Comments on: Wabi Sabi Wednesday

By: nona

nona — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:26:03 +0000

EJ~ your list of “stuff you did” this week is incredible!

I really love how high we set our aspirations for ourselves and how much we accomplish – then we have this habit of sort of blowing off all that we DID do and only see where we fall short.

I’m happy to hear you say what you did was “pretty amazing” (because it was REALLY AMAZING).

I also love your 80-year old. She is just loving you and begging you to appreciate this gorgeous life that you have, and the process of creating this business.

You are rocking this, EJ! Keep playing and have fun with it.

AND thanks for the birthday wishes, chica! xoxo

By: ej

ej — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:15:13 +0000

I have set my goals VERY high for myself…
I wanted to write 5 articles A DAY for 10 days in a row to put them up on my new website.

I wanted to have an amazing website launch, and have it all lined up to be beautiful and gorgeous. …

I wanted to play more.
I wanted to be more satisfied with how my body looked and felt.

Instead, I got about 10 articles done in 4 days. Falling short of my goal, but still pretty amazing overall .

My website is not done, but we have a theme, and it is taking shape.

I got out for a walk a few times this week and spent a little time with friends

I saw pics of myself on the computer from summer, and was as compassionate as possible with myself.. trying to find the good parts.. but still struggled.
My inner 80 year old is Saying..

Don’t fret so much. Play. Be gentle with yourself. ENJOY life MORE. Appreciate the body you have .. and the wonderful gifts I have in using it so effortlessly.

Happy Birthday Nona!!! Thanks for this beautiful Idea!

By: Twenty-five — P.S. (Pretty Sweet)

Twenty-five — P.S. (Pretty Sweet) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:06:15 +0000

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By: nona

nona — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:56:15 +0000

Oh, Gretchen. That sounds not only physically painful, but scary, too. I really, really, really feel that you are not happy to go through this. I am also really appreciating that your 80-year old is encouraging you to rest and be really good to yourself and your fingers.

Sending you all sorts of healing, love, support, and rest….

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:25:38 +0000

I have been having conflict over the pain and swelling I am exeriencing in my fingers. My husband has been very sympathetic but is starting to get irritated by how much of the housework is going by the wayside and I am frustrated that ALL of the work I do relys heavily on the dexterity of my digits.
I am not happy to go through this, but it has made me re-learn how to sit calmly more often. To rest the most important tools I own. That I don’t have to constanty doing something.
My 80 year old self I believe would be begging me to take better care so that she can still be knitting and playing guitar at a ripe old age.