There’s something to be said about the gentle rhythm of growing. Of planting a seed, and watching it grow. Of nurturing and time invested. Of patience and sunlight on your cheeks.
Take some time today to appreciate … what work went into growing & roasting the beans for your coffee.
#LearningToBe
Maybe all you ever did, all you ever learned was to prepare for this moment in the darkness.
For this moment when you are not sure what to do or how to take the next step.
Maybe you’ve spent your whole life preparing for this moment and you just didn’t know it …
You are strong
#LearningToBe
The kindness of strangers amazes me sometimes.
A small thing for them - such a big deal for me.
Thank you, universe, for taking care of me today.
#LearningToBe
You can’t heal in the place* that made you sick
*may or may not be the physical place
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What you imagined and where you are might be two different things. That’s ok.
What you thought and what you learned might be two different things. That’s ok.
One day you will see clearly what is truely important. I hope that day is soon. For every day after is a true gift.
#LearningToBe
Maybe the patterns are there
Maybe we see what we want to see
Maybe we see what we need to see
Not everything can be explained. Somethings just need to be lived. To be.
In this moment. In this time.
#LearningToBe
IYKYK
It was a good day
I got so much done
I got too much done but I kept doing
And then - the wall
And now today
Maybe one day I’ll learn
#HumanBeingNotHumanDoing
#LearningToBe
#pacing
#invisibleillness
You teach what you need to learn.
You give what you need to receive.
#LearningToBe
Move a little, every day. Even if it’s hard. Even if you don’t want to.
Future self will thank you. Current self will thank you.
Move to quieten the noise in the mind and find stillness in the chaos.
#LearningToBe
Flashing blue line, waiting for your thoughts in 300 characters or less.
Change is hard. Every day a new day and a new challenge.
One foot in front of the other. Move the blue line to the right, character by character.
And breathe
#LearningToBe
We are more alike than we are different
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When you’ve spent the all of your adolescent and adult life “pushing through”… when med school rewarded fatigue as a badge of honour …. When not turning up wasn’t an option, not matter how sick you feel … it takes a lot of relearning to realise what BALANCE actually looks like.
#LearningToBe
Failure to accept reality is a loss of power.
You have to accept before you can change.
Clarity brings power
#LearningToBe
What ever you are right now, is your own action. Your own practice.
If you practice being an angry person, you can be the best angry person you can be.
What are you going to practice?
#LearningToBe
I get to instead of I have to …
The real power is realising that I get to choose what’s right for me.
I get to choose what’s best for me.
I get to choose what makes me happy and fulfilled as a person, not as a widget.
I get to…
#LearningToBe
When does it stop being temporary and become the normal?
When do you have to accept that this is as good as it gets?
Trying to navigate a stormy path and looking for beauty in the puddles along the way.
#LearningToBe
It was a fabulous afternoon filled with unexpected connection. I’m so grateful she contacted me.
Some people truely are kind.
#LearningToBe
#BeautyInEveryDay
I’m not saying it’s all bad
I’m saying maybe it’s time to take a look at your relationship with work and check to see it’s healthy
I’d never thought about how so much of society is affected by addiction behaviours
Some food for thought on a Friday
#LearningToBe
If you don’t change direction, you may just end up where you’re going.
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Just remember your not negotiables and try and achieve those
1. Get outside
2. Move, even if it’s just a little
3. Cuddle the beings that you love
4. Breathe
5. Be ok with being
One step at a time. One day at a time
#LearningToBe
Some days things that made sense no longer do. And other days there is sense in the spatter as you breathe in the calm.
One moment at a time.
One day at a time.
Less doing, more being.
#LearningToBe
It’s about this time of year that people make resolutions. They reflect on the year that was and plan for the year that will be.
I’ve distilled mine into the one key plan for 2025. It encompasses all I want & all I need, in three simple words.
Plant more flowers.
#LearningToBe
In medicine, so many of our patients are afraid because they are not in control.
And yet there is always a degree of agency.
Today was a rough day. I can’t control the symptoms, but I can control how I respond to them.
I get to. I have choice. And I am grateful.
#LearningToBe
Take 26 minutes out of your day just for you today.
Take 26 minutes to reflect on the fact that you *get to* move.
Take 26 minutes to reflect on the fact that you *get to* be.
Time is a funny thing. So is hindsight. No more regrets.
More Being, Less Doing
#LearningToBe
So I try remember to prioritise me. To prioritise my health and well being.
To be.
#LearningToBe
I get to listen to the birds as they sing to start the day.
I get to fold the freshly washed clothes that have dried in the sun.
I get to weed my vegetable garden.
So many little things, little and yet so important.
#HumanBeingNotHunanDoing
#FindBeautyInEveryDay
#LearningToBe
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Take the time to reach out, especially if it’s someone you wouldn’t normally connect with.
You don’t know the impact it may have and the new found friendships that will be born.
I am learning. And I am growing. Everyday.
#LearningToBe
Some days are harder than others. One foot in front of the other.
Some days you feel so light you could fly.
Most days are a mixture of the two.
All days have beauty, you just need to look.
In people. In nature. In life.
Always trying to be better.
Always #LearningToBe
Nothing good happens at 3am isn’t entirely correct.
Sometimes you can make sense of all of the conflicting thoughts & fears.
Sometimes you can take another mental step forwards, always progressing.
And sometimes there is tea.
#LearningToBe
Morning musings:
I like the way my day start these days
I wake up to the raucous sound of birds
I have coffee & contemplate
I embrace the morning muddy paw cuddles
I notice the small things. I get to…
Life isn’t easy. Getting old isn’t for sissies. I’m grateful I get to…
#LearningToBe
