Look closely. The beautiful may be small ~ Immanuel Kant
There is beauty in the mundane, happiness in the simplest of places, extraordinary in the ordinary.
I’m being challenged to be and stay present in the moment. To find connection in the small moments, to remember to be grateful for all the minutes. Time to dig deep, be brave and stay present.
Taking the time to look up, open my eyes and appreciate the small things 💚
Change comes from reflection ~ Genesis P-Orridge
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Fall has always been a time of pause, reflection, and contemplation. As the leaves slowly change colour and eventually give up, blanketing the ground with a soft orange glow. The trees take time to pause, to determine how they will show up in the spring.
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As the trees, I use the fall to mindfully take stock and let go of what no longer serves. Taking the time to evaluate the health of my boundaries, shedding my self-deprecating and self-limiting thoughts and beliefs, the ones rife with not good enough. Politely walking away from harmful relationships, whether those are with others or some form of escape.
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Looking out at the brilliance of the changing season, it’s a time to be present, to sit with my thoughts and feelings, turning towards them, not away. It’s a time to decide what leaves I can let fall 💚🍁🍂
We do not remember days, we remember moments ~ Cesare Pavese
Life is built around the small moments, the everyday moments, the ones that sometimes feel like they are being endured. The moments that feel ordinary, mundane, routine...those are the ones that we often look back on as extraordinary.
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Be present. Be aware 💚
The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.
- Henry Miller
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Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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Four months. Four thousand kilometres. Hundreds of hours in the saddle. Tears, frustration, anxiety, excitement and pride. Have all culminated in me earning my coveted Class 6, “official” motorcycle license. One and done. Thank you very much. No do overs, no demerits and no “auto fails”. But more than the license itself, more than the relief of no longer having the road test hanging over me, is the sense of accomplishment I have gained from meeting my goals, and the calm that has come with surmounting fear.
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Everything was going according to plan, until midway through my professional riding course. In my daydream, I had imagined myself riding out of that course and straight out onto my road trip, taking the curves and the mountain passes like a pro. Maybe not solo, as BOFA (Breath of Fresh Air) would come with me, just in case. However, it quickly became evident that learning this skill was going to be harder than I thought. The realization came swiftly, as it was something I had learned before and knew all along, learning something new, especially a new skill, takes dedication, commitment and time. Lots of time. Four months, four thousand kilometres and hundreds of hours. I was not going to sail out of my course an expert rider, with the ability to navigate every road, every situation, every potential hazard. With more realistic expectations, I emerged with some basic handling skills, the ability to control my bike, and the understanding that the real learning was about to begin.
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