known better.” This still seeps into my subconscious and eat away at my confidence when I made the best decisions I could with the information I had.
These may sound small but keep in mind that what you water is what grows in your garden — and that includes the weeds. 🌱
It’s time to make more space for the good stuff in life. Bye, Felicia!
💬 SO I WANT TO ASK YOU
What have you picked up this year that you can let go of?
Not sure where to start? Let’s figure it out together.
