Hello December.
November has been super hectic, and hopefully I will actually follow through on intentions to slow down a little a reflect upon Advent this month.
I fear that worries about money, and being 'useful', and of dark thoughts that might creep in should I be still for too long, have kept me rushing about in recent weeks. Hence no blog posts, barely any journal writing, no new poems, and a fair bit of stress.
At the same time, I am enjoying the jobs I have at the moment, which is a privilege, and a lot of the things I've been busy doing have been worthwhile. I think. It's about balance again, isn't it? And our motivation behind it all. About finding peace in the midst of movement. I think perhaps that's been the problem... losing my grip on peace. And forgetting that it's not all about me and what I achieve, or believe that I achieve.
With three weeks until we head north for Christmas with the family (I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!), and rather a lot to 'get done' before then, I don't know how still I'm going to manage to be, but here's to trying. I am putting on three reflective evenings at the House of Prayer and I'm looking forward to them. Even if no one else comes, I know it's important for me to start following through more on ideas that I have.
On that note, here's another idea that I'm following through on:
What's that? I hear you ask... Well you've all heard of Movember, and seen the varied hairy experiments on many a man's face, and should know that its aim is to raise awareness of prostate cancer...
Well, Dressember follows a similar idea. Women all over the world are committing to wearing a dress everyday of December in order to celebrate beauty and femininity (before you cringe too much, these are ideals that I often struggle with, so sure there'll be some ponderings on their meanings coming up soon!) and to raise support for International Justice Mission (IJM). IJM is a human rights organisation that rescues victims of slavery, sexual violence and other forms of oppression.
So, thanks to the encouragement of a friend, I've decided to sign up and commit to wear only dresses this month. If you know me, you'll know i'm not a particularly dress-y person, although I do like them. So this will be an interesting challenge.
What would be amazing is if you sponsored me, which means donating to IJM. I will be taking a photo each day to prove I'm following through on my commitment, and probably posting them up here every few days.
(The photo above is actually from last night, before a 3 Daft Monkeys gig, but that's another story!)
November has been super hectic, and hopefully I will actually follow through on intentions to slow down a little a reflect upon Advent this month.
I fear that worries about money, and being 'useful', and of dark thoughts that might creep in should I be still for too long, have kept me rushing about in recent weeks. Hence no blog posts, barely any journal writing, no new poems, and a fair bit of stress.
At the same time, I am enjoying the jobs I have at the moment, which is a privilege, and a lot of the things I've been busy doing have been worthwhile. I think. It's about balance again, isn't it? And our motivation behind it all. About finding peace in the midst of movement. I think perhaps that's been the problem... losing my grip on peace. And forgetting that it's not all about me and what I achieve, or believe that I achieve.
With three weeks until we head north for Christmas with the family (I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!), and rather a lot to 'get done' before then, I don't know how still I'm going to manage to be, but here's to trying. I am putting on three reflective evenings at the House of Prayer and I'm looking forward to them. Even if no one else comes, I know it's important for me to start following through more on ideas that I have.
On that note, here's another idea that I'm following through on:
DRESSEMBER
Well, Dressember follows a similar idea. Women all over the world are committing to wearing a dress everyday of December in order to celebrate beauty and femininity (before you cringe too much, these are ideals that I often struggle with, so sure there'll be some ponderings on their meanings coming up soon!) and to raise support for International Justice Mission (IJM). IJM is a human rights organisation that rescues victims of slavery, sexual violence and other forms of oppression.
So, thanks to the encouragement of a friend, I've decided to sign up and commit to wear only dresses this month. If you know me, you'll know i'm not a particularly dress-y person, although I do like them. So this will be an interesting challenge.
(The photo above is actually from last night, before a 3 Daft Monkeys gig, but that's another story!)
1 comment:
Dressember sounds fab Katrina! I hope all goes well and will enjoy getting your updated photos :-) A fantastic cause to be sponsoring. I hope you and Llewellyn are both well xxx
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