Happy Halloween!
Nice that this holiday is falling on a Saturday. Not that I really participate in it, and haven’t for many years. But upon waking today, and seeing the little ghost lights that my husband put up in front of our house, made me remember back to many years of fun.
And… having to get up early the next morning!
The other thing I was remembering was at one of TLC’s retreats we were all brainstorming on how to get the word out. One suggestion was to have the Halloween week be our awareness week with Trich or Treat as the byline…
That was soundly defeated, as most did not want to align with a holiday that some people have difficulty with – bad enough we have trich, then also adding political problems? No way!
It’s early – about 7am and again I pray that today I am able to get some creative writing in. It is a dream of mine – yet things like the pets need food, the pantry needs cleaning, laundry is ready… get in the way more often than not.
It’s interesting that I can be so disciplined in some areas of my life, and yet bounce all over the place in others.
The wonderful thing is this: throughout it all – I have learned to be aware in a relaxed sort of way – and find that I do have choice today.
And today – in this moment and this one too – I choose not to engage in picking and pulling!
Now the problem is – how do we compact this lesson that took me years to learn into a much shorter process? I’m working on it!
Have a wonderful Saturday – and if you celebrate Halloween, have fun and be safe!
Love to all, Christina
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“It’s interesting that I can be so disciplined in some areas of my life, and yet bounce all over the place in others.”
I find this conundrum to confound & irritate me constantly. People at work say “you are so patient” or “you are great at waiting” or “you’re really good with problem behaviors” (of my students). Hah…now if I could just transfer all those skills to patience with myself, resisting urges, & making my own behavioral programs work. Oh well…that’s what grace is for right?