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Three major events occurred for me last year (2010), all in the space of about 2 weeks. I turned 50. The following day I got married. Two weeks later, my oldest daughter became pregnant with her first child and my first grandchild.

Most middle-aged people will tell you that in their minds, they still feel 20 something. It's the same for me.

Wasn't it only yesterday that I was planning a night out with guys from the surf club? That gorgeous new perm. Flaired, cuffed denims and the red t-shirt with the off-the-shoulder frill. Corked platform wedgies. **sigh**

Suddenly I'm looking in the mirror and wondering how 30 years can flash by so damned quickly!

So here I am in cyberspace, sharing my genuine shock and horror with anyone who'll listen and maybe I'll even meet some other over 50s who find themselves in the same predicament!

Welcome to my dilemna!!

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Four “R”s

From Brahmakumaris Online Learning

Sometimes, the emotional landscape within me is hard and rocky. Every footstep of my thoughts lands on hard ground, unforgiving terrain or prickly pathways. My heart and mind are beset by an intensity of emotional experience that makes my daily journey difficult. One of the most reliable tools I have in moments like these is the tool of observation. I acknowledge the difficult emotions. I detach slightly from their effect on me and just observe them. I notice how they shift and change. I notice what thoughts are associated and I tolerate the turmoil, knowing it will pass. I focus on what I have to do, I carry on with living and I walk gently through my day. Slowly the energy shifts and I am once again on gentle ground. Today let me observe, not absorb any difficult emotion.

photo Leon Beckert

Today was a stay in bed, rest, relax, rejuvenate and regenerate kind of day.

I got up to play with Harley and then made my breakfast to bring back to bed.

I watched YouTube videos on water colour painting, I coloured in on my Zen app, I journaled, I dozed, I did a late Friday falafel and I watched some of the women’s NRL semi final between Broncos and Cronulla. Cronulla won.

I got out of bed to play with Harley and make chicken and vegetable pies for dinner. I put spinach, bok Choy, fresh peas, fresh beans, capsicum, leek, carrot, zucchini, sweet potato, mushroom and garlic with the chicken. I mixed up a white cheesy sauce and encased it all in puff pastry.

Delicious!

Adoring Husband went back for seconds.

Now I’m ready for sleep.





Nite all.

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