One Balanced Life

The theme for a Personal Renewal Group I'm facilitating this month is reconnecting and I love it!

In the last few weeks I was able to reconnect with two things I used to love to do and haven't in soooooooooo long. A little over two decades (ouch) ago I loved designing outfits (I wanted to be a designer). I devoured fashion magazines and prowled the stores to come up with funky unique outfits. Basically I had a sense of style. But due to factors like: an overwhelming job, lack of funds (too many years post-secondary followed by a job in the mental health field), weight gain, babies, and a bunch of other stuff....I stopped and felt like I lost my sense of style. I've started to play with my wardrobe a little again and am having a ton of fun realizing I still have it....a little style that is. I also LOVE live music and so does my husband. We recently attended a great charity event, which happened to include a concert with a band I saw when I was 17. It was so fun for us to reconnect with each other and with our shared passion for music.

Becoming a mother forced me to see that I needed to reconnect with my mojo not only for myself but for my children as well. My (made up) definition of reconnecting is basically getting back in touch with your essence...whatever makes you you. One way to do this is to reconnect with activities that make you feel alive and joyful. Whether it is your job, children, age, or life....we often find ourselves fondly recalling the times we lost ourselves in activities....like climbing, cardmaking, cooking, skiing...I'm sure you have one. So make a committment to reconnect with a passion you used to lose yourself in. Do it today.

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