Would you like to boost your confidence, self-worth, & emotional resilience? Every week I share tips on how to cultivate lasting personal growth, sprinkled with fun, creativity, and spontaneity in my weekly newsletter: The Ponderings of a Feral Housewife.
Spring’s blooming—are you stopping to smell the flowers? 🌸 (if not, let's fix that)
Master your emotions with confidenceThe ponderings of a Feral HousewifeIssue #66 || April 25th, 2025 || Previous issues Hey Reader, Wow! Can you believe it's the last Friday of April? Spring is popping (at least in NY). How many varieties of trees and flowers have you seen blooming? I've seen Cherry trees, Pear trees, Magnolias, and today tulips! Have you stopped 🛑 (not paused) to admire them? Have you stepped up and leaned in to see, smell, and touch the petals, leaves, and trunks? 👀 Have you noticed colors? Smells? Shapes? Texture? HINT: immersing yourself in nature is an excellent way to keep your sanity in this insane world 🤪. Why not combine a hobby with your nature excursions? You can sketch, paint, or take pictures of what you see. You can bring a notebook and pen and journal, write poetry, or jot down a short story. Another great idea: try reading or studying next to a stream—its gentle flow has a relaxing frequency that soothes the soul. I plan on doing a lot of that in the upcoming months. You're only limited by your imagination! Oh wait... You're also limited by your busy life. And here I will leave you to consider...if your life is SO BUSY you don't have time to spend in nature, what kind of a life is it? Immersing yourself in nature accomplishes 3 important things(1) It connects you to your creator Consider that we hang paintings in museums to be admired, studied, and to give accolades to the artist 🧑🎨. Here's a truth for me: spending too much time in the 'reality of the current world' can easily talk me out of a God. But NATURE! When I walk through nature, I cannot talk myself out of a God. Walking or hiking through the beautiful scenery of the Hudson Valley convinces me that there's a God who cares about us, and he's got an amazing personality! Cut ties with your guilt and schedule nature time—God didn't create this wondrous world, chock full of sights and lessons, for us to sit inside buildings all day!!! (2) It connects you to yourself Everyone wants to feel more at peace. But you won't find peace watching the news, gossiping at the coffee shop, or working long hours at a job. Peace is found through the forgetting of self while breathing fresh air in the presence of nature. It's slow pace and quiet vibe help you reflect on what truly matters. Some of the hikes we do are a bit more challenging and require grit, energy, and focus. These hikes ground you in the moment—which is great for the mind and releasing tension. Not to mention, it's excellent exercise. (3) It connects you to others I don't hike or spend time in nature for this explicit reason, but I cannot live without my walking/hiking buddies 😀. Although I often see men and women hiking alone, I'm not so adventurous. I prefer to have a buddy or two for safety reasons. Peaceful, meandering walks or challenging hikes are some of the best things you can do to bond with someone. Imagine if everyone were calm and respectful, in awe of nature's beauty? An action question for youWhat’s one small way you can intentionally spend 15 minutes this week to connect with nature? A park bench? A backyard tree? A neighbor's garden? A flower patch? Sky gazing? City or not, nature is everywhere! Even if you're limited in mobility, you can find small opportunities to immerse yourself. The Book of CreationWhat stories (lessons) is the earth sharing with us? Resilience? Change? (Some good, some bad) A nudge to pay attention? That it needs more TLC? This year, my mom's Japanese Cherry Tree isn't buzzing with bees 🐝. There's no bee symphony for me to enjoy 😱 just a few lone buzzers. (This can't be good. What happened to all the bees??? 😭) (Curious about bees? My Beautiful bee barf newsletter shares a few more lessons about them). In Summary-Can you name what's blooming in your area? Need help identifying what you see in nature (like I do)? Apps like PictureThis for plants 🌱, Rock Identifier 🪨, or Cloud Identifier ⛅ (yep that's a thing)— make you a nature detective! 🔍 -Ditch the guilt and carve out time to explore God's playground. That may mean letting go of "important" activities, but why would a Creator build this epic playground and expect us to ignore it? -What stories do you think the earth is telling us? Hit reply and share! Until our next feral, fun, Friday adventure 🌺, Anna https://linktr.ee/aferalhousewife |
Master Your Emotions with Confidence
Would you like to boost your confidence, self-worth, & emotional resilience? Every week I share tips on how to cultivate lasting personal growth, sprinkled with fun, creativity, and spontaneity in my weekly newsletter: The Ponderings of a Feral Housewife.
Master your emotions with confidence The ponderings of a Feral Housewife Issue # || Month day, year || Previous issues Hey Reader, How was your week? I'm guessing you've been as busy as a bee 🐝like usual. Busy is good. I hope you've also taken time to sharpen that blade of yours ⚔️ with some R & R (rest and relaxation). Part of working smarter, not harder is sharpening your mind by taking meaningful rests. I'll never tire of drilling that advice into your inbox! Do you know why? Because if...
Master your emotions with confidence The ponderings of a Feral Housewife Issue # 67 || May 2, 2025 || Previous issues Hey Reader, Happy Friday! The weekend is upon us, and if your life is anything like mine, it's already booked up. It’s like there’s no room to breathe, let alone dream! Don't you hate that? Haha, I do! Having a booked-up day or weekend or week or month makes me CRAZY 🤪. I love S P A C E. Yes, the universe too. The stars. The planets. The Moon. All spectacular. But that's not...
Master your emotions with confidence The ponderings of a Feral Housewife Issue #65 || April 18, 2025 || Previous issues Hey Reader, How many conversations have you had these past few weeks in which one (or both) of you have ended up in tears? 🙋♀️ I've lost count. Just about everyone I talk to these days is struggling with something. Something heavy. Something painful. Something traumatic or sad. Or all of the above. The tears flow liberally, The tears come without wanting or warning, and...