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Rest: A Five Minute Friday post (and pausing Thankful Thursday)
Intention to write and sitting to put words down are two different things. I had planned to write my usual Thankful Thursday post this week. Then I woke up on Friday and it wasn’t done. I thought about doing it late for this week but can’t bring myself to do it. This shows me that I need a rest from it. Writing has been taking a back seat for me of late, at least public writing has. The inspiration isn’t flowing. I realise that the rest I am taking is not actually restoring me or inspiring me. I get so frustrated with myself at the end of the day when…
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Thankful Thursday
This week has felt heavy and dragging. I have been struggling to write a Thankful Thursday post when all I see looking back is the hard. I am reminded that gratitude is a discipline that I need to work on. If I want to see the good in my life, I have to be intentional and focus in. It may have taken me all day to come up with this list, but it is worth it despite what my feelings may say in the moment. I have finished writing all my reports for my class that are due in this week. I know all teachers can relate to the relief…
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Thankful Thursday
Life has a habit of throwing up the unexpected. I sit here with an ice pack on my lower back following someone rear ending my car yesterday. Given that I have a history of a traumatic car accident, this could have sent me into a tail spin. It hasn’t and for that I am thankful. I am thankful that my daughter was not in the car at the time. I am thankful for how calm and accepting I have remained. I am thankful for insurance. Today I had the privilege of visiting another MOPS group to share my heart and experiences of noticing goodness. Despite being an introvert, I really…
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Thankful Thursday
Mostly this week, I am thankful for cold and flu medication, sleep ins thanks to my hubby and asthma medications. As that list may indicate, I am not well this week. In the midst of illness, there are still things to be grateful for. Unexpected private swimming lesson for my daughter after everyone else didn’t show. She has come so far in her swimming this year and loves it so much. Fun at Issy’s kindy open day where I was able to spend time with other parents. That doesn’t happen too often as I am usually rushing off to work. A friend who generously made and sent a package of…
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What I Learned in May
May was a jam-packed month for me and left little time for reflection. I have felt behind and only just succeeding in juggling the many responsibilities, to dos and heart pursuits. Are you like me and still occasionally (or more often) write 2015 in dates? It’s like a part of my brain hasn’t caught up to the fact that we are in 2016. Has the middle of the year caught you by surprise too? I genuinely started to write “What I Learned in March” as that feels far more suitable! In the midst of this busyness and season of stretching, I have had some deep revelations about myself, taken some…