I always enjoy reading your thoughts Ruth, and this latest one struck more chords than Status Quo will ever learn to play. Thanks and best wishes, Ivor from Woodville primary school 😀 xx
“ These days I’m learning to climb with ease carrying just the thoughts and feelings that serve me.” I think this is the hardest bit of all Ruth - you’ve cracked it! I often wonder if I’d feel lighter with fewer reminders and less nostalgia but this is a distant dream for now. Looking forward to hearing all your ideas for Substack topics!
You’re right, not spinning into unhelpful loops is the hardest yet, as you allude, sometimes memories need to be worked through. And thank you for sharing your moving and nostalgic memories with us 🙏🏼
Ruth's random ramblings are resplendent. I can certainly see those repetitive thought processes and life circumstances when, some 30 years later, I re-read my diary written during the formative years of my 20s! Which reminds me - I must close that knowing-doing gap and start journaling again. Agree wholeheartedly that about finding inspiring people to collaborate with - the holy grail!
Glad it landed for you Ash. Must be weird reading diaries from 30 years ago but what a gift too - you have certainly travelled far my friend :-). Why does journaling feel such an effort? I think it's a bit like exercise - you know you will feel better afterwards but its getting out the bloody door sometimes. Inspiring people is indeed the holy grail - I bounce off good people for sure. x
What a helpful reframe re the spiral: yes, why not upwards? Agree on journalling.. why so hard to just f'in do it? And I love that Heraclitus quote, it's so true. We don't realise either how much we are always learning, growing, changing, as the world does the same around us (and so do our loved ones sharing it with us).
I know, journaling, why so hard indeed? I think it's akin to exercise - those who know how great it makes you feel happily go to it. Those who don't, don't....I'm the same with journaling - think I will try the exercise reframe and see what happens :-)
I see it more as a meandering path that sometimes cuts back across very familiar looking terrain. However, we are always in a different place because of the experiences we have had along the way. Taking time to reflect using some simple gap and gain thinking can often help me in those "What am i doing?" moments. Of which there seem to be more and more these days!
Meandering sure hits the spot Amanda. And thanks for the reminder of the ‘Gap’ tool - noticing how far we have come rather than always focussing on what’s still to be done is very powerful.
This made me think, is life more cycles than circles. However I can see things as spirals too 🙌 Thank you for sharing your beautifully Lyrical musings 🤗
I always enjoy reading your thoughts Ruth, and this latest one struck more chords than Status Quo will ever learn to play. Thanks and best wishes, Ivor from Woodville primary school 😀 xx
I’m glad it landed for you Ivor. Love the Quo reference too! Woodville Primary is a real blast from the blast! Wow
“ These days I’m learning to climb with ease carrying just the thoughts and feelings that serve me.” I think this is the hardest bit of all Ruth - you’ve cracked it! I often wonder if I’d feel lighter with fewer reminders and less nostalgia but this is a distant dream for now. Looking forward to hearing all your ideas for Substack topics!
🤣 I think you may just know a few Faith 😘
You’re right, not spinning into unhelpful loops is the hardest yet, as you allude, sometimes memories need to be worked through. And thank you for sharing your moving and nostalgic memories with us 🙏🏼
Ruth's random ramblings are resplendent. I can certainly see those repetitive thought processes and life circumstances when, some 30 years later, I re-read my diary written during the formative years of my 20s! Which reminds me - I must close that knowing-doing gap and start journaling again. Agree wholeheartedly that about finding inspiring people to collaborate with - the holy grail!
Glad it landed for you Ash. Must be weird reading diaries from 30 years ago but what a gift too - you have certainly travelled far my friend :-). Why does journaling feel such an effort? I think it's a bit like exercise - you know you will feel better afterwards but its getting out the bloody door sometimes. Inspiring people is indeed the holy grail - I bounce off good people for sure. x
What a helpful reframe re the spiral: yes, why not upwards? Agree on journalling.. why so hard to just f'in do it? And I love that Heraclitus quote, it's so true. We don't realise either how much we are always learning, growing, changing, as the world does the same around us (and so do our loved ones sharing it with us).
I know, journaling, why so hard indeed? I think it's akin to exercise - those who know how great it makes you feel happily go to it. Those who don't, don't....I'm the same with journaling - think I will try the exercise reframe and see what happens :-)
What a lovely uplifting post, thank you Ruth
Thank you Susan...and also for all the positivity you put out and give to me :-)
I see it more as a meandering path that sometimes cuts back across very familiar looking terrain. However, we are always in a different place because of the experiences we have had along the way. Taking time to reflect using some simple gap and gain thinking can often help me in those "What am i doing?" moments. Of which there seem to be more and more these days!
Meandering sure hits the spot Amanda. And thanks for the reminder of the ‘Gap’ tool - noticing how far we have come rather than always focussing on what’s still to be done is very powerful.
This made me think, is life more cycles than circles. However I can see things as spirals too 🙌 Thank you for sharing your beautifully Lyrical musings 🤗
Umm interesting Evelyn. I see the cycles image, perhaps combined with the positive momentum of upwards spirals?
Thank you for your thoughts ☀️