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December Theme: Reflection

December is here and with it, all the chaos and stress of the holiday season. Much of the stress is my own fault, granted, as I, like so many people, try to do too much for too many in too little time.

@ohhelloholly‘s selection for our theme: Reflection: is going to be my deliberate reminder to slow down and reflect on important things like my family, my intentions, my actions, my good fortune. A hint to not let stress sabotage what should be a beautiful time of year.

I have big plans for 2020, and spending a little time in the last moments of 2019 reflecting on what this year has meant to me is a very beneficial exercise. I always love looking ahead, and looking back. It’s the here and now I have trouble with. But I’m working on that.

As always, please join us if you feel inspired by our theme. We love sharing this with all of you!

I hope you all have a wonderful December, filled with joy and merriment, free of stress and anxiety. Or at least enough spiked eggnog and Christmas candy to get you through it.

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We are not here to fit in, be well balanced, or provide exempla for others. We are here to be eccentric, different, perhaps strange, perhaps merely to add our small piece, our little clunky, chunky selves, to the great mosaic of being. As the gods intended, we are here to become more and more ourselves.

James Hollis

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Sunday Chat

Hello, my loves. The posts have been thin on the ground here at RemindingPersephone, as I’ve been going through some (relatively speaking) minor emotional shit. I sort of turn inward when that happens. It’s the only time my relentless cheerleader, super-extrovert self gets quiet.

So I’ve spent the weekend being all reflective and think-y and stuff. I wrote out a page of desires and goals and action steps and I’m not going to post that because it’s a tad too personal. And you’d probably be bored senseless. But I wrapped it up with a little "buck-up-camper” chat to myself and I want to post it here because maybe somebody else could use a little pep talk, too.

You’re doing so good already. Just keep moving in the direction of your goals. There is so much joy in the process. Keep up the gratitude, keep up the optimism. Re-read this page daily, or even hourly, if you need to. Internalize this shit. It’s all gold. Keep going. If the journey is the thing, then you’re already on the right path. You’ve got this.

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Sunday Chat II - The Quickening

Sorry, but I’m a Highlander fan from way back and that is still the best sequel title. Although the movie was terrible.

ANYwho, I’m not sure if two weeks in a row makes it a thing, but I’ve been ruminating. So let’s chat.

Yesterday, while sitting at a four-way stop for 3 seconds, something occurred to me. This kind of shit occurs to me all the time, but for some reason this one in particular is sticking in my mind. I don’t take enough joy in everyday occurrences and circumstances. You know how there have been ten thousand articles and books in the last year or so with the central theme of “staying mindful is the key to happiness”? Various versions of “the secret of everything is being in the moment”. And while I know it’s not that simple, I keep having this little voice/feeling that I could be happier if I wasn’t fixating on the past or over-planning for the future.

I am blessed with a ton of good fortune and I work very hard for all I have and to be worthy of the people in my life. But I am also tired, stressed, often times heartbroken by the state of the world, and some days very angry at a lot of things. None of this is news to, oh, any other human being on the planet. It’s a thing called life and everybody’s got to deal.

So why then do I often get this feeling that if I shift my focus just a little bit, so many of the things that distract or disturb me simply won’t have the power to do either? (Apologies to those who find my run-on sentences both distracting and disturbing.) I learned long ago that if an idea or thought keeps recurring, there’s something I’m supposed to be paying attention to.

Of course, I read a lot of those articles, essays, and blog posts about mindfulness, so maybe it’s just suggestion. I am the girl who gets cold watching a movie about a blizzard even if I’m in a 78° room, or who swears she’s starving when watching a cooking show ten minutes after eating dinner. I am extremely susceptible to suggestion, and I can be up sold on damn near anything. So maybe it’s not the universe trying to send me a message. It could just be repeated exposure to a trendy construct that sells internet ad space.

Maybe I’m an optimist, or a fool, but I prefer the idea that the universe has my back and is trying to nudge me toward fulfillment and joy.

Just because something is trendy does not mean it is without value. Mindfulness as a concept really makes sense to me. I think it’s time to put a little more effort into noticing the here and now. Maybe it is a cheesy click-bait topic, but happiness is a practice, not a destination. And I think it’s something I can create more of by focusing on those blue skies right outside my window.

Happy Sunday, babes.

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Catching Up

I haven’t posted anything of substance here in a while. And things are just crazy enough that bullet-list self-pep talks are where it’s at. Maybe you’ll find something here that helps you, too. Or inspires something that will.

Worrying gets you nowhere, but it’s how you’re wired. You can work on it, but a certain amount of that anxiety just is what it is. Observe, accept, and let it go.

SLOW DOWN! For the love of God, woman, so many things could be avoided if you just slowed down and paid attention to what you’re doing. HOW MANY times do you have to endure this before you finally learn the lesson?

No more putting off the healthy eating and exercise. You’re 43 and in prime position for health problems if you don’t do something about this NOW. Reduce the sugar - A LOT - and start eating more veggies, fewer carbs. It won’t be easy. So you’ll do a trial-and-error thing, you’ll figure it out. But no more excuses, no more “I’ll cut back tomorrow”. It happens now. Even if it’s just small steps, and even if you trip up and make mistakes, just keeping going. You can’t gamble with your health like this anymore.

Remember: it’s just food. It’s just something sugary. If you can’t find something healthy for a snack, then you’re really not that hungry. Drink some water and do something physical. If you’ve eaten breakfast and lunch then you’re not that hungry, you’re just bored/anxious/distracted.

You have to find a way to sleep even when there’s noise. This being awake at 4am is bad for so many reasons. While you’re at it, figure out how to sleep on your back. This sleeping on your side/face shit isn’t cutting it anymore.

Write more. Even if it’s just a scribble on an index card. Get ideas and thoughts out of your head. Write even when you’re blocked and all your ideas seem like crap. Just keep writing, like breathing. It’s THAT vital.

Before you buy/order something, think if you really, really need it. You probably don’t, and you’d be so much better served using/appreciating what you already have.

Be nice! Compassion and understanding are the biggies here. Focus on your own work, stay in your lane, girl. Focus on your own stuff.

Appreciate all you have, and express gratitude every chance you get.

Happy Friday, kittens! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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