🫖 My Self-Care Morning Routine - gentle & nurturing 

So good that you are learning these things while you're as young as you are. Nature was always my place of restoring and reconnecting and regrouping so I could go on and face my days. But I no longer live in the country but at 80 I'm living in an apartment with a small patio that I can put flowers and ferns during the summer. And then I had the most glorious view of the Sandia Mountains and a beautiful maple tree outside my apartment and I'm on the 4th floor so I'm in the treehouse. I have found that if we're willing to change and to grow we can always find ways to do things differently than we once did in order to take care of ourselves. It's important to know what refreshes and restores your soul and then to make sure you have those things in your environment

This has become one of my favourite things to do on a Sunday afternoon. Sitting on the sofa with a hot chocolate watching Wendy 🥰

Wendy, I'm not one to write comments, but I just want to say thankyou. You help to bring a little calm and reassurance to these difficult times. I feel like I get a little escape each time I watch you...and James. Thankyou.

Your videos warm my heart. I'm not alone. The last couple of years I have identified anxiety in my body. Learning when they hit and how to lovingly ease them. My mantra is "Im Happy, Healthy, Lived and Safe. Thank you" This helps me so much. Value all of me and what makes me ME❤️ Being outside is essential for me. Im wishing peace and love to everyone reading this. Blessings 🌸🌸🐣🐣🌸🌸

Wendy, thanks for the video. It's so rewarding to live a life of gratitude. The top of my gratitude list is always a hot shower, privacy and my own living space, my hubby, my siblings, life, love, health, peace, freedom and lots of other simple things. I don't really need a lot of tangible things to be satisfied. You are such an inspiration. I always love to see James there with you when you take your little nature walks. The two of you are so precious. Wishing you a wonderful day full of sunshine and love. Hugs from Texas.

I definitely have struggled this past 18 months. I lost my job, lost 3 members of my family to Covid, & my partner left me after 10 years. Trying to get into my new normal, but being chronically ill is hampering my routines. I also like a structure to my day, but sometimes it isn't possible, so your videos are such a balm to my worries, as it reaffirms that it is OK to rest when u need to & just getting through the day is a " win ". Thankyou Wendy ( and James ) for all you do ❤️

Since March 13, 2020 when we first went into lockdown, I refused to be afraid. At first, probably like everyone else, I was apprehensive about the situation we were all thrown in, but soon I realized it was not entirely as it was portrayed to be. I made a conscious decision to leave social media, and turn off all the news and guess what happened? I suddenly realized my world was safe and normal and full of possibilities. I refocused all my gained time, since we were all working from home and schedules were pretty flexible, into my art and into things I really wanted to do and that gave me a lot of joy. I decided to change my handwriting and that required me to practice my handwriting for hours at a time. Since I needed to write something I decided to copy books out of the Bible. I’ve copied a few books filling tons of notebooks using my newly acquired fountain pens and beautiful inks. The process allowed me to think more about the words I was copying therefore delving into the depths of the word of God in a way in which I had never done before. That sustained me, and gave me more hope and understanding. At the same time I crocheted a ton of new garments which eventually I started to sell. Of course I kept my art going as well. My hands are never idle. I am constantly creating. The process of creating is the fuel that makes my life and days meaningful. I am lucky enough to have a beautiful garden with huge trees and lots of plants. In the morning I like to sit on the patio and enjoy the first rays of the sun with my cup of coffee and my favorite RU-vid channels. Sometimes I just sit and listen to the birds. My little Maltese dog always keeps me company. Having a little fluff ball is therapy in itself. Although most restaurants were closed during the lockdown, I never stopped “eating out”. Most restaurants we enjoy were open for takeout, so on a weekly basis I ordered take out from our favorite restaurants and kept that routine going because it is something I always do with my son. Every week we have a mom and son date when we go out to a restaurant and just chill and talk and laugh and catch up on things we sometimes forget to share with each other. We began doing this when he was in second grade. Now he is in sixth grade. The lockdown did not stop us from keeping the tradition. I feel bad for people who allowed their lives to be barged in by the iron boots. Nobody and nothing should have so much power over people’s lives. Turn off the media, and go outside and talk to your neighbors. Walk in the park, go to church, go to restaurants, coffee shops, and talk to people. Soon you will realize the world is not as terrible as they make it seem to be. It’s important to forge new relationships and make sure you live in a community that supports its people. Nothing is worse than having neighbors who don’t care for others but themselves. Social media and the masks have allowed for too much anonymity that is now more like a plague across the globe. I have students who refuse to take off the mask simply because they don’t want to show their face, not because they are afraid to catch the virus. They like to hide behind a mask because they feel awkward and not at ease with themselves. Anonymity is the killer of human connection which is what this world needs more than anything else. A sense of safety will never be achieved while we hide behind avatars and masks.

Hello Wendy from the southern US. I have become a huge fan of your channel, your art, and You. :) It's so comforting to find like-minded souls out there in the world. I live in the country and cherish those quiet moments of nature. You are so right on how nature does a body good. When I'm feeling sick or just "down", I immediately remind myself that this feeling won't last forever and with some self-care practices it will be done and forgotten before long. Thank you for sharing your up's and down's and for being "real". Sending warm hugs and pockets full of sunshine your way.

I was so close to tears the whole time I watched this... You are living poetry, an unique expression of the Spirit .... But what bought me to tears was your expression of gratitude to James for appreciating the little things with you... It is the little things that expresses love in a big way. Thank you for sharing a chapter in your life. 🙂 Appreciated

YOU are good for us!We are just like you!😊Have a great day Ms.Wendy!

Your video was enlightening. You are so right about taking time for yourself and getting in touch with nature. Every morning when I come downstairs I hear the same birds chirping. It is music to my ears. Thank you for sharing.

Dear dear Wendy, You touched my heart so very much with your truth today!!! I am 68 soon and still “struggling” to find my balance in this time in my life now.. I am generally a very happy person with so much to be grateful for. Our sons that have become good men. My husband for 47 years that reminds me of James. We always knew that we were the loves of our lives… isn’t that a great joy?? And we laugh a lot together… so with him my mornings start happy.. And then there is a little grandson… which I am in love with.. But also there is the Jacqueline that thinks she has to do ( too ) much, please others, doubt myself and even sometimes think that I am not a nice person. And I know that sometimes I am not a nice person. But isn’t everybody? I even have a wonderful job. The women and men that come to my courses work with leather and make the most beautiful things. And I think that I make a happy place for them… oh I knów I do. So what I am trying to say is that although there is so much happiness in my life, the journey to my calm an creative self never stops… So I love hearing you being so honest and clear in describing your feelings, struggles and triumphs…You are a true inspiration for all of us.. Love and thanks from Jacqueline from the Netherlands.

Hi you have turned in to my Sunday morning Vlog while I’m getting my son ready for the day which takes abit. To day you reminded me of when I was a kid play in the woods full of blue bells, I can still remember the scent. It’s been many years since I have be able to smell English blue bells (us ones are not as strong or as sweet) I try not to dwell on the past and live in the moment but I think it doesn’t hurt to wander down memory lane just a little. It’s a feel good feeling that we all need sometimes. Now if I can get my hands working I can start some sketching again. Keep smiling keep believing blessing.

Yes this has been a tough few years for me nothing will ever be the same again so trying to find my place in the world. I can’t go back to normal because that is all gone for me, glad to know that I am not alone struggling with these days sometimes. Sending hugs 🌺🌸🌺🌸

I'm with James -- I always take a couple bags with me on my walk down a country road -- amazing what people seem to throw out their car windows (OK, sad really). Silence is under-appreciated by most people.

I totally identify with what you say about finding solace in nature. I had a bad day on Tuesday to do with work and decided I couldn’t deal deal with it so took the day off and went to Seaton to recharge. Paddled in the sea, had a little picnic and just sat on the shingle watching the waves for two hours. It was bliss and totally the right thing to do because it restored me. Thank you for your honesty Wendy xxx

Thank you for being so genuine. What courage to be honest when so much online is about projecting images of perfection (and requiring perfection of others). It is so beautiful and comforting to see someone being human. It is so kind of you to share this with us, to remind us that we can be kind and allow ourselves (and others) to be human also.

At my "certain age" I give myself permission to have those days when I rest more than accomplish tasks. I find that when I take this quiet time I can reformulate my ideas on what I need to do, steps I need to take, or process life's challenges in order to move forward in a less stressful way.

Sending love, what a comforting video, I feel the same, and very sensitive to the planetary changes too. Have been cocooning (constructively) being kind to my sense of fatigue, talking to my two robins, being gentle. Hope your day is nurturing, x x x

You are great with how simple and grounded you are. Very much just being yourself. All your words are making sense

Thank you so much Wendy for sharing. Walking in Nature is pure magical healing for body mind and soul💫.Sending you big soft hugs🤗. Take care .Love to all🙏🌺💕🌳

this is so important. we need to take care of ourselves in these fast-paced days... I just showed my side of burnout recently too. Seems like it's hitting a bunch of us all at once. Take care!

9:22 “That’s true abundance, isn’t it?” Something we have that we don’t have to pay for. Making a conscious effort to be in a grateful mindset where I recognize the abundance around me and be present in being truly grateful for it. Thank you for fueling this recent journey of mine.

I feel lonely most days but when I get out in nature and when I see animals or flowers or trees I don't feel alone I feel like they are my true friends I can talk to , cry to and they don't judge me for how I feel that day .

I have been watching 2 or 3 of your videos a day since January 2023. Having been ill, my artistic and life plans put on hold, your videos have had a massive effect on my well-being and helping me to recover and get-going again - slowly. Thank you from all of my heart.

Wonderful videos Wendy! 🤗🥰😘♥️ The Great Awakening! 🙏🌍 I’ve loved this time to myself throughout the past few years I’m a early retired nurse due to fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue! I’ve loved being out in nature taking pictures/video clips and putting them together to my music collection for my own use - local woodlands/lake and the north wales coast! Knitting and reading and listening to inspiring people on RU-vid pure joy! My next new thing will be doing some embroidery on antique french linen that I’ve just received I’m planning to get my 5 year old granddaughter Meleri involved in sewing while her older brother Ioan and her cousin Tomos (who is also 5 both born on the same day) run around as boys do! Thank God for everyone who is working for humanity! 🙏♥️🌍 Spiritual awakening- 3D To 5D what a wonderful time to be alive! ♥️🙏🌍 The best is yet to come! ♥️🙏🌍

I love nature walks, whatever the weather. It's good for the soul. 😊

Wonderful video. Just what so many us needed . I would recommend Earthing as well into your walks in the forest/nature. Our shoes these days prevent us from discharging negative energy into the Earth and taking in positive energy from Mother Earth. Love your honesty , thank you for sharing. Much love from a fellow soul waking this incredible Earth xoxo.

I am 56, and just starting to really care for myself. After raising 3 great kids, working alongside my husband, caretaking my mom and pretty much serving everyone and never saying no to any requests I am finally understanding that we all need “Margin” - that blank space that we can fill with those things that recharge us and give us true joy. I’m finally understanding that scripture that says Jesus came to give us life, and not only life, but ABUNDANT life (John 10:10)! Strange the clarity one can get by slowing down and re-examining our priorities and remembering our dreams!

Thankyou so much for sharing this with us Wendy, you’ve taught me to give in to low moods and fatigue where I couldn’t before. You’re right about getting out in the countryside, I suffer from a social phobia I’ve had all my life and can’t normally go out alone, but two years ago I took in an adorable little dog that needed a home. Strangely, she was bullied in the kennels and was a bag of nerves, I think we needed each other. I can now go walking in the woods or down the beach with her at my side and am so grateful to walk in the countryside, it’s such a tonic and gives me inner peace where there was none. Just want to say thankyou again, you’re a true tonic yourself! xx

thanks Wendy.....have a lovely Beltane day!💚

Your videos always put a smile on my face. They inspire me, and as I read someone else’s comment, they give comfort to those of us who also struggle. Thank you for sharing and being so transparent. Sending hugs.

Thank you Wendy for giving us a peak into your private home life and routine. So much of this resonates with me. I have a similar routine on the weekends, get up, make my bed, let the sunshine in, enjoy my morning coffee on the back deck in the garde watching the birds,, do yoga and try and get out for a walk in nature after a healthy breakfast. But my routine falls apart on the weekdays as I have an office job in the city and it's all rushed to get out the door but I do get off the train two stops before and walk through the botanical gardens to my office. It's a gamechanger and puts me in a good mood for the day.

We all suffer. Routine helps me. So grateful you shared your morning routine. Wendy we need more people like you in this world what a better world it would be. Greetings from Brighton

You have helped me to find peace! I look forward to your videos. Yes, I have watched many of your videos numerous times. They have helped me in many ways! ❤❤❤

I love listenening to your voice. Always calming.

I'm a major procrastinator. what has helped me with that is to stop beating myself up for it. I have always been that way and I accept that I always will be. that isn't excusing it, it's accepting it. I have actually been able to move forward more easily because of that acceptance. 😊

Thank you so much for this real and raw video Wendy. It's nice to see people who you look up to also experience bad days and how they handle it. Loved the shots you made outside the most.

Love love love. Thank you. Continue being you, an awesome human.

Definitely on the same wavelength. What you said about healing being out in nature; appreciating and feeling grateful; being in the moment of contentment. Those moments are beyond price. When peace of mind is attained, we realise that that is all that matters. I love my home, but being outside is where I feel most at peace. Among the trees, on a mountain, by water, looking at clouds.

I was hoping for a video like this from you, about daily routines, just yesterday (or was it earlier today?). I have only recently started watching your videos and have been viewing several these past few days. I love the fact that you're into astrology, oracle cards and all that kind of mystical magic. Thank you for sharing your ups and your downs and your sweet energy. I hope you get better soon ❤️ 🌺

Thank you. This was a beautiful video. It really brought peace to my soul. Nothing left to do but smile smile smile!

Hi Wendy, I always find myself coming back to this video every once in a while, usually when I just need a moment of peace. That’s the exact vibes I get here, and it helps me to remember to slow down, and do things more mindfully! I need to rethink my morning/daily routine, too, as I’m currently healing another brutal cold, after having my last one for a month. Thank you for keeping me company, virtually!

Been gardening which is my happy place, especially in Spring. This video gave me goose bumps, the blue bells the peace, the self care and self love! The world needs everyone to fall in love with themselves and take the time to flow unhurriedly. Image the Peace on Earth!

Thank you so much Wendy for sharing yourself. It helps so many of us.

Part of my self -care routine is sitting down each week to watch your videos. You sharing the beauty of your part of the world and the wonderful artwork you create is a time during my week that brings me peace, relaxation and joy. Something that I look forward to. You have brought a light with what you do, to these very difficult years we have all been going through. Thank you so much for being there!!!

Hello Wendy, thank you for sharing and being so honest, and reaching out to help all the pepole who follow you ,and help them feel they are not alone , sharing is a good things, it put things in order . Not always the right order but knowing that someone is listening helps . Sending soft hugs Teresa xxx

Thank you Wendy. Such a gentle and calming video. Wonderful to see the sheep, trees & bluebells. I've been unwell for a week. Unable to venture outside, or indeed enjoy my morning coffee. So to watch you in the great outdoors lifted my spirit. What a ray-of-sunshine you are.

I live very near a large state park and I've learned to appreciate the quiet times there in the woods and overlooking the lake. It has changed aspects of my creative journey as well into new ways of expressing all the feelings that take place each day as you said, in this crazy world of ups and downs. Take care Wendy and James. You are good souls.

Thanks for sharing some self care morning routine ideas. My routine before work is a shower, coffee, reading my bible, meditation for 10-15 minutes, banana and nut milkshake for breakfast and making my lunch to take to work. It takes me about 2 and a half hours to do all this and I have to get up at 5am to fit it in before work but for me it is such a nice way to start the day, it is worth getting up earlier. I cannot rush into the day!!😊

I hope you continue to make RU-vid videos for your international fans. Your voice is so pleasant and calming. Your art and creativity inspire me. I love your honesty.

You're amazing. I absolutely love your videos, your honesty, and your suggestions on how we can all live a more peaceful, beautiful life. ❤

you know... after the pandemic, our world has indeed changed. but it was the break open in order for us to break through. if it's taught us anything though, it is that we CAN slow down and the world will not stop spinning, so we CAN stop a little and appreciate life in its simplest and most wholesome forms! Much love to you both! And thank you James for picking litter in the forests, Mother Gaia and the plants and animals thank you for keeping their home clean!

This fed my soul, I'm in a bad place health wise, struggling but found you after life saving surgery last Jan. I love your walk, the feeling you have of free abundance, thank you thank you thank you. Beltane blessings to you my friend x

Thank you Wendy. Your words go deep into me as they make such sense. James, I can identify with the litter picking. The droppers make me angry, the space I've cleared of detritus makes me very happy, especially if a beach. Best wishes both🙂

Thanks for being real and relatable. You inspire! Keep shining your special, beautiful and creative fairy light🧚✨

Zero judgement Wendy! Enjoy your coffee - it's good for you as a mental boost as well. Here in Australia in autumn, and whilst our winters are very mild I still had into seasonal depression. Keep your lovely videos coming - when you're up to it. Love from Oz. Xxoo ❤️

Thank you Wendy for reminding me to take better care of myself 😘 Love your videos and I look forward to them every week; they make my day.

Thank you Wendy, for this video, I really needed to hear this. All the way through this, most difficult of times, I have watched your video and I have found that your advice and pondering have been most helpful to me. Infact ...your work with gratitude has been a games changer for me.... I was diagnosed with cfs a few years ago, so I'm very limited to how much time I have available to create, but I'm now able to have gratitude for even the smallest of time frames. I seem to have acquired a stillness, and calm and I'm loving it. Thank you ~ Helen 💜

Love your routine in the morning!! I have one also and if it gets interrupted, not happy!! Walking early in the morning everyday really helps me and my dog!! Neither one of us isn't right if we don't get our walk in!! It really does help to clear your mind and I always go over what I am grateful for in my life!! Thank you for sharing!! Sending ots of love to you and James!!❤❤❤

Thanks for this honest and wise words. You are not alone when it comes to lack of sleep.. The last month ha been tough i must say, when you finally get a good night's sleep, what a difference it makes . Beautiful and helpful video as always. Take care Wendy.❤

Your words echoed what has been going through my mind. Thank you x

This is a beautiful presentation. Like Einstein said, all is energy. Nature is the energy of love, the Sun is energy of Life itself so a stroll in nature, feeling the sun is so healing. I find laying on Earth brings my frequency back to calm better than anything I could do. And meditating can bring enlightened downloads but always makes my day more organized somehow. Our resilience is creating one's own reality, not letting "authority" or media dictate it for us. YOU are free, you ARE free, you are FREE!

Thankful to have you in my world dear Wendy 🙏🏻🦋I’m more mindful and conscious of sisterhood blessings these days. I seek the company of my sisters in art and mindfulness as well as in life. Turbulent times indeed and so grateful for the moments of joy and calm ❤ Thankyou for shining your light our way. Sending soft hugs 🤗 xx

Thanks Wendy, i realize that I have lost or forgotten my morning routine and will begin again! Thanks

Dear Wendy, thankyou for your wise words. I made a list of stuff recently that would be kind to myself, and haven't done any of it!! Perhaps one thing at a time? You have inspired me though so thankyou. Love and blessings to you both 🙏🌍💜

Hi Wendy, Your video was beautiful went straight to my heart chakra. I have had a difficult week and your video was perfect. Self care is everything, thank you so much. Much love 🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴💕💟💜

Thank you for your lovely sharing… I feel you are very beautiful, open, honest..and this is uplifting to my spirits. Something very special about you my dear. Grateful to have found you. I had a wonderful wander around the woods this morning, and in the afternoon the sun came out after many days of dreary windy cold here in Maine. Finally I began to feel I was coming back to life! Hallelujah! And bless the simple things . Steady on. Raw juice is great! So is coffee, savored, appreciated. It’s the way you go about it all that makes it good. BLESSINGS to you and James 🕊🥀

Watching this video made me want to stretch out and warm my face in the sun thank you so much Wendy sending love and hugs to you 💕💕💕💕

Thank you Wendy! Great Video and James for taking care of nature.

Thank You so much for this video, and thank you also for shedding a light of the days when we are not feeling so good, for helping us normalize feeling under the weather. This makes such a difference, as this was we can accept our feelings and work with them, and not feel like we are less or unworthy because we are not happy and chirp all the time. I send you a BIG HUG and lots of love from Costa Rica.

What a beautiful, open, honest video. I love your content and find it a place of calm and comfort. Thank you for showing us your vulnerability so we can show ours. ❤️

Hi Wendy , I am with You with looking after the little things , which add up to bigger rewards ...and really enjoying the morning coffee with break-fast after we do some morning Meditation ...so lovely . My Fave Oils are Sandlewood, Rose, Geranium , Lavender , Patchouli and love how they change my mood . Love Mother Nature too and have been making a sweet little Bee Herb Garden around a small tree in the park at the end of Our Driveway . We live in a Sweet Little Witchy House in the woods , so I really love to be able to grow Herbs in our tiny Garden on the far end of driveway , but also chatting with Our Neighbours in the Park ...even the Bees , Butterflies and Birds have been dancing around me as I "work" in the Garden .... feel so much Gratitude and it helps my Mental and Spirit Body as well as the Physical in these changing times ..... sending You HUGS and Love from wayyyyy down in the bottom of Mother Earth NZ , Your videos help me find My-selves xxx Grizi xxx ps I love that James makes it His Mission to pick up litter , he is a good Man and You are PURRRRRRRRfect for each other , much Love to Him too as He reminds me of my Darling Man and how much He cares for the Planet too!

I agree Wendy, Love the little things in the nature. The forest looks so magical with the Blue Bells ... Love it ! The 2 trees where you were sitting under looks like a man and a woman, two loved ones in the life after....Beautiful ! ( if you understand what I mean ) :)

Wendy you bring me such peace and keep me grounded. Thank you for your insight and for sharing your life with us. I feel as though you are a close friend though we are on opposite sides of the world. Montana USA

Your channel came up into my feed and this is the first video that I've watched from it. I know exactly how you feel. I'm desperately trying to keep to a daily routine myself. Your world, like mine, is also very small. And I have no problem with that in general. But I know that if I go out of my routine to any great extent. It really throws me for a loop for the whole day. I hope you feel better. Make sure that you're getting plenty of vitamins and minerals. That also includes getting plenty of protein. I don't know whether you're eating a regular diet or vegan diet or whatever. Just make sure that you're getting all the proper nutrients that you need. That's going to play a big impact on your mood. Take care and God bless.

I live in Southern California, USA, and find that I share a lot of your perspectives on life and being mindful. I do enjoy creating art at my level and exploring art stuff out of my comfort zone. Your videos are very soothing and hit home with me! Your videos add a highlight to my day!😊❤️

I do love you Wendy, you always make me feel so much better. Thank you for your lovely self x

Thanks for sharing Wendy. Such an honest soul! Your videos always inspire me. They are like a warm blanket! xx

You two are special people and thank you for sharing your tired moments also. It made me tear up because I have suffered from anemia for about a year and have struggled to find the energy I need to get everything done. So I can truly relate to this!!! BTW I love the way you say and in your cute little fairy 🧚‍♀️ voice. Be well!

So uplifting and peaceful at the same time. You are a beautiful soul.

Hi Wendy, I really enjoyed this video today. It was quite different from your usual video's. I found it really relaxing to watch. It was fascinating to see how you do your self care on a morning. Just watching you rest on your couch was lovely to see. Its good to know that we shouldn't feel guilty for wanting and needing to take a break and rest a while. Please do more of these self care video's. I do hope you are feeling better and your mood has improved. You are blessed to live in a lovely part of the country. Glastonbury is my dream place to visit. Have a positive, peaceful and mindful week. x

You are such a blessing to so many of us by sharing your light we keep ours shinning 💫💫🧚🏻

You’re really not alone, my Dear. I’m really struggling at the moment. I had an injury and I’ve been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. My body is riddled with it and I also have fibromyalgia. I’m lucky though and I’m grateful to still be here. I lost my Mum to cancer in October and although I’ve been shook by my recent health issues, I’m grateful that I’ve got the chance to better my lifestyle, to help myself through self care, eating cleanly and eliminating all that’s toxic. I’ve come to realise that I’ve been given a second chance. I’ve abused my body through food addiction and put it through hell but it’s still here, holding me up but it’s tired. Time for me to show it love, care and really try my best. I thoroughly enjoyed every single moment of this. Do you mind if I ask, do you live a plant based lifestyle? Do you have any favourite foods that have huge health benefits? I’m on a journey to learn more about how I can give my body, heart and soul everything it needs and be happy and healthy. Lovely to see you and James. I can’t wait for the day to be able to walk further than my front gate. I desperately want to be in nature, walk through the trees and just be. Thank You for “taking” me there with you. Much love, daisies and buttercups. ~Laura xxx

Our lives are so very different, but I always enjoy your videos. You are a brave and loving soul. I consider you my friend. Sending much light and love.

Showing up. that's so important. Thank you for sharing with us. I wish I had a little forest like that to walk into everyday, how beautiful!

Hi Wendy. It is very disturbing to have neighbours, or any kind of people making noice which affects your life inside your own 4 walls. As an introvert and highly sensitive person those incidents cause a lot of stress. I found, that in my life, the only possibility for peace was to move house. I was very lucky to have found a place which is most of the time a place of peace. (I moved about 20 times in my life so far and I am 56 now) Of coures, sometimes one cannot avoid noice or people who make noice outside, but then I try to focus on something else. One night, I even packed up my then 7 year old and we drove to a quiet parking lot across from the monastary which is only about 500 m from my house, and we parked there and rested until after midnight. It is a way of reacting non resistantly. I practice Aikido since 2015 and in this peaceful martial art, we train to move the attackers energy away from ourselves. We guide his attacking energy and let it flow into nothingness, away from us. This practice I also integrate into my daily life and in situations. As for feeling down and lowly and tired you probably had a lot of tips from RU-vid friends already, but let me write down a few of mine as well. Maybe there is the one or the other you haven`t heard of yet and will help. I found, that since I started menopause I feel often sad and hopeless. But I catch myself, when the feeling comes and I start talking to myself, that this feeling will pass and that it is not ME, it is just a hormonal issue. I then study my herbs again and look up natural remedies for menopause symptoms. I do get a lot of hot flashes too. Fortunately I sleep well, but I do have to get up at least 4 times to go to the bathroom. Every 2 hours I am awake, but I fall right back asleep. It is not so bad. Kind of like wolves do. They take wolf naps :-) I red a book once, where the protagonist spend a few months with wolves, observing them and getting closer and closer to them. He copied their sleeping behaviour and found it indeed very refreshing. :-) I can also suggest St. Johns Wort, as a herbal infusion or as capsules. You will have to take them for a few weeks though to see benefits. This is taken often during darker months, for many people do have more depressions in winter. You are already doing a lot of good stuff Wendy. Celery juicing is terrific and all the green juice you drink is also so good for your blood. The darker the green, the more iron. That goes for dark red berries as well. Iron is important for lots of things. I like to use freeze dried parlsey, because I get the benefits of the iron in concentrated form. I would be interested indeed in your celery journey and how it benefitted you. Also, it is so o.k., to love the nice things in life. I love clothes as well and I indulge in my sewing, knitting and thrifting. Good vibes are important. The better we feel, the more joy we can also give to others and share.

I liked when you hugged a tree. I should do that more often myself. Last year I had some ❤️health issues and I look forward to a ‘grateful to be alive’ 2022😀 Your channel brings me peace reflection and company. You are blessed to have James in your life. Wendy you have a beautiful soul. So glad I found your channel. Everyone go out in nature, smell the flowers & hug a tree🌴🌳🌲

Dearest Wendy Thank you so very much. I can’t say much here but I have been in a deep dark place recently. You have helped me so much with this video. 💕💕

Yeah, this video poped up just the right moment, when I had that sort of morning when you wake up already tired, frustrated and don’t know what to do with your life… No a single joy in the upcoming day, you wish it end sooner, but tomorrow will be the same, will it not? What is the hope that one day everything will be different? It will not, unless you do something. But what is it? It’s so hard to covered from the pandemic years… Keep going, Wendy, you are not alone!

Dear Wendy, as a longcovid patiënt i relate to the frustration of not feeling well and have to slow down a lot of times But it strikes me, that whenever i am in nature, everything just is so like always! It just going on the way it has to, no matter What happens in our world, It keeps steady and lovely like it was in beginning of time. That is just wonderful and that in itself comforts me. Like nature is saying, its Allright ! Love you very much!😘🌹🌹🌹❤️

Hi Wendy. I was having trouble identifying how I was feeling and what it's all about. A lot of what you said were the words I was searching for. My body and soul have been trying to tell me to take some TLC time for me. You are such an inspiration Wendy. I love the time we spend together. Sometimes you are the only company I have. Always wishing you well from afar! Sending sunshine and huggs your way! Hi to James too! Thank you to you and James. The lockdown and world events have knocked the starch right out of me and many others. I love seeing your bright light and hearing what you have to say, personal issues as well as artistic. Thank you for being raw and real and sharing your life with me.

Thank you Wendy for sharing your true heart spaces: the shining colours of your art and the daily rituals. How I wish we could meet in person one day! I follow you silently as my perfect mentor of life. I cannot express in words how important your videos are for me. You are wonderful!

We have been through it these last few years, haven't we? I think, as women, we tend to go inside ourselves when we must and self-care is a wonderful thing. Through the pandemic, my mom had a small stroke. I never thought of my parents as "old", and this scared me. Then she had to have a quadruple by-pass (the woman does nothing halfway), but has recovered and is doing well. Fortunately, my dad is pretty much fine. They are 82 and 83. I remember keeping the last message my mom left on my voicemail the night before her by-pass, just in case. Even thinking about it now makes me cry. I have never felt so scared, but with the help of my husband and a lot of journaling I got through it. Self-care is necessary. After all that, the store my husband worked in closed permanently, so he lost his job. I'm self-employed, so that helped. Things now are so much better. He has a much better job, my mom is doing well, my oldest nephew is getting married in a few months...funny how it takes something so drastic to really make you grateful for the little things. Sending you tons of hugs..

Dearest kind Wendy, so much of your video sharing helps so many we are never alone because we have Christ in our heats till the day we die. It is normal to have up and down days and night . So many times we let our time go by without even giving ourselves a thought and spend lots of time on what we need to get done . Yes we need that too but the need to spend quality time is more important than the time spent . Lots of people say what you say about feeling your alone but trust you have lots of followers and we feel that too. Life would be really dull if it stayed the same without change since our own bodies change. Post videos when you can and let God do the rest he knew you before you did. See RU-vid not the only one that can go on and on lol. I truly enjoy you company so thanks for sharing you have a gift .

Perfectly timed Wendy, I am sat in my garden with my one coffee. Listening to the lambs we have on the field and listening to you. Perfect self care moment. Thank you ❤️ Belinda xx

Such a peaceful start to my day … doing less is definitely the key to unlock my door onto the new day and not to raise crazy expectations but look forward to whatever little bright thing which will come my way because there’s always at least one, even on less enchanting times. But what I truly love is your phrase : “showing up” … sending gentle and enveloping hugs !🐾

Wendy - not sure if you're dealing with, or perhaps approaching, menopause. The first of my 10 grandchildren was born when I was 50 and just in the midst that that crazy "change." So, here I had these lovely little babies coming into my life when my own hormones were going nuts, as my childbearing years were coming to an end. Those were some challenging years. But they didn't last forever, and slowly I came back to myself in a new and better and calmer way. All of that just to say that there is a light at the end of that tumultuous hormonal merry-go-round, and a time when "keeping your light bright" will be easier! Love you lots and thanks for your great videos!

Thank you for sharing the more personal side of things and more importantly for keeping it real and honest. I think it's great if someone has a super awesome energy filled morning routine of hitting the gym and eating the most balanced breakfast and putting on a full face and 30 min hair style, but let's face it, that takes a lot of energy to do that everyday, haha! I think it's wonderful that you are in tune with what you truly need and listen to your inner guidance. I know I couldn't jump out of bed and run 5 miles and drink a kale smoothie. But if that works for someone else, cool! :) I'm more of gentle slow mover in the morning :D

Thank you for this reminder I’m not alone in my struggles…❤️