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I am always in a hurry(like right now)! I wish I would slow down more! At home I am able to actually sit down & enjoy life but it seems like I am always bouncing off the walls! I often run into things too!
That's my daily grind. I am so grateful that I can sit down here & make some sense of my otherwise crazy life! I enjoy getting on here & actually say what is in my mind & heart! I am anxious these days for sure, too! I have so much on my plate lately. I am still considering my BR lift! It is so scary & seems like it is going to be a long recovery. I still have a lot of work to do. Lately I am looking forward to the future because it seems like I am having trouble living in the present. ODAT! I am trying to keep it simple, too. I have been able to simplify my life. I hope I can slow down enough to really enjoy it! I am making a dent in my clutter but have a long way to go! I feel like sometimes the only time I can get anything done is when I am manicky! I have BP disorder. I am a walking talking nutcase sometimes! But... I am in recovery--have been for over 24 years! My illness may be difficult at times but it is very manageable!
So, I slow down today & enjoy my life! I am going to take time to smell the fresh air & take it in! It is fall like weather here already at the end of a very eventful summer. I like the way FALL feels!
May HP enrich your lives & may you find peace & happiness beyond your wildest dreams! Kathleen
This rings so true for me too. Sometimes I think that "busyness" is my addiction -- it keeps me from sitting down, which automatically leads to brooding and self-pity, self-blame, and all those other bad self- things, if I don't get a handle on it. Surely the answer is to do just what you're doing and sit down and start looking at the things there are to be appreciated. Thanks for this reminder.
The slogan that really really helped me when I was doing the manic dance was, "How important is it?". I'd run that around and around in my head for a long time until it crowed out the rush. And the "Just for Today" pamphlet still works miracles. God I'm glad those days are over. Keep working it, cause it works. (((((hugs)))))
It IS hard to slow down. I have a hard time doing that, too. I get a reminder to do so because I start to get chest pain when I get too anxious and do too much.
I'm thinking that I could perhaps use some kind of meditation class. I have a difficult time meditating (in the traditional sense) by myself.
I hope that you kind find something that gives you a feeling of peace. I rarely experience that myself, particularly lately.
