The Januarys!
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
- I'm having a bumpy start to January so it's official, I am definitely experiencing the January Blues plus a load of other stuff that life seems to be throwing me right now. Sharing my tale in case anyone else can relate and is also feeling the January Blues... hopefully helping us not to feel all alone in our challenging feelings. As usual, leave your comments, thoughts and own experiences down below in the comments section. We can share our 'happenings' and offer support in this very special community of loving beings. Sharing and telling our stories to help process and heal our souls.
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This poem made me think of you. "You may think yourself lazy and flawed. Yet your body is made of almost exactly the same elements as the stars. Your bone composition matches the coral in the seas and you,my friend, are ruled by the moon and the sun. Whether you like it or not. So no,you are not lazy, Nature is simply pulling you to slow like the life,floral and fauna around you. It is not your moment to rise. It is winter, you are wintering. And are right on time. " ~ Wintering by Donna Ashworth
Wintering. Love that word.
I had just shared this with my sisters recently! I love it…and I too was about to share it with Wendy! I’ m wintering too!
So lovely! I'm going to frame that and pull it out to hang when i put up my Christmas decorations.
Yes, It love this! Thank you for sharing - it is just what I needed! 💕
I don't take credit for sharing this because my sister shared it with me first. That's the beauty of sharing especially amongst sisters.
I'm having a bumpy start to January so it's official, I am definitely experiencing the January Blues plus a load of other stuff that life seems to be throwing me right now. Sharing my tale in case anyone else can relate and is also feeling the January Blues... hopefully helping us not to feel all alone in our challenging feelings. As usual, leave your comments, thoughts and own experiences down below in the comments section. We can share our 'happenings' and offer support in this very special community of loving beings. Sharing and telling our stories to help process and heal our souls.
Thank you so much for being here keeping me company in our little corner of RUclips. Love you all to bits, Wendy. Xx
Def can relate to this January BLAH 😢 blip…and I optimistically call it a blip as I wish it to pass TODAY, please. Art has been my comfort and my rock…even when I don’t do it, but just think of it, dream of it…
@@dianagilbert8690 aww, soft hugs for your Januarys! xxxxxx
I can totally relate to life throwing too much at you. I've had so much going on the last 8 years. I'm wondering when I'm ever going to get a break!.
I too feel this in January, winter in general. It seems New York weather is comparable to yours. The cold damp and change from freezing cold a few days to warm and unseasonable and back again sets off the arthritis in my hands especially. Makes me not want to create. Also post holidays I think sadness of missing loved ones now gone. But life comes in cycles . Keep our chins up and the warm sun will soon shine ❤️
Hugs I call cabin fever 🤒
My granny used to tell us as children, that the reason mother was sad was because every autumn/winter, mothers mood would 'fall with the leaf'. At the time, I didn't understand, but as I grew into adulthood, it all became clearer 🍂🍁. Mother suffered this malady all her life and with the approach of spring, she would begin to emerge and with this, her smile and laughter would return. Sadly, both granny and mother are no longer around.
awww!!! they were both wise, xxxxxxx
What a lovely way to to view our changing mood and energy. Hoping spring breezes come early for you. Warm gentle hug from Australia.
@@theunexpectedgypsy thank you Wendy 💕🤗💕
@@suev4143 thank you Sue for your kind words 💕🤗
That's so sad and beautiful in equal measure...c'est comme ca
I can only hope that you feel the support and good wishes from this beautiful community you have created! I watch your videos and often feel like you are speaking to me or about how I am feeling in, that moment! And although we have never met, I feel as though I am spending time with an old friend. I am grateful that you are here on this platform, honestly sharing your thoughts and feelings with us. It has helped me very much. Give yourself all the Grace, you can and know that you are not alone in your feelings! Thank you, Wendy, for being you!!
I definitely feel you yes thank you so so much for keeping me company and encouraging me so much 🙏🙏🌟🌟☕️🫖😚😚😚🥰🥰
Agree
I as well feel this way.
"Shine when you can, cacoon when you need." Love that ♥
thank you xxxx
Written in my journal.
@@anne-mariburger4201 honoured xxxx
Brazilian here! We don't really talk about it here, but I can definitely feel around everywhere the energy drop that happens on January. I think though that it happens mainly because of the end of the holidays and because of the process of going back to work after our vacation time - people tend to go on vacation around this time to enjoy the holidays a little longer. We do have a lot more sunshine than you guys, but when you are stuck inside an office space it's hard to get the right amount of vitamin D. I've just been going really slowly and giving myself the space and care I need, even though I've gone back to work, because the januaries hit me hard. I would suggest anyone that needs uplifting right now to try and find happiness around you in spite of the difficult circumstances (whichever they are). Anything can be a source of happiness and comfort, even if it is a tiny little thing - such as a cup of tea in an early morning!
For I think the first time ever I'm experiencing the January blues. Then I came by a post by a biologist online, about folk getting SAD lamps and she shared interesting thoughts. That we shouldn't need a lamp to help us beat the blues, we just need more rest. That as human, sentient beings, our circadian rhythm is different in the darker, winter months. And yet, we're conditioned go wake up, school run, work etc. at the same pace as in the lighter summer months.
The winter blues can often be caused by living in capitalist society. So we don't the need to pressure ourselves to make plans and fill up the calendar or journal our goals. We can take it as slow as the snowdrops do. Moving slowly through the first days, weeks and months of the year. I hope this helps whoever reads this, as much as it helped me. Just be 🙏🏻💗
I so agree with you, we should be able to go with the flow of each season, but commerce has it otherwise!
I absolutely agree and much prefer to go natural route if I can... more rest, earlier nights ect! snuggle snuggle... lovely helpful comment thank you so much xxx
Merci ⚘️ pour votre réponse !
So true.
The whole of December is taken up with the busyness of Christmas, by January a well deserved break or slowdown is essential.
Grace is such a perfect word. Shakespeare said that “Expectation is the root cause of all heartache” and I believe when we set unrealistic expectations for ourselves, it can make one feel sad and like we let ourselves down. It’s cold, wet and dreary here in Canada and like so many, January can be tough so I’ve decided to make Grace my word of the month. I so appreciate your honesty and vulnerability which helps others, myself included, not feel alone. A big hug from across the ocean ❤. I’m going to now do my own journal page and thank you for the inspiration 😊
Awww soft hugs for your Canadian Januarys xx😚😚😚🌟🌟🌟☕️☕️☕️🫖🫖🫖
Yes!
Expectations - so true. But I think even small expectations can be disappointing so then perhaps they too need to be let go of. Of all the years I've watched this channel and have reached out, I have never gotten a response back. I have an expectation that communication is a two way streak but it hasn't turned out that way. AM Letting go, letting go, letting go.
@@sagepremoe1565 well today I see your comment dear Sage! I read as many as possible I promise you xxxx So I sending biggest softest hugs to you and say a big thank you for keeping me company so long xxxxxxxx
So many of us wanted to jumpstart 2023 with optimism and a new attitude and set of habits. But we are all struggling as the world is struggling. Love the idea of giving ourselves a little extra grace. Better times will come as we move forward step by step.
January is a time to rest, ponder and wait for the sleeping land to awaken. Time for plans and the body to heal 🌳🌲🧙♀️❤️
yes!!! naps and slow things!!!
January in Australia has always been an endurance exercise for me, Wendy! I am usually having to cope with sweltering humidity all day and into the night unless we are blessed with a torrid storm to cool things down a little. Heat is never a friend to us menopausal flushing women either! I can admit to being envious of white Christmases and cold rain that you have up there. This year is the first Summer that I can say I am actually enjoying but only because we are coming off the back of an El Nino event. We are being blessed with cool nights, fresh mornings and 28c degree days on average with rain showers. Very pleasant overall for this Fire sign! Here endth the weather report 😄 I hope you can negotiate the blues and continue to "Grace" us with your presence despite not feeling your best...what is that anyway? We all show up and do what we can together don't we. I so love your fairies, they bring a smile to my heart ♥ Sunshiny blessings, love and bright light coming your way from over the sea 🙏🥰
Agree, I live in Perth Australia there’s times I’d sell my soul for freezing cold winters day ,the summers can be brutal .Take care.
Just understanding the concept of "january blues" has helped me today...this too shall pass, but in the meantime i can find coziness, self care, deep breaths, nice walks and just feel my way to the sunshine each day as i walk forward into this year. Thank you so much for your healing words and positive ways of seeing life!
Really appreciate your comments!
it shall pass yes... xxx and happy coziness to you to see you through x
Hi Wendy. Im in New Zealand and the summer and light always makes me feel okay. I tell myself every summer that I will not let winter blues and cabin fever affect me, but it sneaks in. So yes for me the light and warmth does help.
it does sneak in doesn't it... xxxx thanks for your thoughts too as a New Zealander! xxx
Oh Dear Wendy! I definitely have the Januarys too. In Maine, here in the NE of the US, the doctors say we should all be taking Vitamin D3. Not enough sunshine to keep our solar batteries charged. Love to you and thanks for the inspiration. ❤❤❤
I just ordered some more D3 too so must have known!!! Keep your chin up sweetheart! xxxxxxxx
Same in the Pacific Northwest. I also use a "happy light" - full spectrum light 2x day. Even in summer, here on my part of the Oregon coast, we have fog most days when just a few miles inland, the sun is shining.
Many years ago, helping out on a nature walk at my son’s school in late autumn the teacher pointed out the buds for next spring were already formed behind the falling leaves. For some reason this greatly lifts my heart to think that even now, in the depths of winter, those buds are there, just waiting for the right time to grow, 💗
I'm from New Zealand in the southern hemisphere, and while there has still been the odd lovely sunny days, our summer has been nothing but storms, and a Cyclone since- well, before the summer solstice.
On the grey rainy days it's very unmotivating. I just want to curl up, and it can be frustrating feeling uninspired waiting for summer to begin.
But your videos have helped reignite that dim creative spark that often feels dangerously close to smouldering out so thank you Wendy for these beautiful videos. Even the glum ones brighten my day 💖
I echo much of what you say - very tired this winter - sleeping alot on the rainy days - allowing myself to nurture, accept this is a resting time and cocoon. Reminding myself I had two surgeries last year and am still recovering. Winter is a time of nesting and resting. Spring awakens all the ideas we wrote down and thought about all winter. I love your word for now, 'Grace', it's exactly the same conclusion I came to for myself. To love on myself and just 'allow'....I love your fairies and all of your beautiful words of wisdom. Food for the soul. Thank you 💛🧡💛
Hello Wendy, I live in the blue mountains in Sydney Australia, the weather is a little up and down atm but we've had some great hot sunny days . I agree that dull dark or rainy days can pull you down .
I love your self nurturing and walks in the woods, I'm not keen on walking in the bush here because of the snakes that hide so well 😳..
I was born and lived in Nottingham England till I was 16yrs old and loved walking in the woods and picking blue bells for my teachers, it's such a different exsperience than the bush here.
I love art, drawing, sewing, journaling and craft in general, your studio is so delicious and inviting wuth your plants and fairy lights .
I keep practising face's but not so good at them ..
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and intentions for moving through this year , I'm 71 in April and I'm going to move forward this year more slowly and with purpose, find more me time , plus gentle exercise and more meditation.
I'm cutting back on gifts for others and start making more plus buying second hand stuff .
Do you mind me asking if you regret selling your beautiful home ??
My wife and I are selling our house and going renting , as the interest rates are so high, plus insurance increases and endless maintenance, it's all taking its toll on us ..
Thank you for another delightful vlog full of inspiration and honesty, we love everyone you share ..love and blessings from Ella and Ria 🙏❣️🙏❣️
You are so not alone in feeling this way. So much has happened in the first 2 weeks of this new year that it feels like it should be about November by now! Overwhelmed is the word for January at the moment. We're all in this together.
Oh gosh yes, perfectly described… softest hugs for your Januarys 😚😚🌟🌟🫖🫖🥰🥰
Our society has trained us to be doers. To our detriment. Sometimes, more often, we just need to be.
I could never express how much your videos have meant to me in this short time that I've been watching. I mentioned on another one how I've been bedridden, and mostly alone, for many years. That burden has been tremendous, coupled by the fact that I've been unable to develop any support system to help me through. It's just a monotonous day-after-day, skin of the teeth survival through isolation, sickness and never being able to do the things I long for so much. Most recently, in the last three weeks, I suffered a serious bout of depression, something I've seldom experienced in my life, and... how do I say... it was met with something much the opposite of grace from the only person I do see, the one who manages my care. I suffered seriously and came out only by prayer. My emotions were still quite sore and watching this video has done something to help mend them. I too do not always agree with some of the methods you mention, and yet I believe I came upon your videos by divine purpose and will take away the invaluable helps I'm finding in them. I was surprised by tears flowing through this one, as well as the need to watch it repeatedly. For the the first time in my life I felt accepted, cared about, validated, valued. I thank you.
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I'm in New Zealand, top of the South Island. The sunny days are lovely and long but like you, I've got the 'Januarys'. Went for a walk by a river this afternoon and the energy from the water always lifts me. I think it's the general bad energy covering the world at present that is a problem. Pain doesn't help either. I hope your hip heals. Thanks for your videos. I'm 76 next month, an artist all my adult life, and you are the only 'friend' I can go to lovely places with. Keep up the lovely videos.
Thanks to you have learned the value and love of twinky lights and have them in all of my favorite rooms. They have done much to brighten my Jan/Feb days.
Have you ever seen the kids movie “INSIDE OUT” … Joy ran about fantastically trying to stop Sadness taking over, (that’s what I remember) .. But Sadness did unite with Joy as it was needed at the time and the result was a beautiful healing glow…. Thank you for this treasure Wendy… By the way, I live in Australia, there is still the “down” that comes after the “up” of celebration and holidays. The weather does make it easier…. January is a great time to pursue wonder and enjoy the “transition” 😊
not seen that one no, but will seek it out! xxx big loves to you and thanks for sharing your experience too in sunnier climes xx
You have inspired me so much, that I feel wonderful this January....I have renewed my love for art and have been creating like a mad woman! I just wanted to thank you for your beautiful videos; they are all so kind and sweet and they have helped me immensely. I know this time of year is tough for a lot of people, but for some reason I feel its a wonderful time for renewal and hope and goals and intentions. I love the word Grace....we all need to show ourselves Grace more than we do. And its also ok to hibernate when we need to. Please take care, and know that you are much loved here.
I’m in New Zealand - I don’t know about anyone else, but I feel what you describe in August. When the light is so slow in coming back, getting up and coming home from work in the dark, too bad weather to get out in nature as much as I’d like - winter has gone on too long and the signs of spring aren’t there yet. January is the summer holidays - down here in the Southern Hemisphere it is a relaxed time after the craziness of Christmas.
Thank you for sharing your mirror of creativity and compassion.
Your videos bring me calm.
You remind me to get outdoors for nature has no agenda except our highest good.
I am wishing you peace and courage and rest, Wendy.
Here in Australia, we are experiencing a deluge like no other. The rain is relentless, the heat immense. The light and the hope comes from people like yourself, who delve deep into resilience and grace. However, when the sun radiates and the skies blue, there is no other place to be.
January is always hard for me too. It is a slow time of year with a lot of darkness and often, here in Colorado, a lot of snow. I always appreciate seeing the days grow longer. Spring will be here be we know it!
Cokoonyish greetings from Berlin to you and everybody reading ❤
Sunshine heals the soul! I find myself even during the winter months looking for when the sun peeps out. Going out on the land finding that warmth on my face even when it’s cold out!
Sending love and sunshine ✨✨✨
Mississippi xxx
I don’t have the Januarys, but I definitely felt the holidays. I love what you said about shining when you can and cocooning when you need. And to be soft on yourself if you need to cocoon a little longer. That really resonated with me. I had a big dose of sadness, loss, and grief hit my life in 2021. Although people say they understand and grief has no time limit, I feel like they’re now saying “Move on already”. I have been allowing myself some Grace…but I just want/need to cocoon a little longer. I love that you take walks in the rain. We don’t do that here in the Midwest United States…but it looks so lovely that I may just give it a try! All the best!
Oh I've always walked in the rain and can truly recommend it!! xxx My take on grief is that it never goes... it just ebbs and flows like everything else... cocoon as long as you need and then come out and go back in whenever you like!!! xxxxx
Please do not let anyone pressure you into letting go of the sadness…. This is something only you can walk through in your own time. It has been six years since my World changed forever… and the pain is still very raw today. What it is when we go through trauma of losing a loved one is huge change. Our life changes and we are never the same person, I believe we are actually “born a new”…and it is up to us to find how we will live going forward as this new person.
Learning self compassion and gratefulness is a big part of living and growing into our new selves….
Sending you a big hug and this quote from the venerable Patti Smith (American singer, songwriter, poet, painter). “Our loved ones never leave us, they just become part of us that we carry around in our heart”…..(paraphrasing) ❤
@@jdmosaics oh, que j'aime la vénérable Patty SMITH, elle s'est assise à côté de moi pendant un de ses concerts à St Malo..! Belle journée à vous 💝💝💝
You've described my own feelings so well in this! Thank you, as always, for putting your precious time and energies into making these videos! Hugs and blessings 💜💜🖤🖤💜💜
awww, soft hugs for your Januarys too xxxxx big hugs x
The warm weather in Australia makes a huge difference to our moods. Cheers xx
soo true! xxxxx
Yes we have the July's here in australia our weather is a lot more mild over winter but the short days are a struggle I have just started a journal for the first time and embarking on a journey of self love and appreciation I think now is the time to start living my true life blessings and sunshine fro aus🌞🌞🌞🌞🌊🧚🧚🧚❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Hello Wendy, I am in Australia, and although there is sunshine and warmth. I find January a tricky time. Everything stops everyone takes their big summer holidays. I always feel like I am on hold waiting to start again. Even though that’s not true. The butterflies are plentiful the birds are happy and the roads are dusty and hot. I love it and am lost in it.
Oooh yes, you love it and are lost a great way of putting it! Xx😚😚🌟🌟
Mother earth refuses any seed in December and January, we can plant in February, actually ancient Egyptians planted in September and February.
Since 2012 I have been following this resting plan as much as I can , winter for nourishing and healing, February for new ideas, September to realign my self with any idea I have missed through a given year. Following natural cycles of the seasons helps me a lot.
Winter is introspection.
Imbolc is new ideas
Spring is flourishing
Beltane is pretty embellishments
Summer is varieties
Automn is introspection and nourishment.
It is ok to relax, my dear.
As a premenstrual myself I feel I am into decreasing distractions and allowing myself to enjoy hygge, decluttering, kaizen and ikigai more.
I am more into relaxing as I produce what I love with gentleness and wild self compassion, letting go of pushing, releasing whatever is no longer serving.
I wish you all the best, blessed be, my dear.
..."this too shall pass...in time.... Sending love and comfort💜💜💜
Wendy’s videos give me that extra ‘oomph’ when I’m feeling disconnected from my creative energy. And they feel like a hug. It’s snowing prettily out my window and I’ve got a candle lit, even though it feels like I haven’t seen the sun in weeks here in Chicago.
I feel the same as you, a bit melancholic, i live in Australia and it is so hot, it drains me of energy as well as not being able to sleep. Nothing gets done. Thank you for your videos I love them and look forward to your next one. Please take care, also thanks to James. I also have a bad hip its amazing what we take for granted till it doesn't work properly. Love you take care. Diane
We we're having a quiet new year's eve with our two young kids when just 30 minutes into the new year we had to run out of the house in our pj's because there was quite a big fire in our neighbours garden. Luckily it didn't spread and it was quickly put out by the fire department. Our girls however are still really anxious at night and have trouble sleeping because of it. A few days after the fire I got covid, along with 6 other people in our family, including my elderly parents. Thank goodness everyone got through it. Took me about 10 days and I was over it. Two days later our little girl got a bad flu, then the rest of our little family got it. I'm in bed right now and I feel so weak and so over all of it.
Your videos are always so calming and inspring to watch. 💕🌸 I hope whatever is troubling you will fade away with the sunshine that is sure to come warm our beaten down hearts the closer we make it to spring.
I accept your invitation to shine bright. It's a very nice and gentle reminder. But when we have "the Januarys", it feels good to just glow.
Wendy, I am so glad to see this video which mirrors my feelings so well about January, winter, darkness, cold, and feeling a bit melancholy. I hate the winter and the cold and find it very hard to keep a happy face on. I also hate that phrase "hitting the ground running". I am very affected by weather, and not everyone around me understands my feelings. It's very nice to find a kindred soul in you! Rain makes me really want to just go underground and not surface until the sun returns. I commend you for going out walking in it, you are a good role model for me! Thank you for sharing your feelings and giving us the example we need.
I need to take my own advise here but Grace whispered to me… “Just do it!” One foot in front of the other and the mountain becomes a manageable hill again. Best to you in 2023💕
Evening Dear Wendy, I really hope Grave helps you to clear your thoughts. Thank you for sharing and I send you soft hugs Teresa 🤗 xxx
Awwww 🙏🙏🙏🙏you got this xxxxxxx
@@teresabrown836 softest hugs to you too dear Teresa xxx
A big warm hug from mid eastern Australia ✨✨🤗✨ ✨Hope you feel uplifted soon
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With age (52), more so, my love of the winter months has grown. Sending you some Aussie warmth to cheer you up sweet beautiful Princess ✨✨💗🌸✨✨
I feel uplifted from watching your lovely videos, huge thank you!!! ✨✨💗🌸✨✨
I live in subtropical Australia, even though our weather is warm and sunny I do get the January's after having a great break over Christmas/New Year and then having to go back to a work routine again. Happens every year.
There is comfort in knowing you are not alone ☺️
I am struggling a lot this past week. I feel each thing I put my hand to doesn’t come together and I just want to hide in bed and wait for spring. My expectations for myself are almost always higher than I can possibly achieve. The dark days are wearing on me too. I suppose when the days are longer and warmer, brighter and invigorating I will come out of the lonely blues. This year seems worse than most but maybe it’s the isolation of the past 2 years that is taking its toll. Let’s hope for a few sunny days and renewed enthusiasm soon.
Thank you Wendy for being there even when you’re struggling. It helps a lot.
Hi Wendy, New Zealand here 😊. We are in summer mode at the moment. So much light, very long days. It’s light at 6.30am till 9.30pm and very warm. Yes the light definitely makes a difference! I dread long winters, so hard when it gets dark early. Yes, come for a cuppa anytime ❤
I couldn't agree with you more, darker winter days have affected me for the last 15 years or so, didn't realise at first why I'd feel low mood, low energy and lack of motivation.. I know to expect it now and not to push against but go with the flow! Like you, my energy returns with Spring.. Just take time to feel the seasons and not judge ourselves for the way it makes us feel.. I know the 'return' of the Sun will remedy all of winter away.. X
Wendy dear. Have a cup of tea. Cheers! We are so connected in all. Be you and beautiful create and continue 💜
January blues for me to. Thankful you have James such a sweetheart to help you through the missteps of life. Shine bright Wendy! It could be worse…reach out & volunteer help someone else works for me. You need to clone James. 🥰🤗
life is bumpy and then not... x and I am so blessed to have my James, xxxxx may your Januarys pass soon Sandy x
Hello dearest Wendy.I am from Australia and in my 50s and some days I have so much pain in my body I don't feel like doing anything.The weather here is extremely hot so much that it makes me want to hide away in my home with the aircon on all day as if in a hibernation mode and only go out to work and when I need to water the garden.I am originally from Greece and find myself still having a different inner seasonal clock to everyone else here believe it or not I miss the colder weather the cocooning in winter time and snow at Christmas so I guess it's more about making peace with our bodies and how we feel and giving time to heal when needed.Lots of love from South Australia.Enjoying your videos and the snuggly season you bring to me😘😘
Grace and peace.
Thanks for sharing what so many others suffer in silence.
Animals are much more sensible than silly humans. We need to listen to our bodies, winter is for hibernating. Nurturing ourselves. Spring will come soon and that is the time to emerge. We all would feel much better it we did this. Great video.
I'm in Australia and it's school holidays for 6 weeks, we get lost between xmas and new year, the heat can be draining with all the family commitments of xmas but as long as we're up early and in water before the strongest heat its okay then we tend to veg out at home. We had such a terrible winter and a bad couple of years with fires floods Covid and more floods, I think we're mostly happy for the hot sleepless nights and extremely muggy hot days.
I love January the hustle and bustle all over, and a new start to the year makes me feel calm until it all seems to rev up again, I am in Australia, its 43 since I lived in England, so really can’t remember what January felt like in the u.k.
I have the January's too but went to the beach today did me the world of good . Hope you and everyone is much better soon ❤
oh lovely!!! now that's an idea!! xxxxx thanks! x
I only just discovered your channel yesterday and I'm so happy that I did! I love the videos of your walks; it is my plan/dream to move to the UK (I'm currently in Newfoundland) and your videos help me feel closer to it. I'm turning 45 in a few days and finally decided a few months ago to embrace my artistic self and be a fiction writer; I have nothing to lose - and so much to gain - as I'm on disability due to mental-health issues. Thank you for sharing yourself so candidly!! Much love from across the pond. Blessed Be 💚
My blues always starts in january, and lasts for months untill the sun starts shining again. We'll just have to soldier through..
yes, and snuggle down with extra rest and quiet time xxx
James, thank you
And precious creator, artist, mentor, model.....thank you for "seeing me"
through your words.
I am working my wat through my own blues. 💙
Never Alone 😌
NEVER alone😙😙✨✨♥️♥️😙😙✨✨✨
In Australia … and for me the January’s are the same as you. It’s quite warm here and I actually prefer the winter having grown up
In the northern hemisphere. Hugs to you and hopefully this all passes quickly.😊
Hang in there lovely lady, better days are on the horizon for you.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the January’s. I really feel you and know what you mean. So many of us try to hide away from these low , flat feelings but it helps when people like you share it out loud. It’s ok to not be ok sometimes. My mantra is “this too will pass”.
Loving your videos very much. I have terminal cancer so life is very hard at the moment. In your videos I love seeing the area that you live. That’s where I lived for many years until I moved 6 years ago. I miss Glastonbury so much! I miss my work there as a Palliative Care nurse specialist in the community and I miss the sacred landscape. I do come back once a month to see my son but I have to keep leaving. Your videos make me smile though as I recognise the places that you film. Much love to you beautiful soul xxx ♥️
Sending you a thermos full of Australia in January! Sunshine and heat, always good but lots of places have challenges with floods and fires here. Children are on school holidays at the moment and there's a lot of people at the beaches. There's always a bit of a let down after Christmas when all the activity stops, all the decorations have been packed away and things look a little bare. I don't get the January blues but I think the Christmas season can be a little bitter/sweet for many - all to do with our long expectation of the season followed by the reality I suppose. Agree with you on the 'hit the ground running' saying, if you actually hit the ground you're usually not running.
Sitting here watching this video with the mood light shining in my face :) For those of us with S.A.D . the januaries last a few months longer and for me start in November. and the meds can create an over the top happiness that can be annoying. but i am lucky I am warm and safe and have a wonderful husband and a loving cat. I dislike the word depression - as it is over used and misunderstood when it is used. so, i understand to the extent that anyone can see another in their beauty and being. Blessings and trudge on. I seek joy in small things and that adds up to big things. Hugs.
Hello Wendy, I'm Jenni and from Australia, I found you only a little while ago in the ( " I have no friends and 50. ") video. I have grown so close to you in a short time. Watching through your old videos couldn't wait for the new one. About our weather over here, I live on the east coast, Queensland. It is true we have warmer temps and sunshine but this is also our rainy time so I do have blue days, all dark and drippy. Thank you for keeping me company, you also have helped a lot with my beginning art, adventuring in sketching, colour pencils, and water colour. It has been fun. Looking forward to more growth and learning about myself, no you are not alone, and thank you again for being there for me. Love Jenni.
The warmer weather here in the Southern Hemisphere definitely helps, along with things like a garden with abundant fresh tomatoes, beans and zucchini’s. Something about seeing so much productive energy and vibrant growth. Sending you some warming sun and fresh garden goodies (the kettle is on anytime you want to pop by 🤗)
I believe the weather has a lot to do with your mood. I am in northern Australia and afraid the January's has me firm within her grasp... True, we are not as cold as you are there, but we have the rain, a never ending barrage of wet n sorrowful covering of clouds... which brings a humid sticky feeling on your skin, in your hair and draws a deep sigh from your lips all day long... Bring on Spring I say... Love watching your channel... Blessings...
I'm also feeling melancholy, trying to be just be. Feel pressured to achieve, only from me I think. Love the grace, we all need to give ourselves grace, bless you Wendy x
Hello! Your video resonated with me in so many ways. I’ve noticed in recent weeks people in parts of America, in Canada and the UK seemingly struggling with the long winter. I live in Australia, where, as you mentioned in your video, we’re in the midst of summer. However we live in the wet tropics of Far North Queensland, and as such, in addition to it being summer, it’s also our wet season, where we can go for weeks on end with heavy monsoonal rains, and as much as I love rain, I find at this time of the year after a while, it really starts to affect my mood. Being in the tropics, our summer Is especially ferocious, with such high temperatures and especially high humidity, we also cocoon through the season, but instead of inside in the cosy warmth of a heated space, we seek the indoors for air conditioned comfort. Despite our seasons being in reverse, I find myself more aligned to those countries like your own, who tend to hibernate through this time of year, and re-emerge in the late Autumn (your Spring) when the weather finally cools off. Our ‘winter’ is more like summer temperatures in many places. Here in the tropics, we tend to ‘come back to life’ so to speak as the heat of summer dissipates finally, and as the rest of the country starts to settle in for winter, we’re finally out enjoying the outdoors…gardening, going to the beach, exercising outdoors, going on picnics etc. I too am struggling with the January’s….for similar reasons I think - long days stuck indoors, bleak rainy days for weeks on end..and whilst it’s not dark, it’s very gloomy. We are surrounded by mountains in the city we live in - a beautiful part of the world…world heritage rainforests, stunning waterfalls, mountain ranges and the Great Barrier Reef…and without the rain it wouldn’t be the amazing place it is. But for me, I struggle when those gorgeous mountains are hidden by thick cloud for so long, and feel trapped by the seemingly never ending rain. I understand exactly what you’re saying…despite being in the midst of summer, there are aspects of our weather which have similar repercussions and it certainly does get you down. It starts to feel like it’s never going to end…that the sun will never re-emerge……but it does. Eventually. Thank you for your honest, gentle videos. I really enjoy them. Tomorrow, regardless of the weather (it’s been raining since about two weeks prior to Christmas!!) I’m going for a walk out in the rain with my camera, to capture some of the beauty of nature, as getting out there does improve the mood….it’s just very easy to ‘cocoon’ as you say and hide away. Regards from the currently very wet tropics of the far north east coast of Australia… xx
I don't know how anyone can live in the damp/grey climate of the UK. I marvel that everyone of you doesn't break their last nerve....living without abundant sunshine is just not natural (IMHO). I admire your coping skills.
I live in Australia and am not a fan of winter however my mood is not affected by the weather. I get out of bed at about the same time of the day no matter the season as I love to see the sunrise and every hour of sunlight of each day.
Hi from Australia. I love how you have explained the January's. It's hot here, too hot 38°C yesterday, but today is much cooler and much nicer. I get the January's and it's the heat that doesn't help after the craziness of the holiday break. I am envious of your weather this time of year, but after visiting the UK in winter if 2015 the darkness was challenging. So happy to have found your channel. I'm not an artist, but you are inspiring me to live a happier lifestyle.
I live in Canada Ontario and I hear what your saying. The cold and lack of sun really is hard on us. I can't wait for April. But I will try to get through the January's and take comfort in knowing I am not alone.
Yes! I am definitely struggling with the January blues also. We have a lot of rain and clouds here in San Diego right now. I love the rain, but when it’s just clouds, it puts me in sad mode! I guess I’m a sunshine girl! ❤
yes I love rain too and get fed up with just clouds!!! Sun too of course!!!
LOVE your name.. It made me smile 😊😊❤❤
This January month is very tough, even in France. It could be difficult for everyone to struggle with health things, money, work, depression and anxiety most everywhere in the world. Diving in ourselves to find the Light. Thank you for all your videos and I send you a lot of love from France.
Hi Wendy, from NZ here.. its been a constant source of solar flares arriving at present, so although its been hot outside Ive been inside avoiding the gamma rays from the sun at present. Other areas have had flooding.. which is true to solar flare form.
Nothing cheers me up more, than feeling productive with my art, or restoring some beautiful treasure :) planting moss and it loving the green lush colour in the summmer showers.
You sound as if you have the perfect balance during the challenges, and love that you plant moss! Xxxxxxxxxxx
Hi miss wendy... I live in Hawaii and yes.. it makes a difference when you have the sun and the light!...You bring light when you share your world with all of us!.... thank you sweetie!... I'm always happy when your videos come up... 🤍🤎💙🫂
You are not alone. I'm feeling the Januarys so strongly now.
I live in Florida and I can honestly say the sunshine is a great antidote to that seasonal affective disorder. I am able to get more done and when I need rest pull the blinds
Hello John Blunt 🤣
I've been catching up on your past videos and have enjoyed them immensely.
In January, nature takes a rest and so do I.
Thank you for shining your light for others to see.
Jen here from Australia.
Yes the January's are real however not as bad as it is in the winter. The weather definitely helps. However, the overwhelming feeling of the "what to dos" with the year or your life is there. Especially with the new year. Setting goals etc. As much as I love setting goals and achieving them. It's just self inflicted pressure I put on myself to set and achieve this time of the year. Reflect on the past year and looking forward to the new year. A great thing to do yes, great. Just very overwhelming for this perfectionist. Self talk is my enemy. Good luck with your January's. I hope February brightens up your mood.
Thank you for sharing your heart. It has helped me a lot. Blessings are our connections with each other.
The earth is resting, but all the time the buds are waiting to open and wake into nature’s creativity. The soggy weather and lack of sun are not helping, but I love to wander in the garden and look at all the signs of slow awakening. I hope that your hip gets better soon and you get some rest. Peace and love to you x ❤
Oh my goodness January has been horrible so far. I am a very positive person , always seeing the glass as half full but holy cow, between illnesses in my family Covid, flu, people passing on young people , I don’t even know what to say. I have plunged myself into more prayer and actually am getting myself in my art room to creat something ! I am one of those who hit the ground running and push myself … I am a list maker too, so when I can check it off the daily list of things to do it’s good for me. It’s been super cold here in North Carolina as well but before we all know it , summer will be here and the heat. Lol. Blessings to all.. stay warm, stay healthy and do whatever you need to do just for your own well being.
Dear Wendy.i can totally resonate with how you are feeling. Im always at a low ebb this time of year. The dark,the cold,the rain and grey skies is enough to want to make us hunker down and hide away. However if yr the creative type it can be a God send to stow away in our little creative world knowing bright
Great video highlighting seasonal 'blues'. I worked as a primary teacher in the UK for 6 years and the continual cold and dull skies in January and February can be miserable and depressing, so I understand what you're going through. I live in Queensland, Australia and the heat, humidity and harsher light from November- March leaves me exhausted and I dread it every year. Both extremes are hard to take. Love that you journal and use Oracle cards- they are a wonderful tool for personal guidance and affirmations when we need it.
There has been very dark weather and rain in NY. It lulls me into a state of rest.
What part of NY? I'm in the Finger Lakes and it's been cold and slushy outside, unable to decide if it's snowing or raining. I've had the blahs pretty bad lately. Might as well blame it on January.
yes I do rather love the dark rainy days too, xxx enjoy your rest state x
Bronxville, NY near the river
We are our own safe space. Thank you!
welcome xxxx
You did me good today. I was not happy with me, two weeks into the New Year and I have done nothing. I have been poorly and annoyed at myself for being so.
Found your video this evening(don’t usually find it until Monday)
You helped me find Grace and I am so Grateful.
I also loved your reading of the cards. I think maybe I should treat myself to a set.
Do you have any recommendations?
Thank you Wendy you are an Angel sent 🧚🏻🧚🏼♀️🧚🏼♂️
That's good to hear now just be softer with yourself if you please!! Those cards are v sweet and would definitely recomend! I have a lovely trees one too but honestly I love most of the sets out there! xxx
It has been unusually rainy on the west coast of California. Today is the first day the sky is clear, although it’s very chilly! I look forward to spring. Thank you for all your wonderful videos. Sending you a big warm hug.
Sounds beautiful indeed! Where’s my teleport!!!😃😃✨✨😙😙
I look forward to your videos like I look forward to visiting a friend. I save watching for a time all alone with a cup of tea. Much love and positive vibes xxx ❤
I recently also changed my word to "Grace" Feel better soon. Thank you for your insightful words.
Definitely suffering from those January blues actually it kind of slowly starts in November. I just want to say thank for this warm, comforting video, it is feeling like a big cozy hug and I am grateful 🙏🥰 Reading all the comments and thoughts that everyone has shared is also so comforting during these dull winter days in Ontario Canada. Thank you❤️
Hi, Thankyou for your authotisiny, yesterday here in Australia, Sth West Victoria it was 40.5 deg on our little farm, looking over our paddocks from our verandah the grass has turned to a wheat, dry, looking colour, so different from the green of winter. It makes me lethargic and struggle for energy in such heat. The freshness and crispness of spring has gone. It's funny we all find struggles in each season. But I look for the goodness of each season and with age have acknowledged where I can push myself and where to save energy. So it's up before the birds in the coolest of the day to achieve what I can before the sun let's of her hottest of rays.
The Januarys are very much with me in South Africa, despite our wonderful climate and amazing people. For me January always has melancholy attached to it, maybe because it is the end of the silly season, filled with friends, family and festivity? Life is unfortunately a challenge in our beautiful country at the moment. Your videos are a ray of sunshine, not because it is necessarily upbeat, but because you are being real and vulnerable. Thank you for being who you are. You are appreciated.
I am a teacher and I think that adds to the worries.
Sending hugs and prayers. Yes, be gentle with yourself and I like the idea of cocooning oneself. Be well.
Love fussing cutting……a good friend and artist died very suddenly between Christmas and new year which really threw me out of kilter. I’m trying to get my perspective of life back and do my best. Just take your time . Sending positive love to you Wendy❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I look forward to your videos
Your authenticity and truth are beautiful and refreshing. Thank you for reminding me to shine