I have found many points in the last few days challenging.
I haven't slept well the last three nights and it's catching up with me.
My period is due any day now, so I know I'm more sensitive than at other times.
I've felt run down, in the edge of getting a cold all long weekend.
And we've been travelling long distances in the car, always something I find challenging.
Extra stress means relationships feel harder than usual. Strained. Tiring. Difficult.
I have to keep remembering to come back to now, now and now.
To be here and now with that is.
To notice the little things that make my days feel worthwhile or wonderful, even for just a moment.
Hugging my sister, whom I rarely get to see in person
Carrying my young niece on my back with my bare feet on thick wet grass
Hearing my mum laugh when I give her a present that's just a bit too pink for her
There were more, many more, even just today in fact:
Making playful small talk with locals at the parkrun we visited for the first time
Getting a passing hug from my Mister when I wasn't expecting it, and
Hearing and then seeing a small flock of Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoos high amongst the trees
The latter are what you can see in the photos scattered throughout this post. These beauties light up my heart when I hear them cry out to one another. They are a powerful, positive trigger from my childhood that almost nothing else beats for the joy it makes me feel.
And it's when I reflect on these tiny moments, scattered throughout the last few days that I realise despite feeling pretty stressed about things I don't seem to be able to shake, I do have these little things.
And these little things are the big things. Because what is life if not a series of moments, full of feeling and meaning and... well, life?
{All photos above, taken by me. But I just remembered Brad sent me some he took and they're even better - as they usually are 😉 I've popped them below for you to appreciate as I am now!}
Here's to remembering to appreciate the little things in 2024. 🙏♥️🎉
I can’t even explain how much I relate to all of this
Now, I just breathe and live in the moment
Look around appreciate everyone and everything
It gets tiring but we’ll always sail through
Bless. I think it's a practice. I think that's all we can really do: keep being here now.
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"Because what is life if not a series of moments, full of feeling and meaning and... well, life?"
You just give a perfect definition of life
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Black and yellow cockatoos sound uplifting when feeling down, never seen them previously.
Hope the travel was well rewarded, enjoy the new year with family doing what you miss doing and feeling better again.
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Thanks, Joan. I'm glad I could share these beauties with you. Hope your new year has got off to a great start and only gets better from here. !LADY
Take one day at a time as always, have a great 2024!
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You need a break to take quality rest. You are strong 💪
You're so right, @precab. I do need to take quality rest. Thankfully, I slept really well at last night. Fingers crossed I sleep well tonight (and tomorrow night, and...) as well 🤞
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Living in the present with gratitude is the art of crafting happiness.
When we are obsessed with our problems we miss so much worthwhile in our present environment. There is always something to be grateful about if we dare to see it.
Hope your stress would go away. And it's nice to see you extracting joy from your present
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Thank you, Wise One. How I wish I could stroll over to your house, have a cup of tea while we chat and give you a giant hug. Ahh, oh well. I'm glad we can connect here via Hive. For that, I am grateful ❤️
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I am grateful for the connection too. 😘
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!LUV the Black Cockatoos so glad you spotted them
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