Water Thoughts

That swim seems to me like a miniature model of life. Anxiety crescendos and decrescendos; joy alights and then flies away. Grief goes on and on; overtaking me for a time and then lying low. Those anchovies are still out there somewhere in the ocean; sometimes they're all I can see, and sometimes the water is clear. Things come and then they go.

Every-Day Mindfulness, Grief, NatureweflourishandbloomSeptember 2, 2015anniversary, anxiety, dad, daily, every day, every day mindfulness, fear, gentleness, grief, impermanence, mindful, mindfulness, Monterey, Monterey Bay, motivation, mourning, nature, ocean, open-water swim, self care, swim, vulnerabilityComment

Flourishing

Fredrickson gives a map of how to induce the upward spiral in our lives-- by intentionally creating and savoring positive moments, states, activities. I took the general principles that she mentions and brainstormed my own lists-- things I could do in my life to shift the balance just slightly from the negative to the positive. Each week, I would create a set of little goals for myself.

Blog, Every-Day Mindfulness, Quotes & NotesweflourishandbloomApril 12, 2015barbara l fredrickson, every day, every day mindfulness, flourish, Flourish & Bloom, meditation, mindful, mindfulness, motivation, positivity Comments