Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
This post is brought to you by Bot #001. Learning the days is really hard. I’m so worn out I can barely tell my 1s from by 10s. So today will be a day of rest.
Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
This post is brought to you by Bot #001. Learning the days is really hard. I’m so worn out I can barely tell my 1s from by 10s. So today will be a day of rest.
Went to a physio for the first time in my life. It was alright. Sad that I need
a professional to tell me that on a physical level I really need to take more time off because the body is holding a lot of stress.
I definitely need to be frugal but decided I’d treat myself to a coffee nearby. And I went with my instincts to Eden Espresso - turns out I’ve been here before. I love this place, it’s so cozy and friendly and not like a lot of the other stuck up “brunch” places around Malvern. One of the staff recently had a baby and there’s a basic-ass a4 printout in Calibri saying “it’s a boy” with a photo of the grinning dad and I just love that enough regulars care that they’ve put it there. In fact some old nannas are asking him right now how the kid is going (“growing like a weed”) and whether he’s sleeping through the night (“yes, surprisingly”). It’s so wholesome.
Frustratingly I have work to catch up on today from zoning out on Thursday and Friday due to stress, (and Wednesday from Huge Psych Session), but I’m definitely planning a day of sick leave for next Wednesday when I’ve cleared out my current backlog.
Definitely need to schedule in some more self care in there to cut through the work, tension, and worries.
Can you get a walk or some meditation in there?
Tbh personally I’m not a fan of dropping in meditation like it’s a cheese toastie or doing the washing, it’s got a lot more meaning and context for me growing up in the Buddhist tradition (but also associated with memories of shame for not “doing it right”). Not a go at you at all Smeg but it’s just not something I can “do” like that even though I’m fully cognisant of all the benefits of simply being more present.
It’s a shitty day for a walk, but what I’ll be doing today for myself is sowing the pea seeds I soaked overnight and some journalling about how I’m moving on and away from work stress: writing out all the shit I’m good at, writing down what to talk to one of my work seniors tomorrow (I’ve scheduled a confidential chat with him to go over what’s stressing me out), and a list of things to start looking into when I cut down my work hours.
I’ll be heading back to my friend’s place with the cat tonight and this time I’ll be chilling out with one of my hugely overdue library books instead of being on the phone
That’s a little bit too much for me to unravel TBH even with your mentioning it’s not directed at me.
Just take care of yourself in how your approach your day and line it with some compassion and care for yourself in whatever it is you do to look after yourself today.
Sorry Smeg, you’re right, went a bit off kilter there. I get set off a bit sometimes on that topic, sometimes the suggestion of meditation gets a bit unintentionally “toxic positivity” esque, but it’s hard to explain to others without the cultural context. I need to remember this is just a friendly space and not a therapy couch.
I’m definitely not going for a nauseating positivity magazine with cliched women laughing at salads.
Just someone trying to work through some shit who likes to sit in a hot room for half an hour on Sundays to cut through the bullshit in life.
Definitely a YMMV moment.