Comments on: Living Life to the Fullest

By: liz elayne

liz elayne — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:17:22 +0000

i feel this gigantic urge to stand up and applaud. at your honesty and your deep understanding of who you are and what you need. i so appreciate what you have said here and how you put your words together with grace…thank you for that.
setting the boundaries…it has in some ways become an overused phrase by some i suppose…but it is so important. i struggle with this each day, but know that doing it is what is best for me. to realize that one must do this for one’s health…that is so good. you must take care of you. you must.
many blessings to you…

By: Frida

Frida — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 04:12:59 +0000

I also struggle with a sense of having to “earn” my place in the world, or perhaps more than earning it I feel the need to repay it.
I feel so lucky to have been born in a country of prosperity and peace, to have had a chance to learn and play and experience the joys of childhood. I feel that life/God has given me sooooo very much that I have to give as much as I can back.
So I’m a human rights advocate in Afghanistan, East Timor and Palestine, I sacrifice comfort and a sense of safety to make my small conrtibution to better live for children here. And sometimes I over do it – I have to slow down and give myself some rest.
I think I really understand what you are saying here and I honour your commitment to taking care of yourself – if we don’t take care of ourselves we are no good to anyone else – we can say it over and over again and it is still true, and still worth reminding ourselves.
Take care, take it easy and know that you are still, always, making a big contribution.
x

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:46:13 +0000

oh Christine, first I am sending you so much healing, peaceful, lake and mountain energy. I am so sorry you have been not feeling well. It is a bit frightening (and frustrating) when our bodies are not in alignment with our minds and spirits, but I think you are so right that it’s clear, your body is calling for some nurturing and rest.
You are a child of the universe (to quote Desiderata) and you have a right to be here as much as the trees and the stars. You don’t have to push or strive or drive to deserve your time here. You were born with the right to experience this magic– feel the energy of the wild flower meadow– loose, easy, lightly dancing in the breeze.
Thinking of you.

By: kellyrae

kellyrae — Wed, 30 May 2007 22:25:21 +0000

oh christine! i had no idea you were STILL not feeling well! i am hoping the acupuncture helps – i’ve started it recently myself. like you, i really struggle with changing my perspective of what i think is fullfilling and what isn’t. as i change and grow, so does my outlook. it’s a strange balance, to keep up with ourselves and to take good care of ourselves, isn’t it. this week i’m resting while i try very hard not to fall apart. i wish the same for you. get well.
xxo

By: Judy Wise

Judy Wise — Wed, 30 May 2007 18:20:42 +0000

I have given much thought myself about what it is that makes some of us so driven to “succeed” – whatever that might be. I have tried and tried to turn off that spigot but it seems to be something deep in my DNA. If you ever get balanced or figure it out please let me know how it’s done. Until then I guess I’ll just keep running like a little gerbil on my wheel.

By: Cre8Tiva

Cre8Tiva — Wed, 30 May 2007 09:34:31 +0000

This really hit home for me. I, too, am facing many life transitions…some with anticipation, some with great trepidation and fear!! Just to know others have walked where I go is encouraging. I so enjoy your work and sharing and am sending many warm thoughts for healing and clarity to you. Blessings from a fellow traveler…Rebecca

By: kelly

kelly — Wed, 30 May 2007 07:47:00 +0000

like kerstin…i do look into you life with awe and envy. but i do know, from experience that living a simple life is so rewarding. sure, i still get crabby when i am bored with this little conservative town and i do pray that when clancy graduates, bryce will be willing to go with me on an adventure. but last nite as we sat with friends on their patio, sipping [yes sipping] on cold brew, i thought – this is it!
you body is telling you something, now go listen to it you silly girl!

By: Kerstin

Kerstin — Wed, 30 May 2007 06:10:21 +0000

I have often looked at you with a degree of awe, perhaps even a bit of envy, as someone who leads the “full life”. Although I have also traveled a lot and gained valuable life experience through the variety of my jobs and places I have lived, I have never had this drive to consciously “live to my fullest potential”. If I didn’t want to do something, then I didn’t. If things got too stressful, or seemed too much hard work, then I moved on to something else. I have always perceived this as lack of staying power but I am beginning to realize that this attitude has also given me a certain serenity and relaxed outlook that my friends and family appreciate.
I have been doing a lot of thinking about “simplicity” lately and perhaps this is what your body is telling you to strive for, too. There is something very appealing about leading a “simpler” life, maybe it is in simplicity that we find true fullness?
Sending you warm wishes,
Kerstin