Beautifully written as always! You make me ponder and dwell in areas that may feel uncomfortable but warrant attention. I removed social media from my phone a week ago and have found it peaceful and altering. Now if I want to check it out, I have to actively choose to scroll on my iPad which I never have in me. It’s been liberating in the sense you described of just being present with the world outside of ourselves and our devices. I’d like to share a piece from a book I’m reading. It’s a page a day style. Thank you again for the words!
You may believe that living life to the fullest is seeing every country in the world and quitting your job on a whim and falling recklessly in love, but it’s really just knowing how to be where your feet are. It’s learning how to take care of yourself, how to make a home within your own skin. It’s learning how to build a simple life you are proud of. A life most fully lived is not always composed of the things that rock you awake, but those that slowly assure you it’s okay to slow down. That you don’t always have to prove yourself. That you don’t need to fight forever, or constantly want more. That it’s okay for things to be just as they are. Little by little, you will begin to see that life can only grow outward in proportion to how stable it is inward—that if the joy is not in the little things first, the big things won’t fully find us.
Thank you so much for this 🥹. I really appreciate you taking the time to comment on my posts, it truly means the world, and, just as I mentioned in the post, I'm all about connection baby! This is truly all I ever wanted with putting myself out there (wherever there may be). I love that excerpt too. Thank you for sharing. I especially love the part "A life most fully lived is not always composed of the things that rock you awake, but those that slowly assure you it's okay to slow down". I feel like many of us dwell and sweat on the small stuff in order to avoid the grand scheme of being safe and okay in our own bodies. Thank you again ❤️
Beautifully written as always! You make me ponder and dwell in areas that may feel uncomfortable but warrant attention. I removed social media from my phone a week ago and have found it peaceful and altering. Now if I want to check it out, I have to actively choose to scroll on my iPad which I never have in me. It’s been liberating in the sense you described of just being present with the world outside of ourselves and our devices. I’d like to share a piece from a book I’m reading. It’s a page a day style. Thank you again for the words!
You may believe that living life to the fullest is seeing every country in the world and quitting your job on a whim and falling recklessly in love, but it’s really just knowing how to be where your feet are. It’s learning how to take care of yourself, how to make a home within your own skin. It’s learning how to build a simple life you are proud of. A life most fully lived is not always composed of the things that rock you awake, but those that slowly assure you it’s okay to slow down. That you don’t always have to prove yourself. That you don’t need to fight forever, or constantly want more. That it’s okay for things to be just as they are. Little by little, you will begin to see that life can only grow outward in proportion to how stable it is inward—that if the joy is not in the little things first, the big things won’t fully find us.
Mel!!!!
Thank you so much for this 🥹. I really appreciate you taking the time to comment on my posts, it truly means the world, and, just as I mentioned in the post, I'm all about connection baby! This is truly all I ever wanted with putting myself out there (wherever there may be). I love that excerpt too. Thank you for sharing. I especially love the part "A life most fully lived is not always composed of the things that rock you awake, but those that slowly assure you it's okay to slow down". I feel like many of us dwell and sweat on the small stuff in order to avoid the grand scheme of being safe and okay in our own bodies. Thank you again ❤️