As I was driving the other day, the words ‘Mundane Life’ popped into my mind.
Not in a ‘Agghhh I’m living a mundane life’,
But more a ‘Hmmmm I like a mundane life’
It took me down a string of thoughts, insights & memories.
A time when I felt like my days were on repeat, nothing different from the day before, the week before. There was a part of me that wanted to explore, I sensed a life that I hadn’t yet touched, more inside of me, the unexpressed parts of me.
And so I did – I explored, found new ways of expression to be released and the slow flicker of the flame inside of me was ignited again. I was enjoying these new parts of me, the experiences and all that it taught me. New insights I would never have learnt had I not let myself go down that road. A space where I could easily say that I felt like I had really come home to myself in a more honest way…but unbeknown to me, there was more – there’s always more.
Bit by bit I’ve started to go back to where I was before, but with so much more. I’ve always found peace in the ‘simple’ things – the less is more style. The song ‘Don’t forget your roots my friends’ pops into my head, reminding me of so much, finding pleasure in the mundane life. I had to step out to be reminded of what joy & pleasure felt like again to be able to bring it into the simple things.
Climbing hills to sit and see the view (being reminded of where I came from), stopping to look at the sheep, bush walks & waterfalls, horse riding, filling my table with good people & sharing food, then playing games that have you belly laughing and nearly peeing ya pants. Playing with light, noticing light, writing, early nights, early rise.
I now have a deeper understanding as to why we return to what we knew before, we’re meant to, if it’s good for us, if it grounds us, we’re meant to return, along with all we’ve learnt and all the people we’ve met along the way. It will be different, but for the better.
Let yourself see the difference in each person you meet. Let yourself really see who they are, how they like to express, what makes them tick, lights them up and encourage them to do more of that. Give them the space to explore themselves and more of what they love, nurture those parts of them – when you do, they will always feel at home in themselves, never lost & left to search for what was always in them.
P.S
For the past 10 months I’ve been working away on the next stage for me. I’ve been climbing a mountain at times (metaphorically speaking) but the process is worth every moment.
Right now, I can’t tell you exactly when it will be ready, but it’s getting close and when I think about sharing it with you, I get excited yes, but more than that, I feel so ready for it.