This little phrase was posted on facebook by a dear friend of mine. Her words that followed inspired me, in more ways than one. She spoke about her decision to be a stay at home mom, the challenges she faced and how it all led to her finding herself and being herself. I am so proud of you Kim!! You did what was right for YOU and YOUR family and that takes courage. You are an inspiration to women out there who are still finding their way.
"Lose yourself in the things you love and you will find yourself there too." I love the power these words hold. Think about it for a moment. What do you love to lose yourself in? What fun things or hobbies do you enjoy that make you feel like a kid again or like you are the only person that exists in the entire universe at that particular moment?
If you are able to live in the moment, DO THE THINGS YOU LOVE, because "I am here to tell you" (famous quote from my awesome friend Janet) that for some of us, enjoying the present moment is an uphill battle. My ability to focus is not what it used to be. There are many things I was once able to enjoy for ME. Unfortunately, it is not that simple anymore. Life has changed me. One of my biggest challenges today is trying to focus. My mind wanders A LOT. I have a hard time focusing on one thing for any length of time. Reading books, scrapbooking and even conversations with the people whom I am closest with are difficult for me. Oh, how I miss those Sunday afternoons when I would snuggle in by the wood fire and get lost in scrapbooking, while I sipped away at my coffee and baileys. For me, that was "my thing". I LOVE LOVE LOVED it! My husband would watch football and I would get lost in my own little world of pictures, paper and embellishments.
I am not sure what caused the change in me, whether it was age, hormones, childbirth, the stresses of being a parent/wife/trying to keep it all balanced? Who knows? What I do know is that I am tired.......tired of obsessing about it and trying so hard to get my old self back. I thank my dear sister-in-law, Cindy. She recently spoke these words to me. "You can't FORCE yourself to enjoy something". It made me think. If you have to try so hard to enjoy what you love, where is the enjoyment and love in that? That was exactly what I needed to take the plunge and move forward. So this is me surrendering!! I choose to get lost in writing and hopefully it will open a whole new world of possibilities.
I would love to hear what your passion is and what world you get lost in? Or, if you have struggled with any of the things I talked about. Thank you to Cindy Allain, Janet Peabody and Kim Vroom for allowing me to mention your names in my post and for inspiring me by just being YOU! Love you all!!!
ME (not sure what my blog name will be yet)
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