Thank you for these wise words! As an older woman (48), I’ll share that looking back I can say thank goodness certain things I longed-for didn’t happen when I wanted them to. I can see that I wasn’t ready, or my circumstances weren’t right, to make the most of them. Be patient and don’t wish any time away.
It’s so hard to see the positive when you are sitting in disappointment, omg! Thank you for sharing your experience, it does help to hear from other people. It serves as a reminder that it’s common and it’s ok.
Ugh yes!! You can never quite know whether something is for the better, or at least carries some good — and so I find that the most helpful is to assume, to believe that wherever I am is exactly where I’m supposed to be. It doesn’t even matter whether that’s true or not, what matters is that I choose to believe it ✨
A lot of wisdom woven in here - about how to navigate life - especially when the things we wished for just don't show up despite our waiting and action taking and all the other things in between. If I get stuck in disappointment about those things, I often find I need a reframe, because there is always another story. And sometimes our wisdom shows us that what we wished for itn't what we thought it would be.
Such an insightful post Nobuhle. It is hard and uncomfortable to wait and then years later to realise that the ting you were waiting for might never show up. I love the saying ‘what’s meant for you will not pass by you’, which I recently saw Lennnie the Blog talk about beautifully in Instagram 💛
Ooh yes the terror of waiting. I like to refer to these periods with the term ‘liminal space’. And a liminal space is so much more than waiting. It’s transition and transformation, growth and potential, weeding and sowing seeds, sensing your way through and moving with the waves 🧡
Thank you for these wise words! As an older woman (48), I’ll share that looking back I can say thank goodness certain things I longed-for didn’t happen when I wanted them to. I can see that I wasn’t ready, or my circumstances weren’t right, to make the most of them. Be patient and don’t wish any time away.
Love this Ruth!
It’s so hard to see the positive when you are sitting in disappointment, omg! Thank you for sharing your experience, it does help to hear from other people. It serves as a reminder that it’s common and it’s ok.
Ugh yes!! You can never quite know whether something is for the better, or at least carries some good — and so I find that the most helpful is to assume, to believe that wherever I am is exactly where I’m supposed to be. It doesn’t even matter whether that’s true or not, what matters is that I choose to believe it ✨
A lot of wisdom woven in here - about how to navigate life - especially when the things we wished for just don't show up despite our waiting and action taking and all the other things in between. If I get stuck in disappointment about those things, I often find I need a reframe, because there is always another story. And sometimes our wisdom shows us that what we wished for itn't what we thought it would be.
And sometimes our wishes are way too small for who we are supposed to be!
Side note: I think “Reframe; Find Your Story” would be such a cool book name.🤔
Such an insightful post Nobuhle. It is hard and uncomfortable to wait and then years later to realise that the ting you were waiting for might never show up. I love the saying ‘what’s meant for you will not pass by you’, which I recently saw Lennnie the Blog talk about beautifully in Instagram 💛
Thank you for reading Emily! And that saying, as cliche as it may sound, is golden!
Yes I also say that one a lot Emily. What is meant for me...
Oh I like that idea 💕
Ooh yes the terror of waiting. I like to refer to these periods with the term ‘liminal space’. And a liminal space is so much more than waiting. It’s transition and transformation, growth and potential, weeding and sowing seeds, sensing your way through and moving with the waves 🧡