Both kids are generally healthy...but. They both have trouble settling down for bed/night time. Fears rear up. "Bad thoughts" invade. Stomachs start to ache.
Our household is generally healthy...but. Dustiness and clutter persist. Time together, as a family, is very limited. Tension happens.
On top of that, we have one boy who entered double digits recently and one who is firmly now a tween. They are experiencing changes, daily, that are at times exciting and at times discomfiting.
So, these days of quiet rest-of-Winter beckon to me as an opportunity. We have a chance now to slow down. To pay attention. To nest and nurture. To play, to learn, to move...to rest, rest, rest.
The kids have been practicing their form of Qigong since the new year. Today, I brought them outside to incorporate a new exercise: hanging from a bar.
I tried it, too. I am not very strong. The brief stretch, however, was potent. I am convinced that is what finally got my stagnated period to flow.
Peace.
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