Oh dear. It appears I may have worried some of you with the tone of my last post. So not my intention. Yes, I did have a few heavy thoughts weighing on me last week. Suffice it to say that we were witness to some rather crazy events recently that felt a little too close for comfort. It just shook me up a bit. I'm not cut out for crazy. I'm awesome when it comes to warm summer breezes, gentle rolling hills and century old trees. I'm so good with those things.
Thank you for checking in on me, on us. You know what I decided to do after I last spoke with all of you? I gave myself permission to sit inside of the miserable funk and fear I was experiencing for 24 hours. I timed it! Then, I grabbed hold of my bootstraps, packed what remained of those feelings away, (mostly I just let them go) - and I went about seeking pretty, peaceful, and tasty moments for the reminder of the days since I've last been here.
Have you ever done that? Given yourself permission to seek, collect and celebrate beautiful, blissful moments for a period of time? What a gift to work within the confines of everyday life to create a sort-of retreat. It reminded me of the two week, at home, art retreat I designed for myself many months ago. Only this time, my focus was on collecting (with my camera) the pretty, peaceful, and tasty moments we experienced as a family. These photos are a handful of examples found as I uploaded well over 100 pics from my camera last night.
We have a saying in our house - "ignore the negative, celebrate the positive." This is a great little mantra to have for the minor everyday upsets we all experience. It is an especially wonderful nugget to throw out there for children as a reminder to not sweat the small stuff. What had me upset last week however, was too big to ignore, but I don't have to dwell on it either. It is certainly within my power to constructively move on and work toward making changes that will support a life for my family that is more aligned with our own values. And that is that.
So... how are you all doing? It is great to be here this morning, hello!
