Sheila Hudson
Posting for a change
I feel like you may be wondering about this drawing. Remember when I said over a month ago that something had happened and it was awful? Well, this drawing was done right at that time. It was an icky deal then and we still have stress over the ongoing trauma but things are getting better. At any rate, without disclosing the nature of the problem, this drawing is about some of the feelings we have experienced. I do like the drawing, I hadn't looked at it for a month or so and now when I do I really like it.
(Actually the problem was not nearly so serious and shouldn't have caused nearly so much stress, it was the way it was handled that caused the stress and shame to us.)
Today my deep water class at the Y had a luncheon at the instructors home. It was so nice to have time to visit a bit and get to know some of the women a little better. And it's such a beautiful spring day! Our valley is green and flowering and wonderful today. It's just in the 60's but when it's sunny and no wind the temp seems just perfect to me!
Still thinking about the simplification process these days. I've made a wee bit of progress but the more I think about it the more I realize that it's not going to be easy to render life down to the basics and learn to be content with that. Our culture is such a do more, have more culture that simplifying will go against the tide. Still, I am feeling like it is absolutely necessary for my mental and emotional health. So far I've gotten our bills set up to pay on-line and I've been reigning myself in to be home more. I think the biggest thing so far has been a shift in attitude and the decision to make changes. It's wonderful that Paul is right on the same page with me in agreeing that this is necessary.
Posting for a change
I feel like you may be wondering about this drawing. Remember when I said over a month ago that something had happened and it was awful? Well, this drawing was done right at that time. It was an icky deal then and we still have stress over the ongoing trauma but things are getting better. At any rate, without disclosing the nature of the problem, this drawing is about some of the feelings we have experienced. I do like the drawing, I hadn't looked at it for a month or so and now when I do I really like it.
(Actually the problem was not nearly so serious and shouldn't have caused nearly so much stress, it was the way it was handled that caused the stress and shame to us.)
Today my deep water class at the Y had a luncheon at the instructors home. It was so nice to have time to visit a bit and get to know some of the women a little better. And it's such a beautiful spring day! Our valley is green and flowering and wonderful today. It's just in the 60's but when it's sunny and no wind the temp seems just perfect to me!
Still thinking about the simplification process these days. I've made a wee bit of progress but the more I think about it the more I realize that it's not going to be easy to render life down to the basics and learn to be content with that. Our culture is such a do more, have more culture that simplifying will go against the tide. Still, I am feeling like it is absolutely necessary for my mental and emotional health. So far I've gotten our bills set up to pay on-line and I've been reigning myself in to be home more. I think the biggest thing so far has been a shift in attitude and the decision to make changes. It's wonderful that Paul is right on the same page with me in agreeing that this is necessary.