tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post690005088777487031..comments2024-03-19T19:33:25.643+10:00Comments on A Tray of Bliss: Living well in challenging times #5...Just start...Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-13958155675960865252022-03-14T12:05:58.767+10:002022-03-14T12:05:58.767+10:00I'm so sorry to hear of the passing of your Mu...I'm so sorry to hear of the passing of your Mum and Dad, Karen. It's a defining moment for us all, I know. It's confronting, and tilts everything we thought we knew about our own little Universe. One thing it taught me is that the future is uncertain (and don't we know THAT right now), and that our happiness is in nobodys hands but our own. Your purpose will become obvious to you over time, as mine did to me, and so long as you keep 'just putting one foot in front of the other', you'll get there. Sending love. Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-59452379016059476622022-03-14T12:02:52.191+10:002022-03-14T12:02:52.191+10:00Tania, forgive my absence. As you're probably ...Tania, forgive my absence. As you're probably aware, we've been Covid-ised here! I hear you on all counts. Approaching the age where no matter what, there are fewer years ahead than behind, is challenging. I found that too. And the loss of a beloved parent seems to change ones thinking on so many levels. I believe it's the perfect time for a very valid re-assessment. I read something that said that you can't become the person you're meant to be, by clinging to the person you were. That had a profound impact on me. Just because you've been 'Outback Tania' or 'Self Sufficient Tania' up until now, doesn't mean you can't become 'Travelling Tania'. Another mantra of mine, (and my Mums) is, Do What You Want While You Still Can. The future or the future we imagine for ourselves, is not promised. Take that first step. I don't think you'll regret it. I was so sorry to hear of your Mums passing. She would want you to live life to the full, I'm sure. Much love. Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-59719111241195205882022-03-14T11:51:54.894+10:002022-03-14T11:51:54.894+10:00That's an admirable and fulfilling aspiration ...That's an admirable and fulfilling aspiration Annabel. I'd expect nothing less from you. Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-83908989941349188702022-03-14T11:51:20.061+10:002022-03-14T11:51:20.061+10:00Hello Sonya. I apologise for the delay in respondi...Hello Sonya. I apologise for the delay in responding. I have actually had Covid! I love your Countrify-ing of your City Life. It's really not that hard, is it. And the satisfaction is so rewarding! Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-6063582490906106162022-02-28T12:00:09.567+10:002022-02-28T12:00:09.567+10:00A wonderful, motivating post, Mimi! I can relate t...A wonderful, motivating post, Mimi! I can relate to feeling stuck and not knowing where to begin. For so long I didn't feel like I was living the life I wanted, and then, like Tania above, my Mom died. I had taken care of her and my Dad for the last few years of their life and then after they died (1 year after the other), I was at a loss. I just had to put one foot in front of the other and I am still trying to move forward. I do love your tips, especially the one of writing things down. I think that's a great idea. I've always wanted to write a little memoir for my grandkids, too. Thanks for the inspiration. xx KKaren @ Beatrice Euphemiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631972741518142563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-52716010338676299642022-02-26T20:06:23.389+10:002022-02-26T20:06:23.389+10:00This is a post that hit home for me Mimi.
I don&...This is a post that hit home for me Mimi. <br /><br />I don't know if its my age or not {60 this year}, but I am very restless. Since Mum died last July, I have lost myself, my passion and motivation to do things like I used to. I find myself wanting to get rid of stuff and live a very peaceful, quiet, simple life. I am torn though because I have put so much blood, sweat and tears into creating my veggie and fruit garden and it is hard to leave it behind and choose travel instead. I bought myself a little fitted out van when my mum took ill because life is too short not to do the things you love. The weather has been too warm to go far from home. I feel the urge to be in nature and all the healing it can bring to the soul. <br /><br />xTaniaTaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176661940614462611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-6349551143371942212022-02-26T11:32:46.645+10:002022-02-26T11:32:46.645+10:00I have so many missions. If I have to boil it dow...I have so many missions. If I have to boil it down to a statement I think it is I want to be a Proverbs Woman and help and encourage others for God. And I want to learn all I can. xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-67297224689089501822022-02-25T16:41:42.605+10:002022-02-25T16:41:42.605+10:00Inspiring post, Mimi. I'm the Country Girl who...Inspiring post, Mimi. I'm the Country Girl who lives in the City but I have reclaimed my country roots by growing lots of fruit and vege, keeping chickens and my next challenge is growing a cutting garden of flowers to sell in my neighborhood.Sonyanoreply@blogger.com