As she left, she snapped her fingers and proclaimed I was a ‘go getter’. My ego was pleased. I smiled. I liked it.

We talk of progress, development, growth and expansion. We crave to be the ‘perfect’ size and comment on how to stay young and wrinkle free. Like the hamster we keep running.

Can I be satisfied with who and where I am? To not worry about the opinions of others?
To be present. To have gratitude.
To create a life on my own terms?

Since my stroke I’ve loss memory and mobility. I’m more sedentary now. I enjoy stillness and peace of mind.
According Carl Jung, Louise Hays et al, it’s possible.  I’m not saying it will be easy but we do have a choice.