The other day, I had kind of an out of body experience, so to speak. I witnessed a friend who had taken on one too many things. But while I was noticing this, I felt like I was totally looking at myself. It was clearly like looking in a mirror. She was rushing from one thing to the next and not taking a breath in between. And when it was time for her to go, pushing it to the last second, I looked out the door and noticed that the flurries I had seen earlier were now our first official snow accumulation of the season. I had one of those really bad feelings. Anyway, my friend was running off to do an interview for NPR (in Boston), and one block away from the studio, BAM - the universe put a stop to all the nonsense. She's fine, but her car is a bit banged up. So, why is it so easy for us to see this in others, but not ourselves? Why is it that we as women frequently take on too much? Is it the challenge? Is is the pleaser in us? Is it that we're always playing "catch up"? Or is it just not the ability to cut yourself some slack and just say no? Sometimes that one miniscule little thing will finally tip the scale - and not in a good way. So . . . I've been thinking about this a lot. Have I got it all figured out? No. But, I figure I definitely witnessed this for a reason.
Which brings me to Christine Kane. If any of you follow Christine Kane's blog, you know that it's that time of year again. It's time to choose a word and set the intention for 2011. For me personally, I'm not quite sure what that word is, but I do believe it will somehow reflect what I've written here today. Actually, reflect and introspect are two of the top contenders at the moment. In the meantime, I'm enjoying the daily guest author's posts on their word and where it's led them. They're very insightful and inspirational. So, how about you, have you selected a word for 2011?
Oh - and one last thing. I just noticed today that I'm really, really, close to hitting another Etsy milestone! Head over to the shop and see which 10 items I've selected for my 20% off sale!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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Beautiful post Janice. I know exactly where you are coming from. Sometimes it is easier to see the chaos taking over someone else's life before we can recognize it in ourselves.
I don't think woman are the only ones that do this to themselves. I am seeing it in my husbands eyes, as he takes on yet one more task/responsibility/concern.
I've been sitting here since reading your post, trying to think of one word to live by this coming up year. There are many things that come to mind, like Peace, Calm, Kindness. But I think what we could all use a little more of in this world is 'Play'. A little less 'Work' and a lot more 'Play'!
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