Hers was a simple question about a physical practice. And yet I was shocked at the amount of stuff it brought up for me. When she asked me this question, I understood in a rush how much my body missed it, how much I missed it.
And I started again, immediately: doing my simple long-ago-prescribed sports injury exercises in the doorframe, and queueing up 6-minute yoga videos in the living room once or twice a day. Until she asked me that simple question— do you stretch? We have a longstanding February practice here at Modern Mrs Darcy.
Last year, just after my mom died suddenly, I wrote about not the things that were saving me, exactly, but the things that were helping me keep my head above water. So much of what is saving me in this season is not new: dependable routines, long walks, morning reading. When I think flexibility , I think about being limber, responsive, resilient. I can take satisfaction and maybe even pleasure in resuming my doorway sports injury exercises and six-minute yoga videos.
Would you tell us? Tell us below, or link to your own blog or Instagram post below in the comments section. Love this practice—I appreciate how you do this every year! Yoga made an appearance on my list too! After twins I thought a singleton would be a breeze. So my list this year is all about the baby gear and mindset shifts and rhythms that are currently keeping me afloat.
I really love this practice and your question about stretching struck me similarly to the way it did when your friend asked you. I turned 40 a few months ago and the last six months even a little before my birthday a whole host of interesting changes with my body. My book club is a group of ladies that spans four generations and I am so grateful for our meetings where we talk deeply about our book and also get to connect it to our own lives. It always seems like little things are saving me.
