The year has been a messy one for me but as it progressed, I decided to let go of the mess and embrace the little joy inbetween and that has been a great navigation for me.
The art of surrendering to the flow is a magical one. Learning to let go rather than controlling every thing makes a way for freedom, and joy. I am so proud of you for moving forward with courage.
Thank you for your vulnerability. My son is 3 months old, I know the feeling of trying to create sacred moments - it’s difficult now. But I’ve been resting in the feeling of getting to hold him, especially after a long day. I know these moments won’t last forever - that’s been helping me settle down and appreciate times like this.
Marc thank you for reading. Congratulations Dad! Ah yes, it's interesting it's like as soon as you find flow the babies switch up on you. But learning to adjust and include them into my sacred moments has made even the most growing seasons bearable. (If that makes sense) Keep relishing the moments.
Thank you so much for reading. I never realized the impact moments of self reflection had until it was all I could lean on for a while. So true, it's important to pause and welcome grace.
What a beautiful post and what I needed on this Sunday morning.
I've been going through a healing journey for about two years now; leaving an abusive ex which left me as a single mom for a while.
I have done an immense amount of soul work, found things out about myself that have made me cry and things that have brought me pure joy.
Chaos is something I have been surrounded by, what feels like, my whole life. Anxiety and panic were so common, when I didn't have it, I would just wait for the next attack.
Once I began this mindfulness journey I began to be able to control and see a decrease in the attacks. I find that doing yoga for even just 10 minutes every day has helped. Yoga with Kassandra on YouTube has these short videos which have been extremely helpful for me. Insight Timer is an app which has helped me through guided meditations along with calming music to help focus and release any tension.
I made a promise to myself to break generational curses and not raise my daughter to be riddled with anxiety and panic. I want to be a role model for her, that even in the midst of chaos, there are ways to calm yourself down. I want to show her that there are beautiful and fulfilling ways to live life.
Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. I am so proud of you for choosing the mindful path and doing the soul work you've needed to do to get to a place where you find joy even in the midst of chaos. I know your daughter will be proud.
Oh this was just so genius and poetic!! I am so stealing this idea to just capture the messy moments when I have my own family and home. As much as we want to do staged photos in an aesthetically pleasing background or lighting, you thought to photograph the moments bound to be forgotten. But now they never will. 🥺I love how you showed us how we should even be grateful towards the chaos, because somewhere along the way we actually prayed and hoped for it. You are a beautiful and unique person!! Thank you immensely for this.
Thank you for sharing this!! I’m in the midst of a messy season right now. I followed your prompt and came away with quite a few ‘joys’ that will allow me to be more intentional and embrace even the messiness in my life as sacred.
Eric I am so glad you followed the prompt. Isn't it so helpful being able to jot things down and remember the things that bring you joy? In some odd way, it brings me joy being able to do that. I hope this month you make space to embrace joy through some of the things you wrote down.
Love everything I just read 🥹
The year has been a messy one for me but as it progressed, I decided to let go of the mess and embrace the little joy inbetween and that has been a great navigation for me.
Yes! All of these will be memories soon 🫶🏽❤️
Martha yes!
The art of surrendering to the flow is a magical one. Learning to let go rather than controlling every thing makes a way for freedom, and joy. I am so proud of you for moving forward with courage.
I'm a big fan of simple slow mornings so I resonate with the coffee machine change shifting the energy of your morning ✨🌄
Beautiful 🩵
Jannelle thank you for reading!
Thank you for your vulnerability. My son is 3 months old, I know the feeling of trying to create sacred moments - it’s difficult now. But I’ve been resting in the feeling of getting to hold him, especially after a long day. I know these moments won’t last forever - that’s been helping me settle down and appreciate times like this.
Marc thank you for reading. Congratulations Dad! Ah yes, it's interesting it's like as soon as you find flow the babies switch up on you. But learning to adjust and include them into my sacred moments has made even the most growing seasons bearable. (If that makes sense) Keep relishing the moments.
This is a great post, I appreciate the self-reflection. It is important to pause and allow for grace
Hey Tinashe,
Thank you so much for reading. I never realized the impact moments of self reflection had until it was all I could lean on for a while. So true, it's important to pause and welcome grace.
What a beautiful post and what I needed on this Sunday morning.
I've been going through a healing journey for about two years now; leaving an abusive ex which left me as a single mom for a while.
I have done an immense amount of soul work, found things out about myself that have made me cry and things that have brought me pure joy.
Chaos is something I have been surrounded by, what feels like, my whole life. Anxiety and panic were so common, when I didn't have it, I would just wait for the next attack.
Once I began this mindfulness journey I began to be able to control and see a decrease in the attacks. I find that doing yoga for even just 10 minutes every day has helped. Yoga with Kassandra on YouTube has these short videos which have been extremely helpful for me. Insight Timer is an app which has helped me through guided meditations along with calming music to help focus and release any tension.
I made a promise to myself to break generational curses and not raise my daughter to be riddled with anxiety and panic. I want to be a role model for her, that even in the midst of chaos, there are ways to calm yourself down. I want to show her that there are beautiful and fulfilling ways to live life.
Melissa,
Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. I am so proud of you for choosing the mindful path and doing the soul work you've needed to do to get to a place where you find joy even in the midst of chaos. I know your daughter will be proud.
Oh this was just so genius and poetic!! I am so stealing this idea to just capture the messy moments when I have my own family and home. As much as we want to do staged photos in an aesthetically pleasing background or lighting, you thought to photograph the moments bound to be forgotten. But now they never will. 🥺I love how you showed us how we should even be grateful towards the chaos, because somewhere along the way we actually prayed and hoped for it. You are a beautiful and unique person!! Thank you immensely for this.
Thank you for sharing this!! I’m in the midst of a messy season right now. I followed your prompt and came away with quite a few ‘joys’ that will allow me to be more intentional and embrace even the messiness in my life as sacred.
Eric I am so glad you followed the prompt. Isn't it so helpful being able to jot things down and remember the things that bring you joy? In some odd way, it brings me joy being able to do that. I hope this month you make space to embrace joy through some of the things you wrote down.