One year ago, a beautiful sunset at Rock Island in Tennessee ๐๐งก shared with a friend, along with a lot of laughs and big smiles โ because some moments just need to be captured.
* I like these memories, and inspiring reminders. Iโm going to take my own advice from this note below, that I wrote last year. โจ๏ธ I hope it inspires you too, if your โspace betweenโ has gotten too long. โ๏ธ xo
Some moments in life are so beautiful, full of gratitude and joy โ and make you feel so ALIVE.
Wouldnโt it be nice if every moment felt like a first kiss, a belly laugh with a best friend, the perfect mesmerizing sunset or a long happy hug? ๐ฅฐ
Yeahโฆ
Sometimes those moments are spaced too far apart, a space filled with tasks and chores and bills and dishes and appointments and tough conversations and long work days and thoughts that need thinking and dealing with the roofers and โ yada yada yada. (real life)
But thenโฆ a perfect sunset โ or a great laugh, a kiss or a hug, an unexpected check, a call from an old friend, a friendly chat with a new neighbor, a great breeze on your afternoon walk, roses blooming, a random moment that fills you with joy and gratitude. โค
When your space between those moments gets too longโฆ take the time to CREATE a moment.
Drive down to the river on a nice day to catch the sunset. Call an old friend. Hug someone like you mean it. Smile at a stranger. Catch that new neighbor outside and strike up a conversationโฆ or maybe, do that thing youโve been putting off, or find something that will LIGHT YOU UP. ๐ฅ
My reply: ๐ฌ A lot of things might be wrong or missing maybe ๐คทโโ๏ธ and itโs okay to acknowledge that and to FEEL it. Thatโs the case for me lately at least, given Iโm not well enough to do the things I normally do for a perk-up. I still try to do what I can, or find new things for now, and that does help โ but itโs not the same. And thatโs okay. I miss sunsets and rivers and lunch with friends and driving backroads and waterfalls and long walks and laughing and all that. Sometimes life is harder, sometimes itโs funner. Fortunately neither last (lol โ since Iโm in the harder phase atm, ha). โค๏ธ xo
I know itโs hard when you want something you canโt have.
For me right now the biggest thing is my health, and the ability to do the things I would SO love to do. It might be a relationship with your daughter or your mother, or a broken friendship you sorely miss, a job you loved but lost, or any number of things. Life can be hard and sad and happy and wonderful and just plain tough sometimes.
The way Iโm getting through this phase in my own life right now, is to simply focus on what I can do. Thatโs not always much, but thatโs okay. I try to create happy moments in new ways, or find new things that PERK ME UP or make me smile.
Yesterday I had grilled salmon & steamed broccoli. ๐ฅฆ
11 years and still very low carb! This is how this @lowcarbtraveler blog got started. Going โketoโ is the BEST thing Iโve EVER done for myself. Every positive change you make in your life, plus your daily habits & choices, creates the person you become.
Some things you canโt control, soโฆ
Control the things you can! โจ๏ธ๐โจ๏ธ
Iโm glad I found these notes and memories, and I hope you enjoyed them too.
I am not able to write much lately, but that inspired me so I wanted to share it with you as well. Plus this note I shared on Facebook yesterdayโฆ
I hope you are well and happy, and enjoying a nice weekend. ๐
Best,
Lynn Terry
aka @LowCarbTraveler
p.s. My brain is not working right lately, so I canโt tell if this note makes sense. If it seems broken or like something is missing, my apologies. ๐ I realize not everyone is on social media these days, a lot of my friends are taking a break from it, so I wanted to share some of the highlights from my few discussions this week with you here. I havenโt been on Facebook etc myself much lately because Iโve been unwell and resting more the last week or so. But hopefully Iโm on the better end of this setback now.:)
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Hi Lynn!
What a lovely post for Easter. I am sick with fibromyalgia, but since being let go last June, I am sick with deep depression and disuse syndrome I spend the majority of my time in bed, which leads to more pain and brain fog. I knew I was in serious trouble when I had to go in to the gas station because my receipt didnโt print. I was so out of breath when I got back to the car, I couldnโt drive right away. I have a plan to ease back into living but I also gained back the 60 plus ponds I lost on my 10 months of keto before. So, Monday its back to keto and a slow transition to moving more. You are my inspiration. Keep doing what you do. I know that even if its โcheesy eggs for 3 daysโ I can do it. Hang in there!
Kerry
I am so sorry to hear youโre going through that, Kerry. Nerve and muscle pain is so miserable. I have a lot of that with longcovid also, in addition to the fatigue and brain fog and being short of breath with the least bit of exertion or effort (and everything is a HUGE effort).
It took me a bit to reply. Tough week here, Iโm sure you can relate. I just wanted to check in and see how things are going so far? I do find eating very low carb helps A LOT with the inflammation and pain. But also just having something I *can* control gives me something positive to focus on, and knowing Iโm doing something good towards recovery (or at least relief).
Wishing us both better & easier days! ๐ xo โ Would love to hear how youโre doing this week.
Hello Lynn,
What a lovely post and a reminder! Life is indeed hard and full of beauty at the same time. How often do we focus on our worries and forget to notice the little wonders that are around us!
Today I looked at my little lawn and saw lots of dandelions among the overgrown grass. My first thought was: โAh, the lawn needs cutting!โ But then I looked again and thought how joyful the dandelions looked โ each one like a little sun โ and I decided to just let them be there for a while to feed the bees and keep me happy. Joy can also be found among what others see as disorder. And I love your thought about creating the moment to enjoy!
Best wishes to you, as always. x
Your notes always make me smile, Galina. ๐ Iโm so glad our paths crossed online and weโve had the opportunity to brainstorm and become friends the last few years! xo