Limits, little things, and loved ones who live on.



MONTHLY REMINDER

Reader, everything has its limits e.g.:

  • Personal belongings and material possessions
  • Relationships
  • Jobs/ careers
  • Nature/ life
  • Feelings and emotions

Some things last longer than others. Some things need more tender loving care.

REFLECTION PROMPTS:

  • What needs replacing?
  • What could benefit from a spruce, renewal, or more attention?
  • What have I outgrown?

JUNE’S REFLECTION PROMPT

In June, I will embrace the ‘little, but often’ philosophy by…

Whether it’s physical or mental wellbeing, a new habit, connecting with others etc., small acts compound to big shifts.


2 QUOTES WORTH PONDERING

1. Mary Elizabeth Frye’s famous grief poem:

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.

REFLECTION PROMPTS:

  • Who lives on in my heart?
  • Where are there signs of my loved one(s)?
  • What traditions/ rituals do I practice to stay connected spiritually to my loved one(s)?

2. American poet and educator, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on handling difficult times:

“The best thing one can do when it is raining is to let it rain.”

REFLECTION PROMPTS:

  • Journal the word ‘acceptance’.
  • What happens within me when I stop resisting the rain?
  • What is in my control as the rain pours?

POPULAR IN MAY

PODCAST EPISODE 11: Reminders about making mistakes

(a 5-minute listen)


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