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Ruby's avatar

Ever-inspiring and scarily mind-reading, as per. Love your work and cannot wait to watch it evolve into newer, truer rhythms (which isn't to say I'm selfishly happy to know I still have four weekly of the regular posting schedule to look forward to).

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Emma Murphy's avatar

Stop it! Thank you so much for all your support this year 🥹 I'm excited to see where this next chapter takes both of us!

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Ela Bochenek 🎨's avatar

My middle name is inconsistency and the more I embrace it, the better I flow 😁

To not misunderstand as the lack of determination or effort. I just can’t have the same routine for long. I need to shift adapt change.

I love your comparison to cycles in nature 🥰

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Emma Murphy's avatar

Yes! Learning not to mistake my rhythms for a lack of determination or effort has been so challenging. Slowly getting there! Thank you 🥰

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Helen M. O'Connor's avatar

Fabulous, Emma. what an amazing year you've had and well done on your commitment. After the year you can then write in "waves" and follow your own rhythms. I love it xxx

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Emma Murphy's avatar

Thanks so much, Helen. One of the highlights of this whole experience has been meeting you! 🥰

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Helen M. O'Connor's avatar

A wonderful thing!!

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Sarah's avatar

I totally relate. Especially to the last picture at the end 😅 ‍

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Tessa Carranza-Hawthorn's avatar

not to be a total cliche, but have you done your Human Design? I also work in waves and am a "manifestor" and suddenly my rhythm all made sense...

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Emma Murphy's avatar

Oh, I've been deep into the Human Design rabbit hole! I'm a Projector. We have a lot less energy than other types, which means my challenge is learning how not to let the waves knock me off my feet!

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Tessa Carranza-Hawthorn's avatar

It’s so helpful to know this stuff about ourselves though right?!

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sarah-emma st.'s avatar

Omg yes to all of this! It was a brutal realization for me, but a necessary one.

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Caroline Beuley's avatar

I love this! It's really all about finding what works for you. I used to try to set daily writing goals, but now my goals are always weekly because some days I can write for hours and some days I can't write at all.

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Emma Murphy's avatar

Absolutely! I'm finally realising that just because the way you work toward your goals looks different from others doesn't mean it's wrong or won't help you achieve them.

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Casey von Neumann's avatar

Such a thoughtful piece! Congratulations, Emma, on reaching the summit of the mountain of consistency. As you suggest, it’s not really a place to stay once you take in the view. 😄

I have found it useful to make the distinction between consistency in my own process and consistency in my output. Sometimes, I need both. Sometimes, I need one and not the other. Sometimes, I have to let them both go.

The word “sometimes,” in itself, implies inconsistency. I think the key for me is to operate with intention: To ensure that my actions match what I set out to do, whether that’s, say, writing every day for two weeks or taking a break from writing for two weeks.

It’s easier to follow though on my own intention when I’m approaching my plans in a spirit of experimentation and allowing them to happen on shorter time frames. That way, I get built-in opportunities for consistent action, and then built-in opportunities to reflect and reevaluate.

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Emma Murphy's avatar

Thanks so much, Casey! 🥰 I love what you've said about operating with intention. I'm so excited to give myself the space to experiment and reflect, rather than forcing myself into one rigid approach.

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Fiona Murphy's avatar

Dear Em, what inspiring efforts and insights over the past 12 months - including learning that consistency is not all it’s cracked up to be! Embrace difference and thank you for the reflections each week. I’ll miss them but am so excited to see what those waves bring next 💗

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Emma Murphy's avatar

Thank you for reading week after week 🥹 I think the waves will bring some exciting changes for both of us! 💗

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Tara Y's avatar

I needed to read this. Thank you.

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Jean Grant's avatar

I am very much not a naturally consistent person lol, but I do like to hold onto the idea that if only I WAS, then I would be unstoppable! So I wonder if you feel like you accomplished more of what you wanted, sticking to this schedule? My problem with leaning into seasons is I would find myself lingering in the stillness one for a little too long :)

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Emma Murphy's avatar

I feel you! I actually asked myself this question last night. On paper, I've (almost!) accomplished what I said I would, but I do wonder what I might have been able to do had I been a little less rigid with my routine.

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Nano Moody's avatar

I love this concept….in my Human Design…. I was told…. I’ll write when I’m inspired to write something. 💗

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Emma Murphy's avatar

I love that 💗 I was actually thinking about my Human Design when I wrote this piece! One day I'll learn to embrace being a Projector 😅

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