Oh I love this Suzy. The kettle analogy is brilliant. The state of my handbag is representative of my life - bursting to the seams, colourful, chaotic but you can always (eventually) find what you need. 💕
My friend once had to root around in my handbag when my son fell down and we were hunting for plasters. I found dinosaur poo, she said. She's never let me forget it.
OMG! We kinda live in parallel universes but with a different entry level. I'm sorry that you lost your parents at such a young age Suzy. I cannot imagine what that experience was like for you. I did not lose my parents, instead I lost myself. I had well-meaning but fear driven parents who questioned everything I did, even to this day. My 86 y.o. hyper perfectionistic father still asks me, a middle-aged woman why I fill the kettle through the spout, and in a half-joking way, asks, "What's wrong with you, why do you fill it like that?" Needless to say, I've been driven by anxiety to do everything all at once - even fill the kettle the "wrong way!" Learning to slow down and embrace the now is a journey. I wish you well on yours Suzy.
I approach life in an "overfunctioning-just-in-case-I-get-it-wrong" kind of way. I'm very thorough and conscientious but sometimes I don't need to be. It puts a stopper on my fizzy, bubbly energy. I'm scared it will be too much. Maybe then, like a bottle of champagne that is never opened / brought out for celebration. Thanks for the wonderful kettle analogy.
Oh I love this Suzy. The kettle analogy is brilliant. The state of my handbag is representative of my life - bursting to the seams, colourful, chaotic but you can always (eventually) find what you need. 💕
My friend once had to root around in my handbag when my son fell down and we were hunting for plasters. I found dinosaur poo, she said. She's never let me forget it.
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Gorgeous reminder to bring that attention back to EVERYTHING. Thank you Suzy xo
Ha! Or bring our attention to something.
OMG! We kinda live in parallel universes but with a different entry level. I'm sorry that you lost your parents at such a young age Suzy. I cannot imagine what that experience was like for you. I did not lose my parents, instead I lost myself. I had well-meaning but fear driven parents who questioned everything I did, even to this day. My 86 y.o. hyper perfectionistic father still asks me, a middle-aged woman why I fill the kettle through the spout, and in a half-joking way, asks, "What's wrong with you, why do you fill it like that?" Needless to say, I've been driven by anxiety to do everything all at once - even fill the kettle the "wrong way!" Learning to slow down and embrace the now is a journey. I wish you well on yours Suzy.
Thank you, Silvana. I look forward to finding ourselves now we’re officially grown ups. If only I could find my glasses first….
Love the kettle story. A simple, yet profound message. 🧡
with thanks to Martha Beck for the quotation.
I approach life in an "overfunctioning-just-in-case-I-get-it-wrong" kind of way. I'm very thorough and conscientious but sometimes I don't need to be. It puts a stopper on my fizzy, bubbly energy. I'm scared it will be too much. Maybe then, like a bottle of champagne that is never opened / brought out for celebration. Thanks for the wonderful kettle analogy.