Naturally Happy Being Me: Writing Soothes My Mind

Friday, April 27, 2012

Writing Soothes My Mind

Days that are very full of activity often bring restless nights for me. My brain seems to be on overdrive and won't allow me to have a restful sleep. I often find these are the times that I need to write. Writing for me is soothing. It lets my thoughts and feelings have a place to settle which in turns brings a simple happiness to me.

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Deb aka AbcsOfraApril 27, 2012 at 1:10 PM
I use to write all the time but have gotten away from it over the years. Journaling was a great tool for me. But once I had young children I started writing children's stories, children's books and photo stories. I so agree that writing is a relaxing and fulfilling endeavor!
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WrenApril 27, 2012 at 9:51 PM
I find that writing helps to organize my often chaotic thoughts. Sometimes that writing finds its way onto my blog, sometimes not. But it always helps--and yes, as it does for you, Cathy, writing leaves me with a sense of calm and happiness.
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What Did You Like About Your Day?

When my kids were little, we didn’t pray before bedtime as I did as a child. It wasn’t our style. Instead, the four of us cuddled up together and I would ask, “What did you like about today?” I often thought the kids would mention something big we had done that day, but that was never the case. Sophia would share something like, “I liked sitting on Daddy’s backseat.” (Backseat meant shoulders to her at that time.) Alexander might say something like, “When you played Lego’s with me.” They might even give more detailed examples, “I liked when you chased me around the house and we laughed really hard.” What I learned from my kids who were very young is that it isn’t the big things in life that bring us pleasure, it is the simple every day events.

I now have two teens. They stay up much later than me and although we still share many hugs throughout the day, we don’t share our favorite parts of the day very often anymore. I am not ready to give it up though. My life has been changed by focusing on the simple things in life. Here on this blog, I hope to share at least one simple thing each day that makes me "naturally happy being me".