intentions
The last three months of the year are the hardest ones. Work gets a lot busier, and that makes me more tired. I have to watch out more that I adjust my life according to the lower energy level I have during the darker months. This is all not a problem. It's a matter of mindset and adjusting expectations.
After these busier months, I start to slow down. At the end of the year, around Christmas time (like now), there's more headspace to take up new things.
Some people make New Year's resolutions. I like to set intentions. No hard goals, just a list of things that I would like to put my focus on. And if it doesn't work for some reason, I can either get back to it later. Or it's a sign that it just doesn't work at this moment.
I see intentions as a more organic way of pointing myself to the direction(s) I want to go
my intentions for 2026
meditating
One of the things that I would like to have more in 2026, is a clear and balanced mind. This means more meditating.
At the moment, I am not meditating at all. And I have a hard time keeping a schedule with it. One of the reasons, is that I did not find 'my style' with meditation. There are so many styles that I still have to look into. And I feel like it also changes a lot, what works best. For 2026 I want to dive deeper into the different styles to find the best way for me to meditate. In January I will start with meditation before bed, to get a good sleeping schedule. And then work from there.
qi gong
In November, I switched qi gong teachers and my practice has changed a lot since then. I've been practicing 3-4 times a week and this is something I want to keep doing. My intention for the coming year is to stick with the daily routines.
one space, one garden
I am currently in the process of deleting all my blogs and transferring everything here. I want one space, one garden that I have to tend to. Where I collect everything that I do, read, listen to, hear, and experience.
I added my garden to the navigation (see on the left), as a start.
more art
I'm currently working on transferring my art to this blog. This made me realize that my art is suffering tremendously the last months, even years. This month I wrote a post - full circle - about my daily ritual of journaling (quite extensively). And how this is keeping me from having time for other things.
Since the arrival of our daughter 5 year ago, my art is not a priority anymore (not to blame my daughter, at all... but family life is different from just married life). But it is true that art is the first thing that is shoved to the background when life gets busier. My intention is to create more time for art in 2026!