Experience, savor, share, repeat. These words fit for me, for who I am and how I live my life. I am always drawn to experiences, to explore this planet I have been blessed to be put on for a few short years. I have learned that I don’t want to rush in this process, no need to do what I call checkmark travel where I mark off a list as a set of accomplishments. Rather I prefer to go deep. Stay a few days or go back several times and soak in a city, its people and way of life. I’m excited when I live this way and eager to share, thus this newsletter as well as gushing to friends and family, sometimes inviting them to travel with me. Then I do it all over again.
These words also fit for my day to day life. When I can see each day as an opportunity to experience life, the sweetness of the day arises before me. But, I tend to get caught up in the doing, get tired, cranky, off balance. That’s what started to happen this week, these past couple of months! I could tell that I was tending toward letting the ego voice get louder yesterday; self critical, sharp, not kind. So I decided make being kind to myself and others the goal for the day, in hope that doing so would keep the sharp egoic voice from growing too loud.
What I notice is that when I’m feeling cranky I tend to be focused on me, either on how things are not going well for me or on how I’m not good enough, don’t do enough blah blah blah.
But when I relax and remember to take life more lightly and appreciate, savor, then ahhh, I begin to feel more balanced.
So being kind to myself, I cooked exactly what I wanted for lunch and savored, felt better. In the evening rather than fall into habits, (eat a meal, watch TV, sleep), I checked in. What did I want to do with my evening? I wanted a light meal…soup, pesto and a glass of wine, yes, to savor. I watched a visually stimulating show I had been saving as I crocheted. I noticed the scenery on the program. I loved the feel and hues of the yarn watching it transform into waves of color in my hands. I noticed when I was tired and went to bed, savoring the tiredness, happy to notice and listen to my body.
It was a good tired day, and I slept well. Today I feel refreshed and ready. And I want to remember to savor. Not just to live through the day, but to pause, notice, savor. When I get too focused on experiencing, doing lots, I get over stimulated, I overdo, and next I’m in a slump.
Savor Rylla, savor. シ
Thanks for listening. Thanks for being on the journey with me. Till soon!
Thanks for the reminder to savor - food, drink, company, time. Two of my favorite children are about to arrive and I want to savor completely and be present for all their antics. I want to be enmeshed in their love.