I keep thinking how strange it feels to have time to do things I usually put off. I have time to deep clean my house, weed the yard, & clean my oven. (My oven!!!) But I also have time to help my parents, listen to my sons, & talk with my husband. Before we were always rushing here & there, busy with work/classes/church/activities. I don’t want to go back to that. In fact, I refuse. I realized this month that I need to say no more often & not over schedule myself. But I will still run. It’s all of the other stuff I need to scale back on.
Indeed! I'd say we would think twice before agreeing on some activities. And we'll have more time because our ovens are now clean - you made me laugh from that one because it is so true!
I hate cleaning the oven, but it looks so nice! I wiped all of my kitchen cupboards down yesterday. If it would stop raining here in Vegas every week I’d wash my windows! (How desperate am I getting here???)
I read what I posted earlier to my hubby. He laughed & reminded me I have been doing fun stuff like reading & baking & watching movies! The important things. 😁
There are millions more. I can't remember them off the top of my head, but his website has them all. So simple yet so understandable. One fo my favorites that pops into my mind daily is "observation is cultivated by the abstinence from excessive talk." :)
Cannot argue with that one! Love noticing new things around me that for some reason were here all the time, but I did not see them:) Such as talking to your kids - they don't mind to share "secrets", it is actually funny, but I feel I have an opportunity to know my own family better (Well, both sides lol)
It's a good time to go inward and see what we were not seeing in the world previously. There is a lesson in all of this. It is up to us to learn it. :)
It is very true - yesterday I felt so pumped, today I feel down and like loosing my sanity even with exercises and running. I know I want to and I plan to keep on running - fast and slow, it depends how I feel that particular morning or moment and that is cool to simply go with whatever you feel - for sure I would be insane by now without running:)
Agree that each of us has been discovering so many new feelings, emotions, thoughts, experiences with the situation around us. Thank you for sharing your thoughts today - I don't believe in coincidence, but today your words describe perfectly my words and feelings.
I go through ups and downs too, Langelia. For the first couple of weeks, I was fine; but now that we're in week four of our shelter-in-place, I must admit that it's begun to get to me sometimes. (Especially when our school year has been canceled, so we know we'll be at home at least through the end of May.) Thank you for sharing your thoughts, too! 😊
I keep thinking how strange it feels to have time to do things I usually put off. I have time to deep clean my house, weed the yard, & clean my oven. (My oven!!!) But I also have time to help my parents, listen to my sons, & talk with my husband. Before we were always rushing here & there, busy with work/classes/church/activities. I don’t want to go back to that. In fact, I refuse. I realized this month that I need to say no more often & not over schedule myself. But I will still run. It’s all of the other stuff I need to scale back on.
I hear you, Corrina — I think a lot of us aren’t going to want to go back to how things were before, in many ways. I feel the same.
Indeed! I'd say we would think twice before agreeing on some activities. And we'll have more time because our ovens are now clean - you made me laugh from that one because it is so true!
I hate cleaning the oven, but it looks so nice! I wiped all of my kitchen cupboards down yesterday. If it would stop raining here in Vegas every week I’d wash my windows! (How desperate am I getting here???)
I read what I posted earlier to my hubby. He laughed & reminded me I have been doing fun stuff like reading & baking & watching movies! The important things. 😁
As my Guru used to say, "Every thing is in a perfect state of evolution. . . "
I love that, Nilima! What other words of wisdom does s/he have to share? 😊
There are millions more. I can't remember them off the top of my head, but his website has them all. So simple yet so understandable. One fo my favorites that pops into my mind daily is "observation is cultivated by the abstinence from excessive talk." :)
Cannot argue with that one! Love noticing new things around me that for some reason were here all the time, but I did not see them:) Such as talking to your kids - they don't mind to share "secrets", it is actually funny, but I feel I have an opportunity to know my own family better (Well, both sides lol)
It's a good time to go inward and see what we were not seeing in the world previously. There is a lesson in all of this. It is up to us to learn it. :)
Can I use it as a famous quote? Seriously, it makes so much sense to me. I'll add your name to it, I promise.
You sure can use the quote. Just attribute it to Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (January 5, 1927 – November 12, 2001)
It is very true - yesterday I felt so pumped, today I feel down and like loosing my sanity even with exercises and running. I know I want to and I plan to keep on running - fast and slow, it depends how I feel that particular morning or moment and that is cool to simply go with whatever you feel - for sure I would be insane by now without running:)
Agree that each of us has been discovering so many new feelings, emotions, thoughts, experiences with the situation around us. Thank you for sharing your thoughts today - I don't believe in coincidence, but today your words describe perfectly my words and feelings.
I go through ups and downs too, Langelia. For the first couple of weeks, I was fine; but now that we're in week four of our shelter-in-place, I must admit that it's begun to get to me sometimes. (Especially when our school year has been canceled, so we know we'll be at home at least through the end of May.) Thank you for sharing your thoughts, too! 😊