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Beautiful post. The gift of gradually understanding that there are pieces of my world that I cannot control. This slow acceptance has allowed me to step back and recognize that there aspects of life, past and present, that I have to just let be. Embracing this notion is freeing but often requires regular reminding. 🩷

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Yes this is so beautiful, so true. It is a process of forgetting and remembering x

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Ahhh Ellie this is so beautifully real, I feel it so deeply and like you, even on the most dark days I find nature always reflects something magical to me that brings me back to appreciation. Xx

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This was so helpful, thank you Ellie

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You’re so welcome Tiaan

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Gosh I know that feeling you describe so well Ellie, it's been a strange week here and I've been reminded of that feeling of being sleep deprived in early motherhood too. I love this gentle perspective of two things being true at the same time. Holding them together is beautiful really. My gifts today have been: my kids being happy to go to school, my eldest getting 'star of the week' in school today, my middle son telling me that my homemade pizza was delicious, finding a sought after book for my kids in the library and the late afternoon autumn sun peeking through the trees in the garden 🍂

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Ah I loved reading these Jenna. So many gifts ✨

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I was gifted by seeing a kingfisher on my daily dog walk yesterday. That was super special... Most days this time of year it's simply the autumn leaves - each one a small gift.

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A kingfisher! Incredible. I’ve seen one twice on the nature reserve, once it was only a flash of its iridescent wings. Such a rare gift.

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Like magic….

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I love your reframe and all these reflections. And a full body yes to this: "The difficult stuff is true. And perhaps something else can be true at the same time." Because life is littered with paradox!

My gift today is my sweet dog. She has been teaching my family how to gently accept aging. A kind of slow letting go. She's 12, slowing down and can no longer hear much. But she still feels so much. She is teaching us to slow down some, too. And that feels necessary.

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That's so beautiful Allison; what a gift to have this wisdom from your lovely dog.

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Thank you for sharing, Ellie. My answer today would be the gift of the ordinary. Those kinds of walks. The happy and the sad moments. Freedom. These privileges of life are all there, completely accessible.

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Yes, I love that. So many gifts in our beautiful, ordinary lives that are easy to take for granted.

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I love this! I often turn to gratitude as well when feeling bad or tired. My gifts today were my massage, yummy home cooked dinner, a trip to the library and my baby standing up for the first time on her own and her laughter and excitement as she did it.

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