So sweet of you to notice my absence Holly and to check in. I lost my mum a month ago, quite suddenly, so I’ve taken some time off. But I’ll be back soon once I find the words x
I deeply relate to your thoughts and emotions Emily. Thank you so much. Even as a child I thought I will never have enough time to learn what I wanted to learn, do what I wanted to do or feel what I wanted to experience. And I'm keeping diaries or lists on little pieces of paper since then. My parents died a few years ago (2016 and 2020) and something changed. As if this child I've been is still here but feels "tranquille" now, secretely strong and quietly happy. I think I'm more in the "ici et maintenant" maybe, even if I still loose a huge amount of time at home, dreaming and uncovering photo boxes, old letters. It feels like this fuels my creativity (I'm a teacher for foreign students and a journalist) and my love of life and people. Anyway thank you for sharing your epiphany, it made my day.
Thank you Cécile for your thoughtful comment. That's a beautiful way of expressing how you felt after losing your parents. Living in the here and now (sounds so much nicer in French) is really the only way, if only I could remember it all the time!
After your recommendation I an reading the power of now and also loving delving deeper into manifestation. I'm with you on the feeling like we need to get everything done all at once, it's hard to come to the realisation that actually we don't and we can just accept what is in the here and now ♥️
Speaking from my own experience with aging parents, I did (with time to reflect) feel that I was “the lucky one”. My hope is that you will feel the same.
Are you okay Emily? Haven’t seen you here in over a month.
So sweet of you to notice my absence Holly and to check in. I lost my mum a month ago, quite suddenly, so I’ve taken some time off. But I’ll be back soon once I find the words x
Another refreshingly honest post. Thank you! ❤️
You’re welcome ☺️
I am amazed how in your writing you transition from cleaning your cupboard to deliberating on the deepest, major life questions so effortlessly.
Welcome to my brain! It’s too easy for my thoughts to go from the mundane to ‘but what’s the meaning of life?’ in seconds 😂
I deeply relate to your thoughts and emotions Emily. Thank you so much. Even as a child I thought I will never have enough time to learn what I wanted to learn, do what I wanted to do or feel what I wanted to experience. And I'm keeping diaries or lists on little pieces of paper since then. My parents died a few years ago (2016 and 2020) and something changed. As if this child I've been is still here but feels "tranquille" now, secretely strong and quietly happy. I think I'm more in the "ici et maintenant" maybe, even if I still loose a huge amount of time at home, dreaming and uncovering photo boxes, old letters. It feels like this fuels my creativity (I'm a teacher for foreign students and a journalist) and my love of life and people. Anyway thank you for sharing your epiphany, it made my day.
Thank you Cécile for your thoughtful comment. That's a beautiful way of expressing how you felt after losing your parents. Living in the here and now (sounds so much nicer in French) is really the only way, if only I could remember it all the time!
After your recommendation I an reading the power of now and also loving delving deeper into manifestation. I'm with you on the feeling like we need to get everything done all at once, it's hard to come to the realisation that actually we don't and we can just accept what is in the here and now ♥️
That’s exciting to hear! Accepting the here and now is very difficult for me but Ekhart’s words have helped
I'm exactly the same. My anxiety always wants to takes me to the future and worst case scenarios so it's hard to change that
Thank you for this.
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Speaking from my own experience with aging parents, I did (with time to reflect) feel that I was “the lucky one”. My hope is that you will feel the same.
That’s lovely. Yes I think I will feel that way