Do you think that routine sometimes gets in the way of following your gut instinct?
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I’ve been learning to not go against my gut feeling. So I try not to compromise or go against myself cuz I find that I’m very hard on myself & forgive or give myself grace when I have an “I told ya moment” I feel like my gut feeling is all I’ve got so if I don’t listen to them at then I’ve disrespected myself some how. & then I’m my own worst critic
@Jasmin how would you manage this if it conflicted with something like going to work?
A few weeks back I was meant to go into the office but had a gut feeling not to go. I decided to call in and wfh instead. Later that afternoon I saw a news report there was an incident at the train station and the whole place was shut down for 5 hours!
@Sorrel I have a litttle bit of unconventional thinking in the sense that I try my best to not be “defined” by anything so I had to learn that my work/job doesn’t define me or mean anything in the grande scheme of things cuz I can always get “replaced” at any minute. So I just went to work cuz it pays my bills/lifestyle so I gotta change my bills & my lifestyle so I don’t have to rely on a job. This type of thinking made me let go of a lot of systems I felt forced to parcipate in this thing called life, it was like shackles had been lifted lol. So long story short, If Im getting a gut feeling for a reason abt something or some1, And I can’t ignore that, I would have to call in for that day worst comes to worst It would lead me to possibly quit if that it was a constant bad gut feeling
@Sorrel this is why one of the reasons I find motherhood to be very difficult cuz for the first time in long time I feel so “vulnerable” to the world & it’s systems again lol cuz I was such a free bird before bt now I’m like someones mother. Can’t just “quit” jobs like I used to just because of a gut a feeling lol. Like literally defined by this title lol 😭 cuz I got a human being who depends on me. Life was easier when it was just me myself. I used to be so I independent in so many ways bt motherhood made me so dependent to a certain extent. My mental health is in the shitter lol so that just added on to the list of sacrifices one takes on in motherhood X
@Jasmin sending hugs🤗x
@Jasmin you’re right, I think motherhood can be so full of contradictions and double edge swords. Work simultaneously becomes more and less important. Your world can become smaller when you need people more than ever before. The list goes on! Look after yourself and take chances to be that free bird where you can, she’s still in there. This is just a season of life. X
Yes, I think so! For me it’s a bit of a mix of gut instinct but also energy/ motivation. Sometimes I’m completely in the zone for a particular thing but can’t do it because of other commitments. Or times when I’ve felt something isn’t a great idea but haven’t had much choice but to follow through on it. I would be nice to have the freedom to follow what you feel you should be doing.