Comments for living lagom http://livinglagom.com a beautiful life with nothing more . . . and nothing less Fri, 17 May 2013 22:37:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on unfinish what you start by Darlita C. http://livinglagom.com/2012/08/27/unfinish-what-you-start/#comment-2168 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:37:20 +0000 http://livinglagom.com/?p=1010#comment-2168 There really is so much I want to say regarding this post and its comments. First, I love it all. Second, I went through a similar process. I was in bookkeeping for 20 years. If I wanted to make more money I would need a CPA degree as I was at my pay grade limit. This did not appeal to me at all. There were so many rules and regulations about my field that were just insanity unleashed. After 20 years, I felt constricted and couldn’t breathe (metaphorically speaking). So instead I took the summer off and went to Europe on a bicycle. Looking for many things, but thinking I was just traveling. That started something I still can’t name. There is so much to say regarding that journey, there just isn’t room in this post. While my trip is long since finished, and I am happily home, my internal journey is still a work in progress. Whatever happens don’t get “caught” in the drift. Work through whatever needs to be worked through, embrace what needs embracing, accept what needs accepting. Step up to the plate when needed as needed, and sit down and wait when it’s called for, drift as needed, stay put as needed. But, don’t get “caught” in the drift “only”. This may not have applied to you or anyone else reading this, but I think it might have applied to me at the time. I understand about scanners because I am one too. I never let school stand in the way of my education. Find grounding while still scanning. As one commenter so elegantly put it “I’m not supposed to do one thing. I am supposed to do many things”. I know this.

]]> Comment on refuse to choose! by living lagom http://livinglagom.com/2013/04/29/refuse-to-choose/#comment-2147 Tue, 14 May 2013 23:07:05 +0000 http://livinglagom.com/?p=4936#comment-2147 I think you’ll enjoy the book! You’ll never feel like you have to stick to something you no longer enjoy again!

]]> Comment on refuse to choose! by living lagom http://livinglagom.com/2013/04/29/refuse-to-choose/#comment-2146 Tue, 14 May 2013 23:03:45 +0000 http://livinglagom.com/?p=4936#comment-2146 Multipotentialites/Multipassionates/Scanners of the world unite!

]]> Comment on don’t feed the ducks by living lagom http://livinglagom.com/2013/05/13/dont-feed-the-ducks/#comment-2145 Tue, 14 May 2013 23:01:47 +0000 http://livinglagom.com/?p=5058#comment-2145 How sad! No baby duckies!!!

And yes, we know there are generally consequences with any kind of bad behavior. And yet, sometimes we just don’t want to say no.

But as for the ducks, we shouldn’t get to decide for them.

]]> Comment on don’t feed the ducks by Lorna http://livinglagom.com/2013/05/13/dont-feed-the-ducks/#comment-2139 Tue, 14 May 2013 09:11:29 +0000 http://livinglagom.com/?p=5058#comment-2139 I live next to the Thames in London and people are constantly feeding the ducks, swans and geese. What they don’t see is that due to poor nutrition the bird’s eggs are too weak to carry the chicks to maturity so there are never any young birds at this spot. Plenty of mature birds flock from other areas attracted to the bread but no babies. And it gets worse, but this is a family show…

Anyway, back to the metaphor: there are always consequences to what we do. Being mindful to whether they are what we want to see happen is powerful indeed.

]]> Comment on refuse to choose! by JennyG http://livinglagom.com/2013/04/29/refuse-to-choose/#comment-2138 Tue, 14 May 2013 06:13:50 +0000 http://livinglagom.com/?p=4936#comment-2138 Oh yes this is me, or at least has been for the last few years when i decided there must be more to life than this. I just wasnt sure what and so have been drifting into various projects and passions but never sticking to one thing. I must read these books. thank you.

]]> Comment on refuse to choose! by Mark Adam Douglass (Minimalist Couple) http://livinglagom.com/2013/04/29/refuse-to-choose/#comment-2137 Tue, 14 May 2013 04:15:42 +0000 http://livinglagom.com/?p=4936#comment-2137 When I discovered the multipotentialite community, I too had an epiphany. I have not yet read Barbara Sher’s book, but I am even more tempted to do so now.

Welcome to the club!

]]> Comment on don’t feed the ducks by NicolaB http://livinglagom.com/2013/05/13/dont-feed-the-ducks/#comment-2136 Tue, 14 May 2013 04:01:25 +0000 http://livinglagom.com/?p=5058#comment-2136 Ah, I like the idea of focussing on the packaging aspect! I do eat a lot of fresh stuff, make my own bread etc, which means very little packaging, but then I fancy something pre-prepared, or can’t be arsed to cook stuff from fresh.

I think a combination of focussing on packaging, and cooking excess meals and freezing them might work… :)

]]> Comment on don’t feed the ducks by living lagom http://livinglagom.com/2013/05/13/dont-feed-the-ducks/#comment-2135 Tue, 14 May 2013 03:09:16 +0000 http://livinglagom.com/?p=5058#comment-2135 I don’t think self-control is really the answer. Sugar and junk food are drugs. It takes a lot of superhuman power to say no to the stuff when you’re addicted to it. Instead, I think we should just realize that we’re going to mess up a lot when we’re trying to change something and cut ourselves some slack. But if we keep practicing good habits, soon there won’t be as much room for the bad habits. I’m way better now with my sugar intake then I used to be and I’m sure in another year I’ll be even better. Though I do think the guilt of excess packaging would be a good deterrent for someone like me to not buy crap. Maybe you should focus on that. At least then you would only get “fresher” rubbish without all the packaging. :)

]]> Comment on don’t feed the ducks by living lagom http://livinglagom.com/2013/05/13/dont-feed-the-ducks/#comment-2134 Tue, 14 May 2013 02:57:58 +0000 http://livinglagom.com/?p=5058#comment-2134 Happy to have written it then. :D

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