The Art of Actually Resting | Slow Living in Winter in the English Countryside Christmas Vlog UK

Rok returned again one week after the winter solstice The nights are long and light vanishes quickly This is a time of rest when nature allows itself a delay For many including me this is the most exciting time of the year It's fascinating how our ideas often don't align with those we hold dear I studied and built a long life for about 10 years Yet beyond what I learned I had a good experience but then I was destroyed and brought back to life again I'm sharing this with you to remind you that your work toward a calmer more peaceful life won't be easy We all run away from good habits or make foolish decisions The good part is that once you find the direction getting back on the right path somehow becomes easier September is always our busiest season and we are incredibly grateful We've been preparing for this most of the year and Andrzej is taking on the work alone Recently I've felt a deeper exhaustion which never comes from a store at all but from the constant stream of opinions and trends Of course this is partly self-inflicted This always happens every time I open social media and it remembered me again It's better not to open them too often This kind of fatigue builds quietly and almost inevitably as long as all that remains are those sensitive feelings of fleeing loss and angst Quick content has become a major part of our daily lives and I can't believe we haven't yet solved the tools for it o protect our minds from it It's incredible what it does for us I've never struggled with depression or angst yet I've consumed far too much social media It makes me feel flat and uncertain I have as much as I can share I'm a mother of two I run a business and write a blog record videos and hope to publish a few books I spent a decade practicing yoga and learning about nature and folklore yet the evening of cutting remains It still makes me feel inadequate I can't give you a single solution but this is how I cope with it It's simply a return to traditional peaceful values I turn off my phone and refocus my attention—back home I'll bake a cookie read a book fix an old painting These small yet genuine tasks They will bring us back to each other Right now they will steer us far from perfect homes and lives at exist only on our screens It reminds us that we are here to create to make to do and above all to live If you're wondering what I'm doing I'll apply a brown varnish to the painting of the state which depicts a village in Poland to which my excellent fathers arrived this was commissioned by my grandfather for my mother When I was about 7 years old my mother had a golden moment when she fixed several items around the house in a shiny gold lacquer including this painting And remarkably nearly 30 years later The golden polish remained just as radiant and perfect as it had been on the first day I love that the brown polis It makes things a bit easier without being too intrusive Another very special piece of artwork I'd like to show you It's a winter scene in a circular format rural Romania made by Andrzej's mother and recently gifted to us by her She knew how much I loved family history and that I was trying to protect as much as I could from both the Polish and Romanian sides e members of our family I believe this will be so meaningful for our children born in and born in Great Britain to have pieces of their heritage from the other side of Europe I'll tend to this nail polish as lovingly as I care for my mother's paintings I'm glad my mother trusted me with this Returning to the paint truly relaxing I think the most important thing is to remember that mental relaxation is key Rest is just as important as physical relaxation We all enjoy relaxing by sitting on the sofa lying in our peaceful bed after a long day yet too often we reached for the phone We've finished resting It might feel pleasant in this moment but it actually causes at our brains are working harder than ever Short quick videos one after another are designed to hold little emotional breaks a very short time One moment you're smiling then you feel surprised then inspired Then startled Within just a few minutes our brains are more stimulated than ever before in human history We'll repeat this day after day without end through the passage It's dangerous here because it will upset us in our everyday lives making it hard to focus on reading when doing simple household chores you'll find yourself turning even while watching a movie Sitting with friends It's a bit of a slant but thanks for that at many people are beginning to notice it and are seeking ways to heal I think this is one of the reasons Why my blog is performing so well My readers chose the ability to engage with longer-form content who feels calm and I hope inspiring it's the antidote to cynicism mind with terrifying content of which you don't even remember I don't want to scare you or make you feel hungry— quite the opposite I think things are better than headlines suggest Many people are starting to notice what's actually happening and slowly returns to offline hobbies or becomes more intentional about how they spend their time online Although I don't drink alcohol Soon I shared the metaphor with my readers and many of them truly recognized themselves in it When it comes to short-form content keep it as smooth as wine Fine if you've got a snippet or two and no one should drink six bottles a day The same applies to content Choose creators who align with your values ose who make you feel calm and at ease those who inspire you to experience what they share in the real world Social media are here to stay and we must learn to navigate them without leaving them behind It should be useful and enjoyable and how we perceive it matters makes all the difference Thank you for watching and I hope to see you on the blog