Somewhere between figuring out how to schedule doctor’s appointments and pretending to like quinoa, you lost the part of yourself that was fun, creative, and actually excited about life.
By George, this pub spoke to me. First of all, I love how approachable it is. Practical and authentic, in just two minutes. Your words pack punch.
Inner child work is so important, and I love this notion of giving myself permission to play today! Awhile back I looked through photos of my younger self with intention, and had this overwhelming sense that GOOFINESS had evaded my personality... I have a feeling it's still in there somewhere, in between roth IRA's and quinoa.
1) pretending to like quinoa hahahaha 2) that elmo picture - omg funny! I love that I'm finding likeminded souls on Substack--I don't have a huge support at home and sadly, I have to go to the internet for that. But most often, it's my internal dialogue that helps me. It's hard though. I don't have friends nearby and I've tried to join women's groups -- just not my thing. People are fake much of the time. And I come in not being fake and I turn people off. Anyway, I think having some sort of support somewhere -- even on Substack is great.
It was either quinoa or kale,but quinoa was funnier LOL. Glad to have you here though for real you have been so kind, and also just genuine from the start. I too have felt like Substack has sort of started to feel that way, almost like real tangible friendships are forming instead of just one off reply threads. It's very very interesting!
By George, this pub spoke to me. First of all, I love how approachable it is. Practical and authentic, in just two minutes. Your words pack punch.
Inner child work is so important, and I love this notion of giving myself permission to play today! Awhile back I looked through photos of my younger self with intention, and had this overwhelming sense that GOOFINESS had evaded my personality... I have a feeling it's still in there somewhere, in between roth IRA's and quinoa.
Let that kid play!
1) pretending to like quinoa hahahaha 2) that elmo picture - omg funny! I love that I'm finding likeminded souls on Substack--I don't have a huge support at home and sadly, I have to go to the internet for that. But most often, it's my internal dialogue that helps me. It's hard though. I don't have friends nearby and I've tried to join women's groups -- just not my thing. People are fake much of the time. And I come in not being fake and I turn people off. Anyway, I think having some sort of support somewhere -- even on Substack is great.
It was either quinoa or kale,but quinoa was funnier LOL. Glad to have you here though for real you have been so kind, and also just genuine from the start. I too have felt like Substack has sort of started to feel that way, almost like real tangible friendships are forming instead of just one off reply threads. It's very very interesting!
Love this post. Getting to hang out with my great-nephew has made mindfulness real.
It's presence, curiosity.
And hours spent with a gumtree nut.
My daughter has shown me how simple I have to think to experience joy. I overcomplicate way too much nowadays.
We adults all do.