LIVING LIGHTLY THROUGH JULY

Choosing to live life lightly, And how that looked throughout the month of July.

LIVING LIGHTLY OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS

If you read my blog regularly (thank you if you do!) you'll know I chose "Live Lightly" as my Word(s) Of The Year for 2023. I've made a pledge to myself to chill out a little this year and to take things as they come, rather than trying to push too hard or trying to control everything. I hope my year will reflect taking life at a gentler pace and stepping lightly and slowly.

So, on that note, to wrap up July, I'll be sharing a few little highlights that contributed towards a lovely month....

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FINDING MY SELF-WORTH IN SOMETHING OTHER THAN PRODUCTIVITY

It has taken me 60 years to unravel my self-worth from the need to be constantly productive and busy. It's time to measure my worth differently.

CHANGING MY PERCEPTION OF MY WORTH

In my half-year review of my Word(s) of the Year - Living Lightly, I mentioned that I had been shedding some weight......not physical weight (although a few kilos in that area would be nice...) The weight I was referring to was mental, emotional and spiritual; and a lot of it was from burdens I tended to lay on my own shoulders.

I've come to see that for all of my life, I've tied my self-worth very tightly to being productive. The busier I was, and the more commitments I juggled, the more 'worthy' I felt. 

It's taken me until the grand old age of 60 to realize that busyness is a pointless measuring stick and it's time to replace it with something more meaningful.....
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DISCOVERING A POET WHO SPOKE TO MY HEART

12 poems that spoke to my heart - from Ullie-Kaye - a poet I discovered recently and who I now love.

DISCOVERING A NEW POET ON PINTEREST

I find Pinterest to be a great place to browse for pretty pictures, gorgeous couture gowns, quotes, and so much more. Recently I was cruising around my Pinterest feed and stumbled upon a quote that I loved. It was actually a poem and when I clicked on the link it took me to an Etsy site for Ullie-Kaye - and to many more lovely poems she'd written....
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GIVING UP WHAT WEIGHS ME DOWN

As I strive to live life more lightly, I've discovered that I need to give up the commitments and burdens that weigh me down.

LIVING LIGHTLY - THE HALFWAY MARK

I can't believe that we're already more than halfway through the year! Back at the beginning of January I chose "Live Lightly" as my Word(s) of the Year, and it's time to check in on how that's going. At the end of each month I've shared how life is going, but today I thought I'd do an update on something I've discovered I needed to do to truly begin living a lighter life.....
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WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE A PARATHYROIDECTOMY

My journey through hyyperparathyroidism, surgery, and recovery afterwards.

HYPERPARATHYROIDISM

Three months ago I had never heard of hyperparathyroidism or a parathyroidectomy .....fast forward to two weeks ago, and I was being rolled into surgery to have one of my parathyroid glands removed. Somewhere along the way that particular gland had decided to "go forth and multiply" and turned itself into an adenoma that pumped far too much hormone into my blood (hyperparathyroidism), causing the calcium to get leached out of my bones and into my bloodstream.

The only fix was surgery (a parathyroidectomy), and seeing that one in 50 women over 50 is likely to get hyperparathyroidism, I thought I'd do a brief overview of my journey in case you ever have a blood test that shows an elevated PTH (parathyroid hormone) level, or if you get diagnosed with high blood calcium or osteoporosis down the track......
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