Ah beautiful Gillian. I am going to follow your recommendation and follow that hope series. It is such good advice to allow others to carry some of the hope sometimes. I won't bore you with my own stories...but I really get the..."get under the blankets and retreat" need. My glimmer this week...our adult kids who sometimes carry the hope for each other when they need...not always perfectly but with a beautiful heart to do so.
Viva l'espoir! (That's 'hope' in French and, yes, I had to look it up.😉) My glimmer this morning...lowest blood pressure reading in 5 years - straight after my cycling regime while watching the sun rise. I persist in body and spirit!
Thanks for the hope link! I need. And I appreciate you sharing the weight of the current world wars, disasters and famine. Early morning glimmers lovely. For me today my cat! The cuddle when I needed it!
That concertina planner sounds awesome 😎 My glimmer is having a quiet moment this morning to read some science articles (which always blow my mind!) and your post while looking out my window to the mountains. The birds in the garden are happy, and I feel happy too.
I hope your load lightens, Gillian. We're so in tune with world events these days. Never before have we had access to so much information and in such graphic detail. It's overwhelming. I have to always remind myself that it's not the only 'real' that exists in the world, it's just the heaviest. There are always glimmers :)
Permission not to cope alone! Let's grant that to everyone - and especially to ourselves! Thanks for pointing the way, Gillian and Li'l Bean! Keep glimmering.
Yeah! One the messages that stuck with me from a leadership program I did a couple years ago was that you don’t need to (and shouldn’t/can’t) carry the burden of leading, alone, all the time. That we should look to our community to share in leadership, with people rotating in and out as needed.
Thank you for the podcast recommendation! I look forward to listening. I am finding that “Permission not to cope alone” certainly applies to grief. I have been grappling with the question of how to keep living/ how to approach life after loss. I asked a friend who had lost her husband 9 years ago for some perspective. She said it is by having community, taking life one moment at a time and feeling all the feels. I think this can apply to the overwhelm with the state of the world. I am so grateful for the community I have near and far. We get by with a little help from our friends.
Glimmers today:
Gentle shower of autumn leaves in the field
An unexpected conversation to teach my dance workshops at a school
Feeling the love and presence of my beloved as well as my community.
Hello dear Kei, you are absolutely right - especially because I think a lot of what I feel as overwhelm with the world is actually grief. Thank you for being part of my network of friends and for sharing your glimmers. Mine today (or yesterday) as it is early - a quiet hour in a cafe to catch up on paperwork, patterns in the ice in the potholes, and this morning, two fires that caught quickly to warm up the morning. xoxo
Yes, grieving so many things about the world. And the grief comes because we love and care. I’m learning that grief is the other side of love. I think the practice of finding glimmers, paying attention to the love, beauty and joy that is around us is very much part of how we keep living. Thank you for your offerings with Li’l Bean, sharing your glimmers and providing a space for us to share our glimmers.
I loved this broadcast on Hope as well, even though its not a word I value.
Krista talks about muscular hope , about hope in action and that I can relate to …I will also be following this series with interest and camaraderie with all of us courageously facing each day in these turbulent times. ❤️🩹
Ah beautiful Gillian. I am going to follow your recommendation and follow that hope series. It is such good advice to allow others to carry some of the hope sometimes. I won't bore you with my own stories...but I really get the..."get under the blankets and retreat" need. My glimmer this week...our adult kids who sometimes carry the hope for each other when they need...not always perfectly but with a beautiful heart to do so.
Hi Ian, I hope you’re feeling up to emerging slowly from the covers too! Yes grown up kids is heartwarming xo
Viva l'espoir! (That's 'hope' in French and, yes, I had to look it up.😉) My glimmer this morning...lowest blood pressure reading in 5 years - straight after my cycling regime while watching the sun rise. I persist in body and spirit!
Wonderful! Congrats on the persistence! I always appreciate you dropping in to say hi 👋🏽
Thanks for the hope link! I need. And I appreciate you sharing the weight of the current world wars, disasters and famine. Early morning glimmers lovely. For me today my cat! The cuddle when I needed it!
Thank goodness for the creatures that share our lives. Thanks for popping in to say hi!
Love sparkly, crispy, frosty mornings - my favourite! Hope this week is better for you x
Thanks Karola :)
That concertina planner sounds awesome 😎 My glimmer is having a quiet moment this morning to read some science articles (which always blow my mind!) and your post while looking out my window to the mountains. The birds in the garden are happy, and I feel happy too.
I hope your load lightens, Gillian. We're so in tune with world events these days. Never before have we had access to so much information and in such graphic detail. It's overwhelming. I have to always remind myself that it's not the only 'real' that exists in the world, it's just the heaviest. There are always glimmers :)
Oh, I like that, “not the only real in the world.” Glad you found a quiet moment, good on you on a Monday morning!
Permission not to cope alone! Let's grant that to everyone - and especially to ourselves! Thanks for pointing the way, Gillian and Li'l Bean! Keep glimmering.
Thank you for dropping in!
Yeah! One the messages that stuck with me from a leadership program I did a couple years ago was that you don’t need to (and shouldn’t/can’t) carry the burden of leading, alone, all the time. That we should look to our community to share in leadership, with people rotating in and out as needed.
Thanks William, it is part of our individual conditioning isn’t it?
I shall listen to the hope series, it's something i need help with for sure.
glimmers- almost cold enough for a frost, please soon,
- coffee in the sun, it only shines in our house for such a short time of the year and i am so here for it
- walk and talk with my bestie with a good dose of laughter
Thank goodness for laughter!!
We cope together,
when we work for free we-world.
Hope, altogether.
Lovely! Thank you.
Hi Gillian,
Thank you for the podcast recommendation! I look forward to listening. I am finding that “Permission not to cope alone” certainly applies to grief. I have been grappling with the question of how to keep living/ how to approach life after loss. I asked a friend who had lost her husband 9 years ago for some perspective. She said it is by having community, taking life one moment at a time and feeling all the feels. I think this can apply to the overwhelm with the state of the world. I am so grateful for the community I have near and far. We get by with a little help from our friends.
Glimmers today:
Gentle shower of autumn leaves in the field
An unexpected conversation to teach my dance workshops at a school
Feeling the love and presence of my beloved as well as my community.
Xxx
Hello dear Kei, you are absolutely right - especially because I think a lot of what I feel as overwhelm with the world is actually grief. Thank you for being part of my network of friends and for sharing your glimmers. Mine today (or yesterday) as it is early - a quiet hour in a cafe to catch up on paperwork, patterns in the ice in the potholes, and this morning, two fires that caught quickly to warm up the morning. xoxo
I love that potholes can provide a space for nature to fill it with beauty and offer us glimmers!
Yes, grieving so many things about the world. And the grief comes because we love and care. I’m learning that grief is the other side of love. I think the practice of finding glimmers, paying attention to the love, beauty and joy that is around us is very much part of how we keep living. Thank you for your offerings with Li’l Bean, sharing your glimmers and providing a space for us to share our glimmers.
My glimmers from today so far:
Beautiful pink sky dotted with fluffy clouds
Hearing from you!
The ferry arriving just as I arrived at the wharf
Xxx
Always jealous of your ferry rides! Although perhaps not the Manly ferry on storm days :)
Yes, I’ve seen how the Manly ferry bobs up and down significantly on stormy days!
I feel this in the past month! This weekend I spent Saturday resting, Sunday at a protest and both brought me some renewal.
I suspect we are not alone! The pace of chaos is relentless - rest and protest sounds like the perfect prescription :)
I loved this broadcast on Hope as well, even though its not a word I value.
Krista talks about muscular hope , about hope in action and that I can relate to …I will also be following this series with interest and camaraderie with all of us courageously facing each day in these turbulent times. ❤️🩹
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This sounds like a perfect recommendation. Thank you, Gillian.