Words in conversations from Monday have been on my mind {all week}.
Mostly I keep thinking about the strength given and unity created by honest sharing.
Alone these are just words, but together they tell a story {one I think most people have felt at some point}.
On my own.
Struggling.
Exhausted.
Tough.
Demanding.
Overwhelmed.
Me too.
No time.
Every second.
Consuming.
But.
Easier this time.
Confidence.
Calmer.
Same here.
Lucky.
Blessed.
Grateful.
Happy.
Together.
~ These words were from conversations on Motherhood on Monday {but I think they apply to so many more scenarios}. I'm grateful for the beautiful women who shared them, and for the courage, empathy, understanding and bond that comes from honest sharing and helps build stronger foundations in this village.
~ Also grateful this week for natural medicine, fresh lemons and the dark chocolate my husband bought home last night. Especially grateful to be able to help others, and for the help offered my way and given so freely. I'm getting better at the asking, but it's oh-so-wonderful {and fills me with so much gratitude} when I don't have to.
~ Linking with gratitude to Maxabella and Kidspot's 52 Weeks of Grateful. You can check it out here.
xx
What are you most grateful for this week?
{*image created via app marblecam}
I read a post over here ages ago about having {or not} a village and I started over-thinking it.
Then I stumbled across the series of It Takes A Village posts here {which I love} and then everywhere I went people's villages kept popping up in conversation.
Seems a lot of people {I bump into} are searching for {and pondering, and building} their village.
I was just doing a whole lot of lamenting over my percieved lack of a village.
But it turns out I do have {always had} a village! A great one. No lack whatsoever.
I just got lost in a social-media trance and wanted a cable-speed village delivered to me before I even thought to look around {stupid and selfish, huh? A whole lot less than grateful, I know...}
It took me a while {wondering, whinging and pondering, and journalling pen-and-paper style} to get to this realisation.
Until I saw my village {my villagers, actually}. In front of me. Surrounding me. And online.
We're not a big bustling city crowd, but there's loads of personality {friendship, understanding and love} going on.
What I noticed {after journalling} was that I'd constructed a protective high fence around myself.
Letting my villagers in {but only so close}.
Thanking my villagers for their offers of help {but thinking I'd be weak if I accepted, and I'd be burderning them too}.
And to top that off I was scared {petrified} to ask {in case the answer might be no}.
This week I asked {after procrastinating on my question and how it could go for two days}.
The answer was yes!
I'm {slowly} taking down that fence {well I've installed a gate anyway}.
Time to join my villagers.
I think I've {most definitely} being missing out.
Elisa xx
{Grateful for the village I now realise I've always had! Grateful for the courage to ask, and even more grateful for that yes - love and help given effortlessly! Thank you, thank you, thank you to all my fellow villagers x}
Tell me about your village! And what are you grateful for this week?
~ Joining in with the gratitude over at Kidspot's 52 Weeks of Grateful
{image by me via instagram - @withgraceandeve}
