I’m sharing some updates on my dreamy early morning routine, and then I dive into what happened when I went on my first solo overnight backpacking trip. Well, I wasn’t completely alone because I brought Cauchy with me but I didn’t see another human out on the trail. I talk about a “cheetah in still mode” versus a “cheetah in action mode” and my plans for the rest of the month. If you find yourself in transition and are ready to soften and allow instead of controlling and taking action, then this is right up your alley! 

Timestamps

[0:29] Opening thoughts 

[0:53] Life updates

[0:58] “Falling out of routine” and reframing what it means to shift out of routine

[1:40] Leaning into the energy of each season

[3:46] Sometimes you have to just ride the waves

[4:00] Sharing my experience going backpacking for the first time alone (just me and Cauchy)

[5:33] I like doing things alone and and comfortable being out by myself and backpacking felt like a new way to push myself outside my comfort zone

[6:20] I had a vision of being out in nature, completely at peace and calm but that’s not what happened

[7:27] I’m still processing everything that came up during that experience

[7:40] I’m proud of myself for doing something I didn’t have to do!

[8:15] When you’re alone there’s no external motivation

[8:40] There were so many moments I want to complain when the hike got hard

[8:51] I recorded videos on my phone to help me acknowledge that it was hard and to help motivate myself.

[9:14] I had a moment where I felt like I should “push through” and I reframed that “push through” energy

[9:55] Taking a break and going slowly was an act of self-love. Taking a break is an act of deep self-care

[11:27] It felt like growth to say “I love myself and I don’t need to compete with anyone else or even a past version of me.”

[11:44] Every day we wake up feeling different and we can honor the energy of each day.

[12:58] I did crave being home and being comfortable again, but I was able to calm myself down again.

[14:28] This trip softened me.

[14:58] A highlight of the trip was witnessing the sky with the stars and the moon and an outline of the mountain.

[15:32] I thought being out in the dark would be a hurdle to overcome but it’s the moment where I felt the most at peace.

[16:14] I’ve been physically recovering and sitting with all the new facets that revealed themselves. 

[17:17] Working for myself, I felt a pressure to create a schedule outside of a traditional 9-5 job so that I wasn’t trying to run errands and compete with the flow of people on that schedule

[17:33] Having an office space and more traditional hours feels exciting and I’m looking forward to being more in the collective energy

[17:47] The office space I’m considering is more in a central location

[20:14] I’ve been defining more what I’m craving in routine and allowing myself to be surprised by what feels right

[20:36] I’m trying to let things unfold naturally

[21:27] I have a lot of fun activities planned for the rest of the month and my intention is to find more time to just be

[22:04] A cheetah in still mode versus cheetah in action mode

[22:30] My Inner Voice is pushing me to embrace these two sides of a cheetah and I’m currently in “still mode”

[23:28] If you’re in an in-between, I invite you to embrace “cheetah in still mode” with me and allow everything to unfold when it’s time

[24:37] Closing 

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