I often think — how lucky I am that some things didn’t work out. How fortunate that I didn’t get into my first choice college, that I broke up with my college boyfriend, that I did not get that job in San Francisco, that we closed our first business, that our first offer on a house in DC was rejected. Those endings opened my life up to the beautiful shape it has now taken. As we often say, rejection equals redirection.
Each time I think of these “failings,” I float into a zen-like state. I find myself swinging my arms a little more loosely. Letting the day be what it is. Sitting more comfortably with the version of me that is here today — imperfect, but trying. I see myself as a body of water, lapping and occasionally spilling over its banks, and my experiences and emotions are the lively creatures within it. I am the water, though, I must remind myself; not the fleeing or spearing or furious fish within. Which is to say we are not what happens to us, and we are not our emotions, either. We are the sky-giving, liquid body that holds those things and persists.
Each time I write a post here on my blog, WordPress prompts me to tag it with various keywords. I realized recently that my most-used keyword is perspective. That this is the bullseye towards which my writing forever aims. Today, another shot at the target.
Sunday Shopping.
A little nudge to check out the Alice Walk sale section! It includes my favorite half-zip in a great navy stripe, and a gorgeous lilac crewneck sweatshirt that I own and adore! I also did a fun little shop for graphic tees for my son at Zara, including this Italian cat one below. See all my Zara picks here for boys here, and some fun finds for us here, too.
ZARA KIDS T-SHIRT // KATE MCLEOD NATURAL BUG REPELLENT BALM // CLEA GINGHAM DRESS // CHLOE BAG // AUGUSTINUS BADER LASH AND BROWN ENHANCER (JUST ORDERED WHILE ON SALE!) // GAP JELLIES // THE OUTSET BARRIER REPAIR BALM // MY FAVORITE ALICE WALK HALF ZIP ON SALE
P.S. – I am loving this lightweight barrier rescue balm! After multiple days in the Florida sun and two airplane rides, I felt parched all over. I love that this is a very lightweight balm formula – not as unctuous and sticky as, say, Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream. I put on my lips, forehead, nose, nail beds!
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