LIVING LIGHTLY THROUGH FEBRUARY

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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 February, I'll be sharing a few little highlights that contributed towards a lovely month....
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LIVING AND LOVING FOR THE LONG TERM

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WHERE DID 40 YEARS GO?

This week my husband and I will pause for a moment and celebrate 40 years of being married. It messes with my head to think that we've been together for so long......maybe it's because most of the time I don't even feel like I'm 40 years old, let alone the idea of having been married for FOUR decades! 

I could use this anniversary date to write "40 Tips For A Great 40 Years Of Marriage" - but I won't..... because - a) I think it's a little pretentious to assume I know any more than the next person about how to have a long term relationship, and b) because it would be a ridiculously long blog post! So, instead I'm sharing this today....
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CHOOSING TO GO WITH THE FLOW

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SWIMMING AGAINST THE CURRENT

There are many sayings about life being like a river. Basically they revolve around the idea that a river continues to flow - sometimes fast and sometimes slow, but always forward. You can go with the flow or you can choose to swim against the current - one is productive and the other is just hard work.

I've spent a lot of my life trying to redirect the current (impossible) or looking for ways to control the tides so that things turn out how I expect them to. You might ask me how that's been working for me.......and (finally!) after 60 years, I can tell you that it never worked very well. You can try to force life to conform to your wishes, but ultimately you end up disappointed, stressed, and back where you started. It's far better to go with the flow.....
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WHAT DOES LIVING GENTLY LOOK LIKE?

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WHAT DOES LIVING GENTLY LOOK LIKE?

This year I chose "Live Lightly" as my #WOTY and I mentioned several words that I associate with the idea of stepping lightly through the year. One of those words was "Gentle" and I thought I'd explore what that looks like in my life a little today on the blog.....
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LIVING LIGHTLY THROUGH CHRISTMAS AND JANUARY

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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 too fast. I've noticed with my hip recovery that it goes really well.....until I think I can do more than I should, and I end up sore and wishing I'd stepped more slowly. And I think that's what my year will reflect, taking life at a gentler pace and stepping lightly and slowly.

So, on that note, to wrap up Christmas and January, I'll be sharing a few little highlights - there may not be all that many as my pace has been fairly moderate (to say the least).....
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WHY DO I AVOID LARGE SOCIAL GATHERINGS?

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FACING MY FEARS AND OWNING MY INSECURITIES

When I started this post I dithered over what title to give it. I went around and around because I didn't want to admit to myself (and others) that I have a deeply ingrained insecurity that is based soley on wanting to avoid largish social gatherings. It's embarrassing to be a 60+ year old woman who still defines herself in social situations by second guessing what other people are thinking and feeling when they meet me.
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WHEN YOU'RE STRUGGLING WITH A SEASON OF LIFE

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WHEN PART OF LIFE IS DIFFICULT

I write a lot about positivity here on the blog, but there are times when we need to acknowlege that things aren't all sunshine and roses. Right now I'm going through a bit of a "phase" .....something that's been a part of my life since I was a teenager is just not fitting well lately. No, it's not my marriage - that's fine - it's just one aspect of my life that I've been committed to for decades and I'm feeling very let down by right now (and have been for the last few years).
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RE-DEFINING "LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE" IN MIDLIFE

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RE-DEFINING "LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE" IN MIDLIFE

Last year was a bit of a tough year for me (you can read about my journey with hip dysplasia HERE if you're visiting). As we get older, physical deterioration is a reality - one we do our best to keep at bay, but it's an inevitable part of the aging process. Pain becomes a reality at times and it's wearying (to say the least), it can so easily distract us from the blessings of Midlife. I truly believe we need to pause now and then and take the time to re-focus and remind ourselves that there's also an incredible amount of joy in this stage of life.

Today I'm choosing to revisit the words I have on my car's rear window - Live, Love, Laugh - and how they play out for me as I head into my 60's......
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LEARNING TO LIVE LIGHTLY IN THE YEAR AHEAD

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CHOOSING A WORD OF THE YEAR FOR 2023

Life is a journey of discovery isn't it? We spend the first half trying to figure out who we are - taking onboard so many labels from other people - daughter, wife, mother, career woman, student, friend....and the list goes on. Then adding labels of our own as we try to fit into what we think life should look like and how we think we should respond. Some of those labels fit comfortably, and others.... well, they just need to be discarded because they've been outgrown or never really suited us in the first place.....they've just weighed us down.

Late last year I wrote about how my 50's were the years where I finally took stock of all those labels and began the process of peeling them off to see what was underneath - it was my decade of unraveling and unbecoming...
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WRAPPING UP A FABULOUS YEAR

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WRAPPING UP THE YEAR FABULOUSLY

Christmas always comes with images of lovely gifts all prettily wrapped, and I think that ties in beautifully with the idea of wrapping up the year that was. I chose "FABULOUS" for my #WOTY and it felt like a pretty Fabulous year all in all. Today I want to do a little look back at some the little Fabulosities and to sign off as we head into Christmas and a New Year.

I guess this is a little bit of a taking stock of the year and a little bit of looking forward to all that is coming. I love Christmas and all that comes with it - so let's wrap up this Fabulous year so that we can then settle back and enjoy this lovely season.....
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