I want to write a blog post but I'm not really sure what I want to say, so I'm going to start with this.
I am pretty tired this evening, work is quite mentally demanding and is still new to me after only working there a month so I am still learning a lot every day and making sure I do things the right way, as well as making friends and talking to new people and getting to grips with understanding the business, company and role I have been given, but even with all this I am enjoying it. The role is challenging and something I think I am good at and can see my confidence and skills improving already, which makes work a good place to be and as the saying goes 'time flies when you're having fun'!
As part of my job I work with people who need therapy for a variety of things, depression, stress, illness, bereavement and many more complex mental health issues that I do not have the qualifications or experience to fully understand, but I do know that I have been lucky enough not to experience any of these sometimes severely life limiting things.
I don't have anything I really have to do right now. No outstanding responsibility, no chores, no demands on my time. I can relax, get rested and enjoy the time as my own.
I had a nap earlier this evening after spending some quality time lazing with the boyfriend, the one person I love more than anything and get to see every day which in itself makes me incredibly happy. We talked about fun things we wanted to do, enjoyed a home cooked dinner in our lovely flat after both spending our days at work earning a pretty healthy living.
I'm writing this on a new laptop we decided we wanted and could afford because the old one was too slow. I'm sitting in our living room with comfortable furniture, which is clean, warm and completely paid for. I have things that are my own all around me. Some I have been given, for Christmas, birthdays or by family when we moved here, other stuff I have chosen and bought myself because I can and wanted to. I am not really a person who wants material things, the things I own are on the most part practical and functional, with small exceptions for hobbies and the like. I would much rather spend my money and time on experiences that I can plan, look forward to, share, remember and enjoy.
I am very lucky. When I look at my life in such simple terms I feel eternally grateful for the life I have been given, for the life I am allowed to live, for the opportunities that I have had the fortune to receive and benefit from. I can acknowledge too but that I have the independence and strength to make my own choices. I have been the been the sole decision maker in charge of my life, some decisions weren't always easy or obvious but I always had the power to choose. I know this is a privilege. This is not a right everyone is able to have. I am lucky and I do not take it for granted. I am grateful for the things that I could not choose like where I was born, who my parents are, how I was raised, educated, and for my health and physical ability to do every day things as well as learn and develop other skills because I have the time, money and desire to do so.
As I have gotten older I have become more mindful of appreciating the small things in life and practicing gratitude. I just wanted to share my thoughts on this today as I sit quietly in a place that a year ago I never even dreamed I would be.
Thank you universe for providing. An ever grateful Maxine :)
I am pretty tired this evening, work is quite mentally demanding and is still new to me after only working there a month so I am still learning a lot every day and making sure I do things the right way, as well as making friends and talking to new people and getting to grips with understanding the business, company and role I have been given, but even with all this I am enjoying it. The role is challenging and something I think I am good at and can see my confidence and skills improving already, which makes work a good place to be and as the saying goes 'time flies when you're having fun'!
As part of my job I work with people who need therapy for a variety of things, depression, stress, illness, bereavement and many more complex mental health issues that I do not have the qualifications or experience to fully understand, but I do know that I have been lucky enough not to experience any of these sometimes severely life limiting things.
I don't have anything I really have to do right now. No outstanding responsibility, no chores, no demands on my time. I can relax, get rested and enjoy the time as my own.
I had a nap earlier this evening after spending some quality time lazing with the boyfriend, the one person I love more than anything and get to see every day which in itself makes me incredibly happy. We talked about fun things we wanted to do, enjoyed a home cooked dinner in our lovely flat after both spending our days at work earning a pretty healthy living.
I'm writing this on a new laptop we decided we wanted and could afford because the old one was too slow. I'm sitting in our living room with comfortable furniture, which is clean, warm and completely paid for. I have things that are my own all around me. Some I have been given, for Christmas, birthdays or by family when we moved here, other stuff I have chosen and bought myself because I can and wanted to. I am not really a person who wants material things, the things I own are on the most part practical and functional, with small exceptions for hobbies and the like. I would much rather spend my money and time on experiences that I can plan, look forward to, share, remember and enjoy.
I am very lucky. When I look at my life in such simple terms I feel eternally grateful for the life I have been given, for the life I am allowed to live, for the opportunities that I have had the fortune to receive and benefit from. I can acknowledge too but that I have the independence and strength to make my own choices. I have been the been the sole decision maker in charge of my life, some decisions weren't always easy or obvious but I always had the power to choose. I know this is a privilege. This is not a right everyone is able to have. I am lucky and I do not take it for granted. I am grateful for the things that I could not choose like where I was born, who my parents are, how I was raised, educated, and for my health and physical ability to do every day things as well as learn and develop other skills because I have the time, money and desire to do so.
As I have gotten older I have become more mindful of appreciating the small things in life and practicing gratitude. I just wanted to share my thoughts on this today as I sit quietly in a place that a year ago I never even dreamed I would be.
Thank you universe for providing. An ever grateful Maxine :)
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