Author: Christine

Christine http://www.mombie.com I'm a writer/storyteller/director/creativity & lifestory coach with a black belt in ITF Taekwon-do. I read voraciously and I write like my fingers are on fire. I'm the founder and Co-Chair of the Association for the Arts in Mount Pearl and I'm the current president of the St. John's Storytelling Festival. I bake a mean chocolate chip cookie.

Gold Star

I wasn’t feeling well yesterday evening and I ended up spending most of last night awake.

Today, I did a few tasks but I mostly concentrated on resting.

I’m giving myself a gold star for my efforts to keep things low key.

It takes a surprising amount of effort to keep myself resting.

A drawing of a gold star against a green pinstriped background.

Remembering to notice

I am determined not to let Fall rush by.

I am committed to noticing the changes each day.

The darkness in the morning, the earlier sunset, the changes in the colours of my daily walk.

I’m grateful for it all.

A photo of sunshine on reddened leaves on some small bushes amidst? greenery.
A photo of sunshine on reddened leaves on some small bushes amidst greenery.

Waiting room decor

I’m waiting for an appointment and I’m absolutely delighted by the fact that they have already decorated for Halloween.

Lots of giant purple sparkly skulls, a wall with a black wreath and artistically place bats.

It’s big fun.

A photo of a giant purple sparkly skull.
A giant purple sparkly skull on a white table top.

Hello October!

I’m not sure if I succeeded in having a slow September but it was far less stressful than it could have been so I’m declaring it a success.

Now that we are moving into the last three months of the year, I am even more determined to keep my stress levels low and to find some equilibrium.

I don’t want to hurtle towards December, I want to use these three months to find some systems and techniques that support my brain and that let me get where I want to go with my projects.

I’m not sure what that will look like yet but I am figuring it out.

Another festival in the books!

Our festival yesterday was magnificent.

It had exactly the right atmosphere and combination of elements. It had the right energy and the right people to make it great.

I’m really tired today, but it’s a satisfying kind of tired, like when you can tell that your hard work paid off.

But even as I have been enjoying this feeling of having my hard work pay off, I can’t help but think of the fact that it’s always possible with a festival that your hard work won’t pay off that you won’t get the right combination of people or the right number of people attending to make things right.

What I’m trying to do is enjoy this feeling of satisfaction, of a job well done, and to recognize that my team would’ve done a good job even if we hadn’t gotten all the people we wanted to at the event.

Just like in so many other areas of life, I’m trying to practice letting go of the outcome and letting the work be enough.

It is definitely not easy though. ?