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[Moans Exclusive] Anxiety Talk #5 [SFW] [New Things] [Changing Seasons] [Connection] [Nature] [Affirmation] (Patreon)

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2026-04-17 23:06:32
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Hi everyone,It's another Anxiety Talk, that I decided to record outside, so trade off of some nice bird sounds with a bit of a traffic wash, hope it's not too distracting but maybe it provides a nice ambience and definitely ties in with some of what we're talking about--changing seasons, new things, and feeling connected to the world and people around us! Take care,august 🌨️CW: Brief mention of the pandemic, sensitivity/overstimulation, and cooking/eating.

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nimabima🥸

such a nice listen! it’s been very nice in the afternoons in Florida so far before the humidity strikes up so i listened while talking a walk 🧍🏻‍♀️also very welcoming because decisions for grad school acceptance will be coming out any day now and my anxiety has been at an all time high. i’ve also been reading and listening to audiobooks a lot more—I fully read a LOT of Kristin Hannah and I will never not recommend “The Four Winds” enough!! Thank you for this SFW!

Vanessa

I miss city noises, digging the ambient background. I want to read more and start getting rid of useless things around my house. I’ve been more positive about myself and going to carry that on to my friends and loved ones. Thank you for this audio ☀️

B💗

listening to this at work and it’s a perfect way to destress. all this talk of nature got me excited for my hikes i’m going on this weekend! 🥾🌳☀️

A.C. 🍒

bro loves springtime way too much for someone whose last name is InTheWinter

sarah 💫🌼

OMG a SFW audio recorded outdoors!?!!! 🥹🌼☀️🌲🦋Lighting candles in hopes we are perhaps one step closer to a kitchen SFW/Cook With August audio🕯️🤞🏼🍳 happy Friday winter soldiers!! 💘

kai

I really needed this. Those affirmations made tears cascade down my face. You’re right, I tell myself in my head “I will be okay” but I don’t believe myself - saying it out loud made it hit instantly. Thank you as always! Love these anxiety talks 🫶🏾

Page Chase

This was such a lovely way to unwind after a week of bullshit at work. I even nodded off a little bit. Definitely saving this to sleep to.

Gabriella 🥭

Absolutely gorgeous 🌻! And I loved the “Start of Spring by Earth” BGM hehe. This is going to go crazyyyyy on my walk to the farmers’ market tomorrow morning where I feel so many of the emotions described here. Like I fear I will grow roots and become a tree, I will be so grounded 🌳

PT

Your affirmations always sound so sincere, especially those “it’s gonna be okay”. Thank you so much for them. 🥹☺️

Daphne 🦇

Edit: Got some better pictures of the big turtle who I’ve named Simon! https://imgur.com/a/ESB9FCd Turtle tax: pond, turtle friends, and mysterious big turtle https://imgur.com/a/PqSTP8L August, you must be good luck. I’ve been trying to get a better look at this big turtle that lives in our pond for 3 years and he/she swam up next to where I was sitting while I was listening. The closest it's ever come to me! In the evenings I sit by our pond and feed the turtles and fish. Usually I just listen to nature, but I had one earbud in tonight. Reading outside does hit different. I love laying in my hammock and reading in the evenings. I finally got an ereader so I can lay out even into dusk when the cicadas start making noise and the bats start flying around. I think I’ve also changed a lot since covid. When I think about the way I was before, it feels like a different person sometimes. But getting out and doing things has helped a lot. It’s so true that doing things for and with other people is a great motivator. Every weekend we do a community mutual aid meet up where we cook a hot meal and share it with free clothes, books, groceries, etc. It’s nice feeling like you are part of something, knowing people will miss you if you aren’t there. It helps me get out and not isolate myself like I may want to. This is the busiest I’ve ever been in my life but also the most fulfilled I’ve ever felt. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings with us. You bring a lot of joy and goodness into the world and you deserve it back tenfold. Hope you (and everyone reading this) have a great spring and summer 🦇

Natasya Raskolnikovna

When you said I'm looking forward to spring and to summer I heard Eren Yeager's "I'll keep moving forward" in my head

bubbl3gum🫧

I asked Alexa for a springtime playlist this morning and she opened with In Bloom by Nirvana. While this perfectly mirrored the vibe of the shit week I’ve had (get me OUT of this ♈️ stellium☄️), it was not what I was going for. Thank you for the reset; this felt like an exhale of the breath I’ve been holding all week. You make beautiful things. 🩵

Chris Cox

That was lovely as always. Thank you@

emily

the sun on your eyelids!!!

moira

it was grey and overcast all day and then, right as I was getting off work, the sun came out and it was gorgeous! And I did have a moment when I was outside, feeling the sun on my face, and like, sighed happily, ☀️🌸”life is worth livinggggg!”🌺🌻

frickatives

all the trees in my area are greening out with leaves and it feels alive outside again 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 I REMEMBER WHAT JOY FEELS LIKE

party mom

i genuinely truly appreciate how you talked about taking care of others, which imo is such a crucial part of taking care of yourself! caring for others is so special and can give you so much joy and pleasure out of life. taking care of other people always reminds me that i'm a part of something bigger than me and my small (and perfect, special, unique) life. so thanks for reminding us to be with others.

arabella

loved how fitting of a listen this was for my week — i just started making a list a few days ago of little things/random occurrences that make me feel total presence and joy. coincidentally, today i got to experience a few off the list: walking past a building where someone must be doing their laundry, and the scent of detergent wafting out onto the street (my absolute fave) listening to 2000s pop punk in warm weather a random check-in call from a friend that ends up going for hours and i’ve totally been in that same wave of being a little too introspective (currently and always, lol). i’m usually a lurker in internet spaces (and new to the patreon), but in the spirit of connection, trying new things, saying things out loud, etc etc ~~ i thought i’d actually comment for once. thanks for the space to do so!

Day5girl

Definitely needed this. Life has been heavy lately. Appreciate you August 🙏🏾💕

B N

Man, I love this. I’ve been at war all week with goddamn invasive honeysuckle and have been listening to the outdoorsy audios to help keep me going whenever I felt like giving up. And today I was doing some research through the botanical garden on native plant landscaping when this audio dropped. So I think that right there just made this audio pretty special to me. I especially loved hearing the birds chirping, the breeze blowing, the car noises. After so many audios/DT’s without much room tone going on, hearing nature stuff happening in the background was like being able to *feel* spring time coming to life through the audio. There was one part where I could hear the distinct song of a northern cardinal (it sounds like a “pew pew pew” laser gun) and idk it just did something to me where I felt like things might be okay after all this spring. I really hope you record more audios outdoors. There’s a depth and vibrancy to this that’s pretty special and I hope I get to hear more of it in the future. Let’s make this the year where we all go touch more grass.

B N

The need to feel connected to nature reminded me of something I read once. I think about this post a lot: https://imgur.com/a/yZFDg7V

X1c4r1x4

This sounds lovely 🤍 ty

mia ☆

I loved listening to the nature sounds paired with your voice. Such a perfect way to unwind 😴

🌌steph daydreams🌌

Really love the ambient nature sounds!!! 🐤🪿🪺🦢🐥 Had my birthday dinner with friends last night and this was such a nice chance to reflect on how much spending time with the people I love refills my tank. Prioritizing seeking community wherever I can this spring 🥳

Trillian

I'd subscribe to a Patreon that just did Anxiety talks, I think. This was great! Today's my lucky day because I happened to be in a park when I put this audio in my ears and while you were talking about finding something in nature to connect with, look who showed up: https://imgur.com/a/Nfkn7Y5 It got so close to me I could've reached out and touched it! The magic of sitting still.

JammyJam

This is exactly what I needed. Funny enough, when I was chatting with my friend I realized that March and April have always been tough for me, and right now I’m also facing some potential and substantial changes in my life. Listening to you talking about it really makes me reflect on my own mental status, and as someone with constant self doubt issues the affirmation is extremely helpful. Thank you for doing this again. Peace 💙💙💙

JammyJam

Also since you’re talking about seasons… I’m from a place with beautiful four seasons but now I live in an almost tropical city and I couldn’t even describe how much I miss the cool and dry weather… I do agree that more sun is always welcomed though!!! Buy some flowers for yourself and it’ll bring more life to your house 🌸🌼🌺

moira

Every time I’ve taken a walk outside since this was posted, I hear in my head, “and when there’s a tree? OO.”

rosehips

This audio was really helpful to me, as anxiety levels are running high today. Thank you so much for all that you put into this 🤍

Kathot

These anxiety talks have genuinely helped me through so many rough nights. Would love to hear more of them

AutumnWhispers

I really needed this today 💞 I started work back last week after taking a long break and real life slapped me in the face. I went on a walk while listening to this and set the intention to focus on my senses while I pursued hobbies and some quiet time. I looked up at the clouds and found shapes while watched my thoughts drift around. I don’t think I’ve done that since I was a kid and it felt so good :) thank you so much for doing this!

Milkshake Madness

This is so soothing and relaxing. My favorite thing is to sit at the beach. The vastness of the ocean and the sound of the waves and the sun on my skin puts me at such peace. Sometimes I don’t even sit in the sand, I just sit in my car with jazz music playing with my eyes closed and relax. Being outside and listening to the outside is calming. It’s so important to center your peace and happiness. And ps I agree, talking to yourself is very helpful. 🩷

Nara

This is honestly the relaxing content I end up coming back to most and it’s starting to feel like part of my routine. Damn, this has honestly been the best ‘moans’ perk for me lol. Thank you so much. I’m really loving this everyday noise concept.

Nóri

Good morning, gang 🌞 I hope everyone is doing good One of the little birds in the neighborhood said hear me roar! at 4.30am. It's been a long morning 🫩 Changes I'd love to incorporate: - more sleeping - daily stretching - less overtime!! - less procrastinating - spending more time outside. winter has its charm, but my personality and sense of style are completely different during the warmer months - getting flowers for friends, family, and myself more often. i got a potted lily this week, and it's so pretty - treating my mom and myself to massages. seriously, someone please press down on my shoulders - meeting my friends in person more. the majority of my friends aren't from the same group. we are very active online, but i miss seeing their lovely faces - physical challenge: learning how to do a kip up… for no particular reason This week was extremely emotional due to the elections we just had last Sunday. I couldn't focus on anything else besides work and working out, so I really have to try and be more productive today. Here's the plan: work on school stuff until 4-5pm; then walk to a cake shop for ice cream; take a lil detour midway to take pics of the huge magnolia trees. It's a nice 60ish-mins walk through the pretty part of the neighborhood. Preferably do this without listening to music. That's all. Shouldn't be too hard to complete, right? Feeling the breeze in my hair, cloud watching, watching the ants carry food, stargazing, laughing so hard people think I'm crying, saying hi to the trees and animals, sleeping under the sun. I had the best sleep of my life in a hammock sunbed. It also had a mosquito net. It was perfect. I also love plane watching and window watching at night. Seeing who's up, imagining their lives. Or when someone's cooking, wondering if they are waiting for guests to arrive, or is it a family by themselves or just one person? Do they have any pets who are miraculously always underfoot sniffing the air? Is there any music playing? Will they watch any films in the evening? Or wash their hair, do their nails? Are they excited for anything for the next week? Just silly thoughts Affirmations for the week: - even if I'm scared of heights or falling, I know I'll land on my feet - even if I don't know where this road leads, the car is still on the road, and I'm still behind the wheel - I love and I'm loved take care everyone

rachel 🍓

I listened to this on an after-dinner walk on Friday night, and being out in my neighborhood as the sun was sinking below the horizon with a light breeze swirling around me + my phone on Do Not Disturb + relaxing audio in my headphones was the loveliest simple luxury to end the workweek with 🌆🫶🏼. 🌼 🎉 Three cheers for community care + being in community with friends as a dimension of self-care practice!!!! 🎉 One of the most important discoveries of my 20s has been figuring out what this looks like for me, and then thoughtfully implementing and sustaining it. My version of this is called Nail Night, though there’s more to it than doing nails now; the name just stuck! It started as a casual, once-a-week thing where I hold a few hours in the evening for my friends to drop by my apartment to paint their nails with me and gab. My attitude around it is very “come as you are + as you are able” with the goal being to carve out purposeful friendship time in our busy lives without needing to do the logistical gymnastics of scheduling or spend money or dress up or commit to a certain length of hang. I’ve done it for almost 2 years now, and naturally, it has evolved to continue meeting the needs of myself + my friends as our lives have ebbed and flowed. Not everyone who drops by does their nails! Sometimes none of us do, and instead we just talk and drink wine or eat snacks! Frequently we revert to an every-other-week or monthly schedule! But adaptability is the spirit of the whole project in action, imo! My aim to provide care for my friends in a way that fulfills me also is still achieved, even with these changes from the original thing. The space I’ve created for my precious court of Nail Night Knights (corny but that’s what I call us 😭🏰🛡️) is something I am exceptionally proud of. You mentioned group meal prep, and I’ve done something similar and LOVED IT. There are few greater joys than being in the kitchen with loved ones. I hosted Friendsgiving for the first time last year, and just reminiscing on my pals crammed in my tiny kitchen and sprawled across my living room with plates of dessert + mugs of coffee could make my heart explode 💗! I hope it does not sound didactic or patronizing to say that I am genuinely rooting for you (+ anyone else here who wants it) to cultivate your own Nail Night community care function! I hope mine is encouraging. There’s no one-size-fits-all structure, and it may take some trial and error, but it is so worth it. It has provided the gift of dependable, uncomplicated togetherness that I think everyone could benefit from having as something to lean on in this chaotic timeline. OKAY, stepping off my ‘intentionality in friendship is so important’ soapbox now 📢🤸🏻‍♀️! 🌼 READING OUTSIDE IS THE BEST 🗣️📚😎! On my walk I passed the park that is my fave place to read during the warmer months + started to daydream about the weekends ahead of me spent buried in a book there! Something to look forward to. Speaking of the pandemic, one of my lifelines for combating the despair of lockdown was reading outside in the backyard of my childhood home whenever the weather permitted. I read SO many books out there in 2020-21: Don Quixote, Dead Souls, The End of Policing, The Bluest Eye… the list goes on. Outdoor reading was a means of tangible connection to the wider world during that time and continues to be! 🌼 I loved you asking us to identify a physical natural thing that we take pleasure in /comfort in/connection with. For me it’s rain 🌧️! The multi-sensory nature of rain is reliably grounding. I revel in the rain's range of percussive sounds + the petrichor smell of it in the atmosphere + how it feels streaking and pooling on my skin. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, so there’s also something in my associating rain with the childhood nostalgia of being cozy and cocooned at home on endless drizzly days. 🌼 I opted for my leisurely walk route, so the audio ended before I got back home. Rather than switch over to a Spotify playlist to soundtrack my introspection as usual (I relate to what you said about being susceptible to preoccupation with your internal world), I embraced your gentle call to action for connection + went headphone-free for the rest of the journey. Inspired by the outdoor background of the audio, I encouraged myself to take note of what caught my ear in my own ambient soundscape. In the span of ~ 5 blocks I had noticed 3 different groups of passersby chatting in 3 different languages, the melodic jingle of wind chimes, a toddler babbling to me with a clumsy wave as she waddled past me on the sidewalk, and a neighbor on their stoop cheerfully calling out to another on the street. These observations offered me groundedness but also gratitude for my little corner of the world. Very Louis Armstrong “What A Wonderful World” feelings 🥹🎐🌎. Taking 10-15 minutes of my daily walks to be present in my neighborhood is the small habit I want to invite in this seasonal changeover! The timing of the Anxiety Talk drops carries an uncanny kind of providence to them bc they seem to arrive when I need them the most. Thank you for this invitation to find centering in attuning to all the life happening beyond my inner monologue! Ngl, my spring has been off to a brutal start with the loss of my beloved childhood dog (spent nearly 17 magical years with her 🪽) + a significant friendship rupture, both happening within the last 2.5 weeks. I’m hanging in + remain hopeful for what the season has to offer me despite this shitty, grief-stricken beginning bc I love spring! All this to say that I am so thankful to have these audios as a supplement to the primary tools in my self-care toolbox AND that I’m sending my absolute best to anyone else also going through a difficult stretch right now. “New good things are coming." ✨🌱.

sarah 💫🌼

This edition of AugustInTheSpring was so lovely to listen to while sitting in the grass at my neighborhood park, 10/10 would recommend 🌼 I’m a big fan of the background noises, overhead airplane and all, and would love to hear you read poetry outdoors and/or record a springy, summery song cover outside??🤞🏼maybe that would be an editing nightmare lol I’m just a sucker for hearing “real world” noises during live music recordings, it’s so grounding and reminds me that we all exist in the world right now. What a gift! Nature is hugely important (to me, to the world, to humans) and has always been a source of undiluted joy + healing in my life so this SFW (and DT 41 😶) felt like walking into a litchral dream ✨ a few of my gazillion thoughts: 🌱 Totally agree that reading outside hits different + loved your point about taking “small bites” of a book so it’s not a huge Thing. I used to carve out like 5-10 mins daily to read poetry in my yard under a lemon tree and it was the best part of my day 🥹 I just bought Count of Monte Cristo and balked @ how hefty it is, so taking it 10 mins at a time is such a helpful reminder 📚 🌱On bringing a small, new change into our lives, I’ve been wanting to make art more, not to post or sell or improve, just to create instead of constantly consume 🤠 I recently got into coloring books again (yes, like a 1st grader) and was so surprised at how soothing and FUN it is?? Hoping to schedule more craft park days w my friends (making beaded plants is on the agenda), creating art *IN* nature is a double win!! ☀️🎨 🌱I looove grocery shopping w friends, it feels so domestic and sweet to see which cereal they pick or what toothpaste they like omg meal prepping w friends is a SPECTACULAR idea!! I love that it’s at the intersection of nourishment, productivity, and friendship 🫶🏼 we could even swap a few meals if we wanna try something new that week? Hitting up the group chat right NEOW 📲 🌱”And when there’s a tree? OOH” - you get it so fucking bad. Watching the sun play peek-a-boo between branches, glimpses of sunlight sparkling amidst the swaying leaves??? One of life’s simplest and greatest pleasures, along w the fresh aroma of flowers oh my godddhdhsgd I’m vibrating just thinking about it. Every time I walk past a jasmine bush or an orange tree ripe with blossoms, I feel like I could burst from joy‼️There’s a wondrous, prismatic glee that bubbles forth whenever I see or smell flowers, it never fails to make me smile and think of that Ralph Waldo Emerson quote, “the earth laughs in flowers” 🥹💐 I’ve been thinking about why I’m so easily moved by nature lately and I think it has to do w the current commercialistic, money-hungry climate and the fact that the natural world feels so far removed from that. It’s such a comfort to me that there’s nothing about nature that greedily tries to profit off…anything. There’s a respite in knowing something is beautiful simply for beauty’s sake (which inspires a raw, unfiltered, untamable kind of sensuality within oneself maybe idk??). I think there’s also a purity + goodness found in nature that is so often associated with the divine, and I really loved your point about connecting to something bigger, whether that be a higher power or the natural world. As someone who’s strayed from Big Religion, it’s been really healing and grounding to still feel worshipful awe + wonder by observing the natural world ❤️‍🩹 I could literally yap about this delightful SFW + the wonders of nature for a million years but I should stop talking lest I start morphing into a tree 🌳 Thank you so much for such a relaxing, gentle audio, I’ve been going through so many cuckoo banana pants changes in my life recently and listening to this has helped me recenter and remember that I should and can and *need* to rest haha happy spring everyone!!!!! 🦋🐞🌿🌼🌈

Bindi

I live in a big city so finding pockets of grass to touch has to be kind of intentional but spring is always exciting because the cherry blossoms bloom and the weather has been unseasonably warm and sunny too so its been very nice just wandering around. I’ve lived here my whole life and it’s always surprising when the trees awaken and bring life and color and beauty back to all the old, menacing architecture around here. This was a really nice informal little hangout session. I was outside listening to this and watching an older man try to get his granddaughter (I assume) to walk. She was having absolutely none of it she would stand for a second and then drop right back down to the concrete which made me smile. My friends and coworkers have all been learning more about birds and I was informed that the cute little zebra bird I saw in a tree today was a black and white warbler which is a sign of spring. All of which is to say that I think what brings me joy and makes me feel most present is the noise of life in motion. It’s not the wind - it’s the sounds and scents it carries. It’s not the sun - it’s the way the light moves through the streets over the course of an afternoon. It’s not the water - it’s the waves and foam as it splashes against the structures in its way. It’s not the blue sky - it’s the clouds as they move and morph into whatever dreamscape I decide to conjure up. Spring always turns me into a romantic 🤷🏽‍♀️

fitzsy 🐞

It's very grounding to picture all of us under the same sky and thinking of our individual personal change. It's giving sonder! ☀️🌱 I first listened to this in line at Bookcon and it was very soothing after experiencing sensory overload for like 5 hours previous. 🫠 I also stumbled upon "Such Singing in the Wild Branches" by Mary Oliver on Tumblr (lol <3) later that night and thought it was soooo fitting for this audio and for the HBC folks who were also asking for a poetry sfw. (I am rallying with you, queens/kings/jesters of the royal court. ✊) I don't usually read Mary Oliver so this being my first piece from her felt very serendipitous. :) To everyone, thank you for sharing your own stories and especially your pictures! If you posted a link, please know I clicked on it and left a 'like' on it in my mind. This specific post is Instagram 2.0 + Headspace + ethical Betterhelp (💀) to ME. Sending everyone a piece of joy in the form of a cloud you see today. ☁️

Alex

My mom asked me why i'm crying with my headphones one. It just makes me so happy to see August back into the nature and enjoy life. Thank you for this sfw audio.

saaki

This audio put me in a really contemplative mood. I’ve listened to it a few times already! The outside sounds were calming 🌸 I’ve kind of been dreading the weather getting warmer (not a summer person at all) BUT I enjoy time outside in the non-summer sun. Everyone’s excitement for the changing seasons is infectious though, and the spring-y audios have been so fun, so I’m enjoying the vibes in spirit. Trees, ooh! Standing among huge trees, looking up to see them just go on and on and on, is an overwhelming feeling. Makes me feel small in a wondrous–the world is so vast and old–way. Nature is magic. One small thing for me would be to get more frequent with junk journaling/scrapbooking where I don’t get stuck in doing it “right” because of the “junk” of it all. It’s fun to do something with hands every now and then, makes me feel grounded. Every time I pick up a pen to write something longer than a list, I’m like, wow, this feels niiice! It’s just a lot of tapping on keyboards and screens otherwise. The connecting with the world and people + the poetry talk (in some comments) reminded me of a few of Sarah Kay’s beautiful poems that I wanted to share: ☀️Miles from Any Shoreline: https://youtu.be/Ck2IVcp9yIY ☀️Devoted: https://youtu.be/_WEaoVDWDYM ☀️Montauk: https://youtu.be/qdLmHCwciCY (I went through a spoken word poetry phase yeaaars ago. I’ve only really kept up with Sarah Kay. I love her 💛)

belle

spring is my favorite season for a multitude of reasons, but most especially because it brings this sense of renewal and hope that is borderline delusional (which i personally LOVE). anything is possible after a long winter!!! you can do anything, be anything, start whatever. it’s a new beginning. and of course i love the actual nature of it!!!! i love the longer days. i love the warmer weather. i love seeing everything slowly wake up, from the trees that sprout leaves seemingly overnight to the plethora of spring blooms. i love seeing people outside restoring themselves. every time it rolls around i can’t help but romanticize spring and all that comes with it 🌷 i dozed off maybe halfway through this audio—which i really needed as someone who’s been working way too many shifts recently—so i’m not sure what the exact prompt was lol but i woke up thinking that i’d like to be more intentional about carving out real rest time for myself. i think community is so important and pouring into others is essential, but as someone who’s in healthcare i recognize that it’s so easy for me to put myself last until i have nothing more to give. spring also feels very go go go in comparison to the winding down of winter to me, so i tend to get lost in the pace switch in the first few weeks; i’d like to change that and slow down a little bit to reconnect with myself. something that i’ve been meaning to do this year. that way, i can show up for people better 🥹 this was a relaxing audio and a reminder that humans are just plants. we need sunshine, to nurture ourselves and each other, and that positive growth and change is always possible 🌱

Gabriella 🥭

Continuing to feel my initial sentiment of “absolutely gorgeous!!!! 🌻” whenever I listen to this while walking and being with nature. This is such a gift of a SFW! It is relaxing to be sure, but also energizing? As you mentioned, relaxation is sometimes both the removal of stressor(s) and addition of something restorative, and this provides both functions, so thank you so much for that 🥰!! 🌻 Change(s) I want to bring in: I also love reading outside, ideally with a drink so cold, there’s risk of frostbite when you touch it 🤩. Besides doing that more as well, I’d like to *think* less about how I’m feeling and do more stuff that makes me feel things? I am similarly (sometimes overly) preoccupied with my inner world, so I’d like to put myself in more contexts that force me to collide with the world outside my mind lol. I sound like a hermit, which I only sorta am, but I’m committed to making my body a cozier home for myself this year which means using experience to illuminate rooms I’ve forgotten and add plush pillows to spaces I already know and love. Oh, I also really want to see more live music!!! 🌻 Re taking care of others: I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming about your section on social reproduction, LET’S FUCKING GOOOOOOO! This is sooooooo important to me!!!! The point on it being a collective effort is so huge, particularly since the acts involved in preparing yourself for the next day of work (for the boss man and/or general labor for self or community) can feel like drudgery and become meaningless when stripped of the communal context. Like being able to tie the reasons why you do xyz social reproductive activities adds dimension to them and imbues them with new meaning when your tank is running low! I wanna be strong so I can carry a large bag of rice up the stairs to a friend’s apartment where we can make dinner or to pick up their children and launch them into the sky. I want to sleep well so I can string together sentences to make my friends laugh! 🌻 Photosynthesis: a random haiku I just made up Photos cannot hold Synchronized ballet of trees The sisters’ daily dance 🌻 Sitting in the sun being charged up like a battery… I’ve thought about this activity and imagery all week as my mind has felt really cluttered and like it cannot process any more information. Had many a moment where I thought, “what a life to be a flower… I could just nibble on the sun all day, and that’s my whole thing. That sounds rad 😔”. That’s woo woo, but I feel we are in the land of woo woo drewbarrymoreintherain.gif (gen)!!! 🌻 Speaking of which, this SFW has me DEEP in my flower child woo woo “life is beautiful, I am so grateful I get to be on the earth where my friends live and there are cats and flowers and pastries and MANGOES 😭♥️” feelings GOD! I cannot describe how nourishing I find that, the opportunity to be fully cringe/lame/sincere when aloofness abounds, that shit is NOT 🚫 ME 😤! “And when’s there’s a tree, OHHH 😮‍💨” even thinking about this moment now, I feel like my heart’s going to burst 🤸🏿‍♀️ 🌻 Things to take pleasure in and connection with: trees and flowers absolutely one hundred million percent, and also bunnies and birds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw a goose polycule crossing the street the other day and inadvertently helped them along since my (and the other delighted and fearful people across the street watching them as well) staring slowed the cars down, and we all did a big thumbs up to each other when the geese finished, and it was perfect. I also saw a very beautiful flower: https://postimg.cc/gallery/pK65Vnj 🌻 I’m also not religious and can envy the…structure? Coherence? That religious practice can give one’s life. A sense of purpose on a large scale, and also the security of knowing that during certain times of years certain things happen or that each week in one particular place you will gather with particular people. If I am elected your God King, there will be subsidized house parties and free tiny novelty hats for all 💃🏿 Just an incredibly emotionally generous audio best exemplified with the quote: “Because you deserve it and you need it, that's what it means ‼️ to need something! And it’s so important! 😤☺️”. Wonderful. I think about your saying in morning talk #1 that we should hold in our ask that others want to help us (and may even be obligated to do so by virtue of their position) all the time, this felt resonant with that call to action. I hope everyone is able to identify and ask for their needs this spring! Okay, back to Redwall (😍⚔️🐭) and work admin (😑). Thank you, August 🌷!!!

sylvie

Work’s been really tough on me lately, and I’m feeling so down today. Came back to listen to this again, it actually helps. Your voice is so comforting god I almost cried during the affirmation part…Need more anxiety and sleep talks😭

ky❣️💌🌷

catching up on audios and thought this would be a nice one to listen to while i laid on my acupressure mat and i was RIGHT! 🥺 my neck and shoulders were a little tight but when you got to the "what do you need?" part i was like, "just this, i think!!" just needed to lay on my spiky mat and hear you talk about nice bugs and meal prep and where people on that airplane are going 🥰 the affirmations, as always, were very nice. i'm working overtime today but have very fun plans tomorrow, so thank you for the reminder that good things are coming! they always are!!! 😇💞

christina

Thank you for this audio 🌸🩷 your voice genuinely helps me relax and unwind as soon as I hear it. Loving the spring outdoors theme as well.

Steph ♊︎

i listened to this again today. i wasn't in a very good frame of mind the first time, probably a blocked heart chakra or something, i just wasn't feeling receptive. anyway, a second listen was just what i needed. i find myself often admiring the way light interacts with things. it's a hazard of being a photographer, you start noticing it everywhere. i liked how you described the tree and the wind and the light, and how it creates a fourth energy. you didn't say it like that, but that's what i kept coming back to. that the three things on their own are just things, but together they make this fourth intangible thing that we don't quite have a word for. and we're so drawn to it that we'll stop what we're doing to watch it. we'll stand at a window. we'll lose a few minutes. and we won't feel like we lost anything. i've been thinking about that a lot this past month. how often the magic is just three ordinary things sitting next to each other in the right way. how it never announces itself. how you have to be paying the right kind of attention to catch it. how the sound of laughter can make you feel lighter. how the sun can energise you. how someone's touch can make you feel loved. none of those are doing anything overly special on their own. they're just landing in the right place at the right time, on a body that's open enough to receive them. that's the part i think i was missing the first time i tried to listen. the receiving part. the body has to be open or it just sounds like sounds. it's funny that an audio about getting out of your head and into the world around you was the thing that pulled me back into being able to hear it. there's probably a lesson in there about not trying so hard.

Steph ♊︎

i consider myself a spiritual person but i don't think spirituality is something you decide to be. you don't sit down one day and choose it. you just notice, at some point, that the bird outside has been singing for ten minutes and you've been listening, and the noise in your head got quieter while you were listening, and something in you calmed. the practices find me when i need them. i don't have to chase them. they show up as the thing that helps when nothing else is helping. the tree in the wind. the sun on my skin. the sound of someone i love laughing. that stuff is doing the work whether i call it spirituality or not. honestly, i think you're a deeply spiritual person who hasn't called it that yet. you have a different word for it, or no word for it. but the way you talk about presence, attention, getting grounded, coming back to your body - that's the practice. the practice was already happening before anyone told you what to call it. you don't have to agree with me. but i wanted to say it. you don't have to believe in something greater, or fate, or anything you can't prove to be a spiritual person. sometimes just being a person who notices everyday magic is enough.

Nori

I don't believe in so many things, but this one helps a little. THANK YOU as always. The best painkiller ever. dealing with difficult things in real life that clearly can’t be solved through listening to a few words online, but it still feels nice to take a small hit of anesthetic for a moment. Even if the floating willow fluff is still annoying, the leaves look so beautiful in the sunlight.🌳

Rae

Making time to be present with yourself is one of the best services of self love! ❤️

carolyn

Came back to this audio and I kinda wanted to share☺️ I crave the feeling of community 😌☝🏾 whether that be a festival, car meet, a parade etc. love hearing music and seeing people enjoying themselves also traveling and learning about different cultures and dancessss😩I love it. The world isn’t full of enough of it but it’ll get better🤣☝🏾