Well, here I am… the first post here. Allow me to introduce myself. This is me, doing it messy, doing it unpolished… but doing it.
Nice to meet you.
“No man is an island.”
So said poet John Donne in a sermon way back in 1624. We all need to be part of a greater whole, belonging to others in society. Man was meant to have relationships, to share life with others.
The appearance of fine (or not-so-fine) lines on the face. Crepey skin on the legs. Hands that look like somebody’s grandma.
Have you experienced this? I’m seeing it more in myself and today was a wake-up call as I caught my reflection in the mirror.
What do you do when all your healthy habits go out the window?
This is me. Today. Here’s a little background:
Your habits – those things you do each day (for better or worse) – are the defining factors of who you become.
Surrounded by chirping birds high up in the trees encircling our campsite, I am writing this blog while overlooking a lake. The mountains ringing the lake are yet capped with snow. The increasing breeze is rustling the leaves in the trees, while clouds gather behind me. An approaching storm?
Hard times, stress, sadness, disappointment, frustration and grief come into all of our lives at one time or another (and another, and another….). “Into every life a little rain must fall.” But here’s the key: It is of dire importance to learn to walk right through and honestly process emotions that surface, rather than walk around them.
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