As Seasons Change, So Will We…
Like everyone else, I now find that my very busy diary is completely empty. Weirdly, I’m taking much comfort from the fact that this is utterly out of my hands… and putting aside all the obvious worries about the financial impact, the state of the industry afterwards and rebuilding my business, all of which I have no answers to or control over, I feel liberated despite the opposite actually being true!
Time is always such a precious commodity. There’s never enough time for the garden, family, friends, planning, thinking, relaxing and just enjoying the luxury of having nothing pressing to do. I may not have wanted this luxury out of choice, but I find I’m determined to make the most of it now I’ve got it. I’m already chatting much more to my family through video calls, checking in on elderly neighbours by phone and enjoying the camaraderie of Instagram even more than usual.
Each new day brings an exciting fresh leaf, flower or bud to admire. I’m choosing bits from my garden to create with everyday…losing myself in a process I find most therapeutic and calming. I feel this is an opportunity to really reassess, re-imagine and redefine where I’m going and how I live. However, rather than over-thinking it all, I’m just trying to take each day as it comes, move to a slower rhythm and see what percolates through. I find great solace in the unfaltering momentum of the seasons.
Yesterday, I spent some time just observing the bees busy in a lovely pink quince that has blossomed in the last couple of days in my garden, listening to the hum of their activity right up into the high canopy. I ate my lunch on a bench in the sunshine and just sat there for some time with my eyes closed listening to the birds, chattering, whistling and chirruping around me.
I know some days I will probably feel overwhelmed with anxiety and worry. Not every day will be easy. We will get grumpy, bored and irritable as a household, but I’m determined to slow down, take stock and try to just be. We can’t change this situation. We’re all in it together, right across the world. It won’t last forever. It will end. We will rebuild our businesses, enjoy our loved ones more and hopefully appreciate our freedom to choose the life we want to live.
Love,
Angela @ GL x
Message adapted from Brigitte Girling. Sentiment is the same… be the person you want to be when this is over. x