You...have done quite a bit of things! I think that the "fluidity" of time is almost a cruel joke, really... You'd think that our perception of the good things would last longer, and the bad things much less, and yet it's almost always the opposite. Or, maybe the span of what's between -- after all, most people have so many things happen that they don't think of that are good, that we don't think of them as much. If it helps, or even if it doesn't, remember that: beauty is in the eye of the beholder, when you teach others they carry a part of you forever, and the tomorrow is always at least a day away.
I appreciate the bad from the safe distance of time and see the lesson I had to learn. But in the moment....boy do I want to throw tantrums...or at least curl up in a blanket nest and hide. Thanks for reading!
You sound like you've lived a very interesting life, and I look forward to learning more! I'm especially interested to hear more about your leaning into fear experiences. I'm doing an improv class at the moment called "Follow the Fear," so I feel like it's something I'm working on doing more of myself.
I have to admit I stole that from a book by Richard Bach (who wrote Jonathan Livingston Seagull) called: Running from Safety:An adventure of the Spirit
"Lean into your fears, dare them to do their worst and cut them down when they try. If you don’t they’ll mushroom till they surround you, choke the road to the life you want. Every turn you fear is empty air, dressed to look like jagged hell."
This is during a conversation he has with his 10 year old self.
That line put into words the philosophy of how I was trying to live my life. It's as if that line was waiting there ready to define what I already knew but never said. Now it is my mantra :)
And as a side note...Richard Bach books are thought provoking and deeply philosophical and well worth a read!
That's really cool. I think my mum was a fan of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, so it probably would be a good idea to check out Richard Bach out sometime. Thanks!
There are times when I envy those with a steady paycheck and a straight path but then I remember how lucky I am to get to try so many new things...life is short! (and conversely, way too long) Thanks for reading.
Skydiving is not for me....as a Mom, I weigh potentials for orphaning my children and if the percentage is high, I skip it...not out of fear but out of logic. Plus I keep breaking things and I hate convalescing. My husband was Airborne infantry and jumped 49 times so I lived vicariously through him :) Thanks for reading.
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"Lean into your fears, dare them to do their worst and cut them down when they try. If you don’t they’ll mushroom till they surround you, choke the road to the life you want. Every turn you fear is empty air, dressed to look like jagged hell."
This is during a conversation he has with his 10 year old self.
That line put into words the philosophy of how I was trying to live my life. It's as if that line was waiting there ready to define what I already knew but never said. Now it is my mantra :)
And as a side note...Richard Bach books are thought provoking and deeply philosophical and well worth a read!
Thanks for reading!
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Your zest for life and experience while keeping up with normalcy should be fun to experience.
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Our perception of time is a funny thing. One day flies by in a blink and the next crawls at a snail's pace.
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