I didn’t post like normal. That is on me. I have been trying to be consistent with my posts and the information I share. However, I have had to take my own advice and be present, be mindful, and take care of me.
My cousin, who helped to take care of my parents as they declined, is now preparing to say goodbye to one of her daughters. My nephew is helping his wife through the loss of her father on Christmas Eve. My kids have been sick with something viral that is lingering and making them miserable. Then, my older sister has several weird anaphylactic reactions that have her hospitalized for 2 days. Those are just the major things and so many other little things blew up over the last 10 days.
And while the holidays have often had at least some good memories; this year, the whole year has felt OFF. It has been as if something bad was around every corner. I’m not saying that we haven’t gotten through the hard things, but my goodness, the heaviness was almost too much. I keep going back to my previous posts and reminding myself to take my own advice.
Breathe. Eat good food. Hydrate. Get restful sleep. Do some sort of exercise. And sometimes the simplest things can be the most beneficial.
The journey we are on doesn’t have to be perfect. We do need to keep the principles in mind. We can learn to cope with even some of the worst of circumstances. I keep being reminded how fleeting this life is. Everything is temporary. Today, I just reminded me and mine that we have survived 100% of things we thought would kill us.
Today, I will leave you all with a quote from Ernest Hemingway, “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.”
Always,
Julie
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