may\u00a0<\/em>have noticed an absence of IQs for the past two days.<\/p>\nIn a word? Overwhelm.<\/p>\n
I have been so utterly overwhelmed, and so “spent” that I haven’t had anything meaningful to say. I wish it were otherwise, and I feel bad for breaking my own commitment to publish every single day, but I guess something in me needed the time out.<\/p>\n
When my head gets really full, as I’ve probably written about before, I start to drop commitments. It’s like a built-in pressure-relief valve in my head.<\/p>\n
Recently I’ve become really solid on what\u00a0actually\u00a0<\/em>makes the biggest difference for my family – my paid work, and my health – and I take care of those things first. In itself, this is a big deal.<\/p>\nPreviously, I have shunned even the paid work part, meaning that I sabotage not only my own well-being, but that of my family too. (Not a good idea.)<\/p>\n
So I can at least say I’m getting better, which is kinda the point of this whole journey, right?<\/p>\n
Today’s IQ is all about letting my intuition take over, and simply dropping the IQs for a short break. During the past two days of non-publishing,\u00a0my\u00a0mind was going\u00a0crazy.\u00a0<\/em>In spite of this,\u00a0my heart and my soul felt a sense of relief at not publishing, which tells me that my soul needed the rest.<\/p>\nThe fact that this IQ has felt cathartic, fun, and of some value, tells me that I made the right decision.<\/p>\n
I hope you are well.<\/p>\n
With love,
\nIsrael. xo<\/p>\n
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