WOW Moments.

Healing Me.

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WOW Moments.

I know that I’ve been healing steadily and more surely with greater appreciation, self-love and self-care after emotional exhaustion because of deliberate steps I take each day literally and figuratively. It is not always ‘easy’ and at times I can think ‘not today’ but that also means time to actually DO! And for me it works. Now too, I get to experience and find WOW moments.

1. Daily Walk. Even if it’s up one side of our street and back again

2. Looking for details in nature and noticing them

3. Being grateful Every.Single.Day. by acknowledging gratitude and writing it down

4. Engaging in the world beyond my body’s sounds, feelings and sensations now I have more skills and confidence to do this

5. Art, making marks, seeing others’ works and photos

I ‘collect these’ ….in a heartbeat or a moment of AWE and they stay with me for a long time.

How Chat GPT Sees My Progress.

Over the past year or so, I’ve had a subscription for Chat GPT and have used it to help me understand the processes I am undergoing to heal. Of course, I also have other means to do this but since ChatGPT has been ‘helping’ it’s been really interesting to return to the chats from time to time for my ‘seeing/reading’ what has been noted.

I asked about ‘wow’ and ‘awe’ and here’s some words that helped me craft this post.

“Wonder isn’t something we find. It’s something we practise noticing.”

“Awe is the emotion that reminds us we are part of something larger than ourselves.”

“A WOW moment is an invitation to pause, notice and belong.

Instagram for 6 Weeks.

I have become connected on Instagram again. And in a deliberate way to appreciate and notice what’s important to me…and keeping me well…is this theme:

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Today’s photo shares

#awehunting

#noticing

#nature

#feelings

#takeinthegood

Here is the first photo:

Awe in nature…trees every time! This image was a deliberate attempt to be ‘connected’ with

Here’s the one from week 2.

Looking UP…and around me. Nature!

Today, Sunday 28 June, in a break from the rain and gloom of the recent winter days, the sun peeked through. That was a wow moment !!

And after a drive to pick up some regular prescriptions locally, I decided on a walk on the path around the oval.

WOW!

And this is what just comes out of my mouth.

After locking the car, and hearing a bird noise, I looked UP. And there was ONE rainbow lorikeet having a feast on the gum tree.

I stood, I watched, I listened and I got some snaps.

I was so affected by seeing this, I smiled broadly and went for a short walk and anything I had been ‘mulling over’ disappeared. What a WONDERFUL feeling is that!

As I’ve recovered from emotional exhaustion ( post about it here) I’ve realised that “wow'“ moments are actually not rare. However they do ask to be noticed..(ha, and that’s up to me)…the sudden appearance of a rainbow, a pink/red sunset, a hug from a grandchild, a mention that I helped someone in their career, laughing with B….and watching the river move up or down depending on the tide.

I am (mostly) part of those moments now.

Wonder isn’t something we find. It’s something we practise noticing.

WOW. AWE.WONDER.

Look Up:

Look Down.

What did you notice today?

Denyse x