Joe Fox: [writing to
"Shopgirl"] Do you ever feel you've become the worst version
of yourself? That a Pandora's box of all the secret, hateful parts - your
arrogance, your spite, your condescension - has sprung open? Someone upsets you
and instead of smiling and moving on, you zing them. "Hello, it's Mr.
Nasty…"
I love that quote…Tom
Hanks says it to Meg Ryan in You’ve Got
Mail. Recently, I found myself in a situation where in an effort to draw a
firm boundary, I let anger and emotion get the best of me, and was certainly
the worst version of myself.
I wrote once on here about
rebalancing as we go, rather than “waiting” till Monday, or a holiday, or for
this or for that. All of these blog entries are cohesive insomuch as they
convey (or try to) a simple lifestyle that if full of crafting, design, shopping,
whimsy, and magic (and candy! or like my "about" says: novelty, nostalgia, nonsense, and glamour).
I try to create an environment where soundtrack of our lives is more
Beethoven than Bieber. More “Old Fashioned” than “Kardashian” (I know that
one’s not a great analogy, but you get where I’m going, right?) But there are
moments, when challenged, I’m not the pillar of strength and level-headedness
that I’d like to think I am, but rather a girl behaving as mad as a March hare!
Time to rebalance…right now.
There’s a proverb that
says “There are two dogs inside of me, whichever I feed gets the biggest.” I’ve
fed my bad dog, and his incessant barking is keeping me awake at night! (Nailed
that analogy, no?)
In order to recover from
my own negative thoughts and behavior (just to be clear, I’m talking about a
verbal kerfuffle, not a bank robbery or anything! But I have awful feelings about it, all the same), I must move forward, show
the world (and most importantly, my child) my positive actions, and the
behavior I feel defines me.
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Feed This dog, not That one!
(cartoon by Rhodes Rumsey) |
As part of feeding my good
dog, I’m rebalancing with things that are, well, good. Early bedtime, inspired
reading, lots of whole foods, cold water, the occasional piece of candy, and stretching….physically
as well as mentally. (And taking the time to take off allll of my mascara before
going to bed!)
Whew! Here’s the less
heavy:
This weekend, I’m sharing
a fun craft I’m working on…check it out, won’t you?
