Taking Stock #4. 36/51 #LifeThisWeek. 72/2020.
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Taking a detour from my Taking Stock in photos as I have here, here and here in 2020….
to reviewing where I am now, 3 years and 6 months on from this Taking Stock Post.
Back then I used all of Pip Lincoln’s Prompts from here.
Now, for just this post, I have adapted my own list as well…in the interests of being easy-to-read!
The black print is from February 2017.
The blue print is now: September 2020.
Making: art every single day in one form or another.
Making: this continues! I have changed some of what I do, but consistently I do create on paper daily.
Cooking: much less these days and loving that more.
Cooking: whilst I like not having to cook each day, I do enjoy the satisfaction of batch-cooking and freezing meals for each of us.
Drinking: water and some soft drink
Drinking: back to coffee…yay. However, since COVID, I am learning to make myself a strong coffee at home. I dislike sugar-based soft drinks now and enjoy water, soda water and ginger ale.
Coffee: double shot small latte
Reading: a long list of books..none of which have been completed (yet) almost all non-fiction.
Reading: I have to say, this has not changed much & I tend to buy the physical copy of a book I love from Audible to have that as well.
Wanting: to have a greater level of concentration to continue to read “Victoria” by Julia Baird
Wanting: to continue to be satisfied with the life we have now, 3.5 years on, post-cancer and more….
Looking: always looking around me
Looking: I still do this but I also look into some people’s behaviour to try to get some insight into the ‘why’.
Wishing: I had some of the insight into me earlier than now!
Wishing: This continues to go well. Is this a wish come true??
Enjoying: the company of my husband each day as we have never been ‘alone’ till past 2 years
Enjoying: as above, a more relaxed at-home lifestyle now that many of the health issues are receding…stay there, ok!
Waiting: to have enough money to buy a house
Waiting: this one (as above) has now faded into the background. Knowing where we live now suits us and maybe, it will be something we consider to be renters in our future.
Liking: that we do not have enough money to buy a house (yet) because it gives us more time to consider.
Liking: how life, as above, sometimes works out…
Loving: that I surprise myself with my art every day
Loving: that our family is more connected even though we live a fair way from them. We miss them but feel connected. That’s great.
Hoping: that I can continue to accept that I have a chronic condition called IBS and learn to live with it
Hoping: that my overall health continues to be OK. I “have” had some big challenges but I do manage my IBS even better than before.
Marvelling: at the way anyone who has a brain is….
Marvelling: that I have no idea why I wrote that above response. OK..maybe it was about D Trump??
Needing: to be as kind a friend to myself as I am to others and I am getting better at it
Needing: this is getting much better and I am very grateful for how much I can be self-compassionate and kind. So much better.
Smelling: frangipanis on the large tree right outside our back door
Smelling: not these any more…we are living in another house. Fresh air. Enjoying outside as there is a clear air and not that awful smoke from last Summer. NO more bushfires, please.
Wearing: retirement coastie clothing of coloured shorts and sleeveless top and birkenstocks
Wearing: similarly if it were Summer but in late Winter, early spring, it is likely to be jeans, maybe sneakers and a short-sleeved top. And a mask. None of us knew what COVID would bring to our lives.
Following: lots of interesting friends who blog
Following: same as above: also twitter and facebook too, along with instagram. I admit I am on social media frequently but know when to stop. For my mental well-being!
Noticing: the days are shortening and the mornings are getting cooler
Noticing: the opposite for above…as the season moves into Spring.
Thinking: that I would prefer not to think so much
Thinking: that I am much better at recognising and acting upon over-thinking and ruminating. It certainly pays dividend for my mental health that I can and do recognise it and act upon it.
Feeling: more positive than the last time I did a ‘taking stock’ post
Feeling: that I can see the differences in me and my progress in terms of mental health and well-being over the past 3.5 years.
Opening: my blog each day and seeing who has commented so I get ready to chat
Opening: my eyes each morning and beginning with the Daily Calm Meditation. It has made an enormous difference in my life.
Have you ‘taken stock’ recently?
Denyse.
Denyse’s Taking Stock Prompts: from the original by Pip Lincolne.
Making:
Cooking:
Drinking:
Reading:
Wanting:
Looking:
Playing:
Wasting:
Wishing:
Enjoying:
Waiting:
Liking:
Wondering:
Loving:
Hoping:
Marvelling:
Needing:
Smelling:
Wearing:
Following:
Noticing:
Knowing:
Thinking:
Feeling:
Bookmarking:
Opening:
Smiling:
Just did an update to these two optional prompts: they are in correct order now. Changed on home page too.
38/51 Grateful For This. 21.9.2020
39/51 Healthy. 28.9.2020.
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