"The most difficult stage in life is not when no one understands you;
It is when you don't understand yourself."
No idea who said this, but sums up how I feel at the moment.
I am the classic, professional career woman, burnt out, had breakdown at 40, married with 3yr old DS in tow.
Might be old fashioned, but I think there is some truth in the expression,"midlife crisis"!
Anyway, I am working on the understanding myself bit which seems to involve;
a) now being creative (I'm an accountant); interior decoration, cooking, gardening
b) chasing my son around pretending to be a bull (involves using two carrots on head)
c) Practicing mindfulness -DS gets it, DH doesn't.
d) lots of lavender in the bedroom, candles, reed diffusers.
e) mindfulness bathes in the dark.
f) drinking milky hot chocolate very night.
g) reading books, not watching TV.
h) realising that when DS says footsie this doesn't mean FSE 100 .
Anyone else?
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Understanding yourself!
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WithanAnotE · 30/01/2013 09:03
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