Thank you 2017 from while I was on Instagram.
2017
Barn sunset
Praying mantis work colleague this morning.
…and last night I was grateful for that. Warm soup 🍵🙏🏻
Bronx finding the sun as the cool November weather blows through.
Evening sit.
Morning colours with rainbow.
An electrical storm, torrential rain two nights ago, a power outage, poor cell service & no internet all day yesterday…and more rain, meant for a quiet day, rest and time with a book.
Watching the show 🌅
Finding stillness in quiet reflections. New on the blog - finding nourishment in life as an introvert and/or hsp when you feel shaken up - link in the bio.
Basking in the glow of staffing another ManKind Project NWTA this last weekend at Camp Keanae here on Maui. If you are here on Maui, come along on Wednesday 18th to the Homecoming to Celebrate & Welcome the New Brothers at Pukalani Community Center - details below, ALL WELCOME.
When: Wednesday, October 18 - doors open 5:15pm, food from 5:45
Where: Pukalani Community Center, 91 Pukalani St, 96768
Who: Friends, family, loved ones, brothers, community, everyone!
What: Please bring your favorite dish to share, this is a community potluck.
Getting Things Done When the World Around You is Spinning Out of Control
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Can you move from frantic behaviour to concentration? Can you move from disturbance to instant focus? Can you jump from requests for help to focusing on a job that you are trying to get done? I can’t! Spinning on that sort of dime doesn’t fit my personality. I need to have time set aside, undisturbed time in order to be able to focus on and accomplish what I am doing. In fact I need to be sure that I won’t be disturbed.
Evening reflections…
Saturday, September 30, 2017 →
“Boxes, boxes everywhere, and still no place to sit,” with apologies to Hemmingway. With a recent move it feels as though we have been unpacking boxes forever. It has been a real patience practice as I yearn to get back to more creative endeavors, as well as my introverted nature calling out for some solitary time.
However for all that, I mustn’t loose site of the fact that we are blessed with a beautiful new house.
Hazy sunset after rain. Restful. Peaceful.
“…HSPs are complex, highly capable individuals who are not like everyone else in temperament and disposition. Our needs are simply different.” ~ Tracy Cooper, PhD, Thrive: The Highly Sensitive Person and Career
The gods were on fine form this morning. That’s the sun and cloud, not a fire. …. #sunrise #clouds #lookslikeafire #cloudporn
Sitting in complete silence in our new Barn. Complete silence and stillness such that my ears are ringing. It is in such situations that I can come to peace. The commotion in my mind settles. My heart settles, my body settles, my breathing settles. And with that comes an inner stillness, and greater perspective becomes possible.
The introvert’s mind is busy. Noisier than the extrovert’s. Introverts spend a lot of time in their minds. It is how we are wired. And living with all that noise can become overwhelming at times, exhausting. External noise just adds to the inner noise that we are living with.
In contrast, external silence can allow the noise in our minds to settle, like the dirt in a glass of muddy water.
Not the eclipse, but this monster storm cloud loomed over the West Maui Mountains yesterday evening.
A new discovery for me today, @akamaicoffee, and I like it.
Lifts galore…
Eyes onto the world from our new barn.
On the home straight?!
Shadows and light at dusk.
Haleakala summit at sunset.
Shadows & Silhouettes.
Throw back to Beach Trees lining The Promenande in Bristol, England.
Light fixtures at Gatwick Airport.
There’s still a glow in the sky over #Bristol at gone 10:00pm. I miss the long summer nights of the far northern hemisphere….And will miss this place as I head back West tomorrow.
Overhead this morning.
