Thank You 2024

For all of the lessons I am learning!

Teacher me, learner me…I am both, of course.

However, it would be remiss of me to say I can be also critical me…and unkind me…

because…a life time of listening to the critical voices from childhood and growing up.

Apparently, according to dear Tara Brach, via her wonderful book Radical Compassion and on audible too,

“it’s those words and voices that we continue to hear WAYYYY past childhood”

AND

THAT

HAS

BEEN

ME.

Until, just yesterday when my dear husband whose life wisdom is immense, began to speak to me kindly and compassionately when, I had (another) one of those days of I.B.S. fears and concerns for my health.

I no longer felt threatened by an ‘authority figure’ who could be someone like my late father…or perhaps even a doctor…and I

LET

IT

GO

and, dear reader, I feel a great sense of ease as I move towards this next year of 2025 and remind myself that ONE YEAR ago I was feeling like this….

Around the corner so to speak is a new year.

I now face it more confidently and compassionately than I did 2024 which had so many unknowns…my recovery from RSV and Covid as I worried about Dad’s health leading up to his 100th Birthday (he got there) and more…and then, the downhill slide for my emotions as he was hospitalised 8 weeks later, dying within a week late February 2024.

I wrote about it enough that I don’t really want to revisit it..however NOT acknowledging how hard it’s been on my body and soul would bring me more health issues.

So, here I am, continuing to feel burnt out but also knowing more about self-compassion and care as the new year approaches.

By Monday 6 January I will have sorted out my word(s) for 2025 and will be joining in a link up where Sue from here and Debbie from here are sharing Word Of The Year 2025 posts!

Warm wishes everyone,

Denyse x

BIG thanks too, for you being here as a subscriber and supporting my recent changes.