Hi, I’m Judith Ashley, author of The Sacred Women’s Circle series, soul nourishing romantic women’s fiction with light paranormal elements. My stories show you what life could be like if you had a place like The Circle where you are unconditionally accepted, supported and loved. And where, with this support, you make choices to overcome the darkest nights and choose love and light.
So what.
Aanndd?
Your point is?
Does it really matter?
Or Will it matter in an hour, a day, a week, a month, a year, etc.?
I’ve heard these words or others with a
similar message for decades and I’ve pretty much ignored them…or…perhaps just
didn’t understand their importance.
You see, I’m a recovering independent high
achiever. Why? As the decades have passed, I’m physically no longer able to do
everything I did 20, 30 or 50 years ago. While it isn’t a surprise really, it
is causing problems.
I gladly gave up climbing ladders to clean
gutters. That one was easy.
What’s difficult is remembering (and no it
isn’t about actual memory), that I cannot/should not lift that pot of plants.
Why, I moved it out on the porch for the summer and then back in the house for
the winter with no problems.
I used to is not my favorite
refrain. I’m not in love with the word mindful
as in being mindful of my limitations. And that’s another word that is more
frequently used whether out loud or just in my ruminating mind.
The truth is in 2022 I did not meet many,
if any, of my goals.
Aanndd?
Does it really matter?
My point is the best advice I can give
myself in 2023 is Be Kind To Myself.
After, from my point of view, a fairly disastrous year, the sun still rises in
the east and sets in the west, winter is followed by spring then summer and
then fall. The earth still revolves on its axis and around the sun.
And unless I tell you what I screwed up,
didn’t accomplish, or just missed the mark, you won’t know and if you know me
well, I doubt that you care that I’m not as independent nor as high an
achiever as I once was.
Such is life.
I’m sailing in uncharted waters. I can
choose to stress out about it or I can seek the adventure awaiting me over the
next wave.
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books at your favorite e-book vendor. Be sure to ask your local library if
you’d prefer to read my books through that resource.
Learn more about Judith's The Sacred Women’s
Circle series at JudithAshleyRomance.com
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