Look- I’m about as “look on the bright-side” as you can get. I am not for wallowing in self pity or allowing depression to invade my personal space. However, I am an advocate taking the time and making the time to heal/recover from life’s insults and injuries. I have experienced the impact of glossing over those insults and injuries and keepin on keeping on over time…it’s no good. I’m no longer a proponent of getting off it and moving on at any cost, as I believe doing that repeatedly and stuffing the connecting emotions contributed to my current state of dis~ease and in fact stunted my emotional growth as a human being.
I believe there is a wealth of information in these times of retreat and bouncing back…infact we can find the best of ourselves in the journey back from a knock out. The getting back up is the meat of life where the rubber meets the road we have the opportunity to declare who we are, what’s important and adjust our course if called for. I find I appreciate life more in those moments after a loss or a failure…I appreciate what I have now not only what I am striving for life to be. It’s the chance to sift through our values and see what rings true for us still.
Living life quickly is not the same as living life deeply.
Reflection is one of the top 3 things a survey of people over 95 said they wish they had done more of:
1) Reflect More
2) Risk More
3) Build something that lives beyond myself
I used to subscribe to living with the extremes~ pedal to the metal, full out or nothing at all, burnout dont fade away school of life. Clinging to the excitement and pace of the extremes has only kept me immature and stunted my growth…I’m finding a much richer life in the pursuit of balance.I often wobble towards it on a toddlers legs, much like a young singer who can do the soft and the loud voice but misses all the variations in between that mark a master’s performance. But every time I end up on my BUM…I get to declare who I am all over again.
