It’s the whole tried and failed thing she was curious about and that would be different this time. She wasn’t trying to give up, she was giving up this time. And if for some reason, tomorrow she found herself lighting up again, it wouldn’t be because she had failed, it would be because she had chosen to start smoking. She would have given up and chosen to start again, she hadn’t tried and failed.
Read MoreMy boys are heading to high school next year, a transition which I always thought would mean happily sending them off to boarding school to experience the absolute best of life. But somewhere along the way my sentiments have changed, and now, as I am facing the reality of the local high school vs boarding school I am finding myself increasingly torn.
Read MoreThose 5 simple words "my imagination has been hacked" have opened my mind to the knowing that in so many ways we have the education system around the wrong way, perhaps it is the children who are the teachers
Read MoreThe lesson here is to look for ways not to buy the DVDs in the first place but to borrow them from the library or the DVD shop or online, or create a group and share the DVD amongst yourselves or be really selective about the number of movies you watch and choose a game of cards or conversation around the fire instead.
For now, giving the DVDs away puts them back in the system, allows others to benefit from something that otherwise would just sit on my shelf, taking up space and requiring an extra packing box every time we move house and that feels good.
Read MoreLike the oak tree there is tremendous value in allowing all my emails to shed and to pause in the moment before allowing the new ones to come through.
Read MoreIt is becoming clearer to me that growth is more about what you don't do, than what you do. I am realising that there is a clear path that is easy to navigate if we listen closely to our heart but for most of us we listen to our head, clinging anxiously to the knowledge our head acquires along the way.
Read MoreWhere are you being a snail in your life, dragging around the old and familiar? Anxious not to pop out in case you get hurt, in case someone sees you, in case you actually do find something better on the other side and then don't know how to let go......too risky?
Really????
But I have realised that with a shift in my mindset I can rewrite my story going forward to being one where I bloom where I am now planted, mindfully stepping into the present moment, taking the lessons learned and using them to guide my choices going forward so that this new community will bring with it the contentment and peace I desire and most importantly, the ability to dance in the rain.
Read MoreI wonder about butterflies....often. So much about the transformation from grub to thing of remarkable beauty, fascinates me. Is it because I can relate to the journey?
Read MoreSome may argue that I am over simplifying things and that these shifts are all easier said than done. I would argue, all you need is love.
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Is a period in a human life where the day to day feels far from comfortable, the equivalent of the stage when the caterpillar in the chrysalis turns to mush, and shortly afterwards emerges, in an array of colour and pattern to paint the world with magic?
The answer I came up with is, yes, I very much suspect so, and so thank you Universe for the rough patch.
“We evolve through conversation”
In coming to know myself and realising my entelechy I am learning the importance of conversation and the role that good conversation plays in my wellbeing. There is lots of room for improvement, I can adjust the topics, I can more effectively cater to my audience, perhaps I can take up the practice of talking to myself, however I no longer need to feel wrong.
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