tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post6721732721193201023..comments2022-06-14T19:58:00.434+10:00Comments on One Small Life: {Happy} New YearOneSmallLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10969675623452075422noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-75387029132166642522016-01-27T11:11:35.868+11:002016-01-27T11:11:35.868+11:00I'm sorry for the loss of your Mum Collette. ...I'm sorry for the loss of your Mum Collette. Thanks so much for your comment and your lovely words about my writing. I think you are right - it's all about balance. We don't want to completely give up after all, not grow or change or learn. It's just about not feeling like a constant pursuit of improvement is a necessary burden, which is a refreshing realisation actually. Thanks for commenting! xOneSmallLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969675623452075422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-84357225043489827112016-01-25T22:11:41.222+11:002016-01-25T22:11:41.222+11:00Just catching up on you and your blog. I love the ...Just catching up on you and your blog. I love the way you write. I love your grittyness (is that a word?). Anyway, on self-improvement... my Mum's death (two and a half years ago) brought my own mortality in to sharp focus. Since then I seek to be betterin that I want to make the most of everything, live every day in honesty and in the pursuit of learning and growth. Not just for me, but for my three kids and my husband and everyone that I love. It is an exhausting pursuit and one I'm not sure you ever get to the end of. So I get what you say about accepting your whole self. But the spirit of growth is not a negative thing - it can be enriching without compromising the core of who you are. xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923106564012509162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-1790012410983239212016-01-07T11:43:12.916+11:002016-01-07T11:43:12.916+11:00Calm and peace - yes that sounds great! I wish th...Calm and peace - yes that sounds great! I wish the same for you. I think my challenge this year will be to not turn self acceptance into some sort of goal oriented, self-improvement challenge. Haha - I do struggle with letting go of that! Best of 2016 to you. Thanks for commenting. xOneSmallLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969675623452075422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-48097913410694158292016-01-07T11:40:27.623+11:002016-01-07T11:40:27.623+11:00NO PRESSURE! Love that Deb. I am so glad this po...NO PRESSURE! Love that Deb. I am so glad this post resonated with you. Here's to a very joyful 2016 for us all! xOneSmallLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969675623452075422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-39479054763740024992016-01-07T11:39:19.730+11:002016-01-07T11:39:19.730+11:00Thanks so much Ing - yes! the constant treadmill o...Thanks so much Ing - yes! the constant treadmill of self improvement is exhausting. I'm looking forward to shedding that burden in 2016, I hope you have a joyful experience of resting where you are this year too. xxOneSmallLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969675623452075422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-65703050945333570482016-01-01T19:58:38.628+11:002016-01-01T19:58:38.628+11:00Yes to accepting the whole person. Good, not-so-go...Yes to accepting the whole person. Good, not-so-good and everything in between. May your 2016 be calm and bring you peace xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09651116248452404269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-64433759618707371322016-01-01T13:40:02.464+11:002016-01-01T13:40:02.464+11:00What a perfect way to start the new year. Thank yo...What a perfect way to start the new year. Thank you so much for this post. I really needed to read this and am glad it is the first post I've read this year. This year I plan to set intentions rather than resolutions. And they are all to do with creativity and no pressure. Happy 2016 to you lovely. xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529097151885036147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-3640370097100709992016-01-01T13:17:59.976+11:002016-01-01T13:17:59.976+11:00What wonderful and fitting words to start off my 2...What wonderful and fitting words to start off my 2016 wise Kate. I too get so caught up in the wheel of constantly trying to improve myself (exhausting !) Self acceptance and resting where I am sounds like a much more appealing option. Much love to you lovely lady for 2016 xxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054534525891581476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-30365731001152114682016-01-01T11:20:33.347+11:002016-01-01T11:20:33.347+11:00Haha! I love the idea of being a time traveller. ...Haha! I love the idea of being a time traveller. Wonderful! Thanks for you words and good luck wit your resolutions - may they lead to more than just eye-rolling. xOneSmallLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969675623452075422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-41363948965090296162016-01-01T11:19:23.090+11:002016-01-01T11:19:23.090+11:00Thank-you so much Annette, I'm so touched by y...Thank-you so much Annette, I'm so touched by your words and so thrilled that my words have resonated. xOneSmallLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969675623452075422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-29584593855052107702016-01-01T10:31:40.968+11:002016-01-01T10:31:40.968+11:00So true, resolutions seem to just set us up to fai...So true, resolutions seem to just set us up to fail! I am sure I will still write some though, just so that I can look back on them and roll my eyes. <br />It is still New Year's Eve here, not quite there yet, but it is good to read what you time travelers are up to!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-326632044279314572016-01-01T10:25:16.141+11:002016-01-01T10:25:16.141+11:00Yes!! Yes!! YES TO THIS KATE!! You've expresse...Yes!! Yes!! YES TO THIS KATE!! You've expressed yourself so beautifully here. Acceptance of who we are is the path, and the destination. I love this so much. What a brilliant first blog post to read this year. Thank you for the gift that these words are. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03698777123971394055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-88303614891683682292016-01-01T09:56:14.316+11:002016-01-01T09:56:14.316+11:00Thank-you so much Elisa - and also to you. xxThank-you so much Elisa - and also to you. xxOneSmallLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969675623452075422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-53983534509700586092016-01-01T09:55:46.035+11:002016-01-01T09:55:46.035+11:00Thanks Denyse. Thank-you for your kind words - you...Thanks Denyse. Thank-you for your kind words - your right, it's all about internal acceptance! {easier said than done for some of us!} xOneSmallLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969675623452075422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-64688776228074353532016-01-01T09:54:24.198+11:002016-01-01T09:54:24.198+11:00Thanks Robyna. I think there's some truth in ...Thanks Robyna. I think there's some truth in that, but also that the world will be it's best when we are each ourselves. I look forward to connoting more with you on 2016. xOneSmallLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969675623452075422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-35502386737073173922016-01-01T09:47:18.969+11:002016-01-01T09:47:18.969+11:00This is truly beautiful. Thank you for sharing. He...This is truly beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Here's to happiness & love - for ourselves & others xx Elisa {With Grace and Eve}https://www.blogger.com/profile/11416451148055700239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-3225789806759495212016-01-01T08:56:27.940+11:002016-01-01T08:56:27.940+11:00Happy new beginnings & new way to view yoursel...Happy new beginnings & new way to view yourself... I'm in awe! It's taken me almost 66 years to become ok (in fact more than ok) with me! Accolades, degrees, external success, family life Etc makes no real difference until it's FELT & BELIEVED Inside! That's what my life is about now- questioning the past beliefs which essentially were not helping & being more, so much more into what's now! Love this way you've expressed it! Denyse xxDenyse Whelan.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16888810644186418559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-89599126280737492322016-01-01T08:49:32.714+11:002016-01-01T08:49:32.714+11:00Beautiful Kate and so very true. Here's to not...Beautiful Kate and so very true. Here's to not just a year but a lifetime of self acceptance. Maybe we can only concentrate on making things better for the world around us rather than making ourselves 'better'Robyna | the Mummy and the Minxhttp://www.themummyandtheminx.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-23045419209080440492016-01-01T08:31:46.402+11:002016-01-01T08:31:46.402+11:00Oh wow, thanks Bron! I loved your post this morni...Oh wow, thanks Bron! I loved your post this morning too, it really got me thinking. And setting intentions (more than resolutions, I think) is a good thing. Here's hoping for good things in 2016. xxOneSmallLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969675623452075422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171359807820844695.post-69649085131568548792016-01-01T08:21:15.864+11:002016-01-01T08:21:15.864+11:00This was a truly beautiful read. I thank you so mu...This was a truly beautiful read. I thank you so much for this post - one of the first I've read in 2016 and, truly, a guiding light for me. Cheers to self-acceptance, to polishing the diamonds rather than endlessly mining for coal. xMaxabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761220164069379437noreply@blogger.com