Change of Heart

Resolutions are a big deal here at Elsie Green.  At the end of each year we spend lots of time reflecting on the last year and crafting our intention for the new year.  (read more here.)  

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At the end of 2018, I felt the year was a success, but a whirlwind, and set my goal to be more present and focused in the coming year.  (read more here.)

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Well, 2019 had some surprises for me.   Some good, and several not so good.  Just when I think I have some control over my life, I'm reminded that no, I really don't.   And I'm reminded of something I read somewhere -- "you can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails." I think it's time to adjust my sails.  

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In the past several years, I have gone from being very physically flexible to being much less so. Perhaps that is also a metaphor for my mind.  Maybe that's why life's curveballs have been harder than usual for me this year.  So I have decided that while focus and mindfulness are always good goals,  there's a more important and helpful intention for me for the balance of the year -- flexibility. 

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I would like to be less like the oak and more like the bamboo, bending gently in the wind.  

Less like fire, and more like water, soft and flowing, adapting to the twists and turns I encounter, taking new paths or being momentarily interrupted, but always proceeding.