There was a time when we thought the world was flat. Linear. If you sailed towards the horizon, eventually you’d just fall off the face of the earth. Thankfully we’ve proven that theory wrong, but somehow we’ve never let go of that linear thought process. The world is round yet time is linear. Our daily routines are a reflection of this linear modality. I wake up and I’m the same me I was yesterday, I have the same abilities, thoughts and emotions as yesterday and tomorrow will be the same straight line. Except, the world keeps spinning in a circle and the seasons keep changing cyclically. Something doesn’t add up.
The time has come to recognize that TIME can be both linear and cyclical. When living in a male body driven by male hormones, time is linear. Every day does look pretty much the same. You are the same man today you were yesterday (hormonally speaking). This translates into a consistent pattern of energy, productivity & decline in your daily routine.
When living in a female body, driven by female hormones, time is actually cyclical. We must operate on a linear schedule, yes, the 24-hour circadian rhythm is always present, however so is a secondary rhythm, an infradian rhythm. A rhythm longer than 24 hours, specifically a rhythm about the length of one lunar cycle, 29.5 days.
Between the ages of roughly 12 & 50, female hormones are different every single day. No two days in a row look the same. This translates into different levels of energy, different emotions & different ways of accessing parts of our brains. Life tends to be tougher when we ignore this fact & continue to operate in a linear fashion. Leaving us feeling like failures when we can’t do something as well as we did a week ago. Blaming ourselves for not seeing the same results as our male friends.
When the answer is so obvious it’s painful. We are cyclical beings operating in a linear fashion. Every day in a one month cycle brings to light a different version of us. Once we can tune in & identify what that version is capable of, where she thrives & where she needs support, we are then able to plan our daily routines in conjunction with our cyclical rhythm.
For me, this most easily translates into the seasons of the year being broken down on a shorter time line. Roughly, one week of Winter: rest, rejuvenation, self-reflection & self-care. One week of Spring: waking up, blooming ideas, starting new projects & reaching out to others. One week of Summer: high energy, fullest expression of self, masculine/doing energy & embodying my most attractive self. One week of Fall: slowing down, shedding what is no longer serving me, releasing all that will not fuel me on the road ahead & tuning in to intuitive vibes.
After you acknowledge that this cyclical way of living feels more natural, you can see how switching up your diet, exercise routine, & daily schedule on a cyclical basis will naturally produce better results. We need to do less to achieve more. Once we can learn WHEN to do WHAT, everything magically starts to fall into place.
