How was Christmas day? I had the ex and the inlaws round for Christmas dinner and it was all very amicable – if a bit sad for me, at times. But I definitely felt a sense of letting go, of time moving on, of healing happening. I have spent many a Christmas day being the people pleasing martyr but this Christmas day felt very different. I was a grown up, living life as it was versus how I wanted it to be.
Am now planning a little New Year's Eve dinner – with a Chinese theme. I've just bought some Chinese wishes – chinese lanterns that you let go into the sky – which hopefully we'll let go at midnight. I've been looking for some Chinese proverbs to give to everyone. And I loved this one:
"Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid of standing still."
The Big Peace practice is NOT about standing still but about growing slowly.
So just a quick question today. If you were to grow slowly today versus stand still – what would you do differently today?
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Hi there,
I did a little sketching in order to grow slowly rather than standing still. not much but keeps me going.
Happy festive season.
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Irena
Hi Thanks for your post.
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Growing slowly is my new normal. Since a massive stroke (bleed) a little over six years ago I have had to learn to accept slow as my new normal.
My recovery continues to improve every day.
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Gary
Gary you are in inspiration. great blog too!
Suzy x
It always starts with one step. I can see all the steps I have made and it helps me to realise slowly I’ve grown into who I am now. I just have one little step I have to continue over and over and that is to not compare me to others. Just now I was in a photo with my daughter’s friends and they are all size 8′s whereas I am a size 18. I couldn’t help focusing on my broader shoulders compared to there’s. But, then I remember that photos are not really symbols of who I am. Infact a person is much, much more in person.
So, thank you Suzy. I didn’t get to stick with the blog in december as I was super busy with university. However, university was a great leap that came about after me taking many, many small steps. One of the main small steps was to go and challenge the belief that I couldn’t do maths and I over came it and finally I got to university.
Another small step this year (which was huge really) was to be honest that due to my injured arm I needed help! And I gladly received help with basic stuff like washing my hair.
Love’s to u!
Joanne