inspiration from my daily round
have I mentioned that i’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed lately? (ha!) totally inspired, unbelievably excited. completely committed, stubbornly determined. but still. a bit overwhelmed.
i don’t like that word though. kind of cliché, kind of negative. let’s call it . . . hmmm . . . S-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-D instead.
that’s pretty accurate. S-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-D. in a thousand different directions. (at least i feel truly alive.) "the best moments usually occur if a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile." ~mihaly csikszentmihalyi the move to europe. just beginning to process this.
my younger son’s senior year. my 19th and last year of homeschooling.
same son’s ski jump crash. he’s okay. his hand will heal.
learning italian. why did i ignore my grandma and grandpa’s conversations?
my company realignment. new horizons, new offers.
the decluttering/packing/shipping that must begin. soon.
the inevitable nuclear family restructuring. so-long-for-now to sons.
adult kid trials. forever a mom.
my dad’s age and medical concerns. imagining him on his own when i relocate.
my health worries. i scheduled that doctor appointment though.
daily exercise and clean eating. keeping my movement-and-nourishment promise to myself. the ALEDOE method (A Little Each Day Of Each) seems to be working. so far. but. always. so. much. to. do. it does get done though. steadily if not quickly.
i took a look at two tried-and-true rituals in my daily round. what they signify to me, why i take the time to do them. how they calm the intensity of my life. how i draw inspiration from them. first. morning musings. alone. with my coffee. i set up shop at the dining room table. with my appointment book, my notebook journal, my motivational books. i write and i plan and i organize and i discover.
and this is what it means to me: exploration. clarity. necessary inhale/exhale breathing space. then. midday enrichment. the four of us used to do this at lunchtime, part of our school routine. now it’s just my husband and me, taking an afternoon break from our at-home work days. we sit on the aubergine sofa, side by side. (or outside in agreeable weather.) each with challenging reading materials. and more coffee of course. (his current - dante in italian and english, my current - art therapy and qi gong study.)
and this is what it means to me: closeness. contentment. mind/body/spirit replenishment.
[i can't wait for morning musings and midday enrichment on my portico in italy . . .]
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