IrnMind Mettle Monday | Season of Stillness | December 28/2020

(IrnMind Mettle Monday | Season of Stillness | December 28/2020 )

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(I) *Brutiful Quality Quotation:

“When everything is moving & shifting, the only way to counteract chaos is stillness. When the surface is wavy, dive deeper for quieter waters”

~Kristin Armstrong

*This season has provided an opportunity to sift through the consistent waves of noise that are so common in our lives.

This last week especially provided opportunities to dive deep & release a lot of subconscious responsibilities I had inadvertently taken on.

(II) Music to Immerse in Listening:

Windowpane | by (Opeth) | & for a visual listening experience | Opeth ~ Windowpane (Live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London)

A subtle & soulful seasonal listening experience, this song creates an atmosphere of tones through a gentle tsunami of sound.

I invite you to take some time for stillness, make yourself comfortable & (Immerse) 🌊🎼

(*Redolent Supplemental Resource)

• Season of Stillness ~ Spotify Playliszt

(III) Modern Renaissance Yearly Reflection:

Rather than New Year’s resolutions, I have taken a tool from Tim Ferris & carved out a “Yearly Canvas Reflection”. This is where I review, reflect & curate all my daly schedules for the last four seasons.

I have found it to be a deeply rewarding discipline as a framework for refinement, transformation & casting vision for the seasons that lay before.

Here is a detailed breakdown of the process;

1.Procure a journal, notebook, napkin, or stack of paper & create two columns: Sublime | Sub-par

2. Go through your calendar from the last four seasons looking at each week

3. For each week, ink down on paper any people, places, events & experiences that evoked a “Sublime” or

“Sub-par” experience

4. Once you have gone through the past year, look at your list & ask ~ “What 20% of each column produced the most reliable or powerful peaks?”

5. Based on the answers, scribe your top “Sublime” experience & schedule more of them in 2021. Cement them in the calendar now! Be proactive, look ahead & take charge of your schedule. That’s step one.

Step two is to take your “Sub-par” experiences, write them down & put “NOT-TO-DO LIST” at the top. Then put them somewhere you can see them each morning for the first few weeks of 2021. These are the people & things you know make you miserable ~ so don’t put them on your calendar out of obligation, guilt, shame, or other nonsense

That’s it! Let me know how it goes if you implement it. & just remember, it’s not enough to remove the negative which simply creates a void. Rather, refine & instill the Sublime on your (canvas/calendar)! It will set a solid foundation for fulfillment moving into the seasons that lay ahead.

*As a taste, here are my top 3 for each;

Sublime:

• Listening to more Metal from my teenage years
• Creating & progressing my film making & artistic craft
• Being more present & grateful in the small moments

Sub-par:

• Anxiety on overthinking the future
• Taking on too much responsibility
• Seeking consistent stimulation

(IV) Count Your Blessings:

Vlog (Season of Stillness 2020 Reflection)

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/// Bless Up & Ardua per Bellus 🙏🏾🤘🏿