This is a text about listening to your body in everyday life, about presence, slowness, and allowing both food and human beings to take the time they need.
For me, listening to my body in everyday life means daring to take breaks before my body forces me to.
Read this post in Swedish →Lyssna på kroppen i vardagen – paus, fermentering och närvaro
🌿 A rest day that can also be called wise
A new morning, new possibilities. “Snålfia” is at it again – or taking a pause, you could also call it that. It could even be called wise. Because today is a rest day from swimming. I made my effort yesterday. And besides, my swimming pass doesn’t work on weekends. It’s only valid on weekdays between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m.
As you may have noticed, these are good hours for me, because I like to do important things in the morning – after that, I’m tired. The fact that the pass is cheaper during daytime hours doesn’t hurt, but that’s not why I bought a six-month daytime pass. It’s because it’s the best time for me to head out really early and swim. Then I have the rest of the day free for everything else I need to do.
🫙 Letting the process take its course
Yesterday I tried something new. I decided to ferment white cabbage. Now there’s a small jar standing out in the kitchen, right in the middle of its process. I added salt, really kneaded it into the cabbage until it released liquid, pressed it down into a small jar, took a plastic bag filled with water to keep the cabbage below the liquid that had formed, and placed a small tent of plastic wrap over it to create the right environment.
Now it will stand there for a few days, and I’ll let the air out once a day. Then it will be tasted and put into the fridge to be eaten later. I find it really exciting to see how it turns out. Fermented foods are supposed to be healthy, so this is more than exciting. Maybe I’ll like it, or maybe I won’t – but then I’ll know.
Listening to your body in everyday life
Those of you who read yesterday have already read about Tim Spector, who researches food and the body. I wrote then that I already do many of the things he talks about. But fermentation wasn’t something I’d included. Now I felt it was time to try.
For me, listening to my body in everyday life is important, and doing things in a natural way is especially important to me, as I’m a bit more restrictive when it comes to medication. It’s another step toward helping the body feel good in a completely natural way. Taking care of the body without disturbing its balance. A pill can remove symptoms, but a natural way of living helps the body become whole from the inside out – that’s my thought.
Food that is allowed to take time
Yesterday I also made minced meat sauce à la me. Minced meat sauce à la me means letting it cook for a long time. A proper sauce should simmer slowly, the meat almost breaking down, and onions are healthy and delicious – there should be plenty of them, preferably different kinds. Lots of garlic is a must. Add heat from both chili and black pepper, along with plenty of oregano and basil, and you’ll have the most delicious sauce. Season, of course, with salt and other spices, add a splash of cream – and you’re home.
Further reading
The links in this post lead to texts in Swedish. If you prefer English, you can use the link above to read the English version of this post.
- Everyday ADHD and presence
- Presence in everyday life – swimming, soup, and time
- Writing to touch
- Healing dreams – when dreams no longer need to shout and healing becomes quiet
External link
More about research on food and health by Tim Spector:
https://tim-spector.co.uk/
Questions for you as a reader
- How do you notice when your body needs rest rather than pressure?
- Is there something in your life that would benefit from taking a bit more time?
- What does “natural” mean to you in everyday life?
Between the lines
What is allowed to take time is also given the chance to become whole.
AHA – between the lines
This is not really a text about swimming, fermentation, or minced meat sauce.
It’s a text about trust – in the body, in the process, and in the idea that not everything has to be optimized to be good enough.
Reflection
I notice how calm arrives when I stop pushing for more than what fits right now. When the body is allowed to rest, the food is allowed to simmer, and the thoughts are allowed to settle.
Yesterday has already come to rest in history, tomorrow waits further ahead.
But right now – this is where life happens.
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