This is a post topic I borrowed from another blog - written by Kari at A Grace Full Life. And I gave some thought about this because, whoa, my life is so different now from what it once was.
And hitting a milestone birthday yesterday makes it all more current!
Things I used to be into:
Sewing
writing letters
talking on the phone
decorating my house for the seasons
visiting wineries
filling up photo albums
coloring my hair
needlecrafts
cooking
Things I am into now:
meditation
journaling and blogging
texting friends
purging what I own, often
sitting on my back deck and listening to the birds
working jigsaw puzzles
reading
not cooking
simplifying life
With age I have discovered a new authentic me. This is a season of discovery for me and I am excited to see where it leads me. The life I used to live is no more, and maybe this is exactly where I were supposed to end up. I don't know, but I am OK with changing my focus as the years have gone by. What about you? Any discoveries on life now vs. life then?
I enjoyed reading your two lists. Happy Birthday too!
ReplyDeleteI was talking to Tim yesterday about how much, and this isn't maybe the same but how much my photographer self is different from four months ago. Very different am I than, also the last six months. With the most growth and change I've seen.
I guess not the same thing, but that's where I'm at right now.
Thanks! I think as the years go by, we naturally change our focus. Its just really interesting to see it on a big scale. Like, many years! (:
DeleteI am ever-changing and I like it. I like it a lot.
DeleteHappy birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy milestone birthday! So weird that my log in works on your blog, but not my own for comments ;-)
ReplyDeleteI have definitely changed. DH & I were just talking about how my vacation style until the last year or so has been only about relaxing - usually on a beach with a book. Sun + relaxing. Now that I am not actively parenting so much, and feel like my time for very active vacations is on a count down, I'm very much focused on adventures & exploring. I also just know myself so much better, which means I've removed a bunch of stuff I "thought" I should do, but didn't actually need or want.
We change through the years and through the stages of our lives. Inexorably everything feels different and we have to adjust. It isn't easy.
ReplyDeleteDefinite differences, big shifts lately prompted mostly by an empty nest.
ReplyDeleteSimplifying life is so important. This year I've been really learning to really love life experiences. And it feels so good. Wishing you all the best and beautiful days ahead.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! I agree about simplifying your life and filling it with only what you love! More of that!
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