My thought for today.....

Let me start by thanking all of you for your wonderful comments on my previous post. You know that was a very cathartic exercise for me. Through that exercise I was able to do some self exploration and really look at why I was feeling the way I was, what was the root of all those emotions. I still have some homework to do, but I am well on my way to completing my assignment. And with that, I would like to talk about a book I have read and now reading again with a new perspective and appreciation for the book.

The book is called "Succulent Wild Woman Dancing with your wonder-full self!" by Sark. I have read this book a couple of times and used excerpts from it to help demonstrate for me how I am feeling about a certain something at the time.

This book although written for women can really be applied to men as well. Anyone who is looking to slow down their lives, to learn to appreciate the moment. To be able to cherish who you are just because you are you. The unique wonderful person you are...for all your idiosyncrasies. In one section she talks about a time when she was walking along a street ....."six women on the street, all wearing plastic Groucho Marx glasses, noses and hats. I stopped to applaud them, and found out they were 4 generations of women, playing together on vacation. I declared them to be Succulent wild women, and the great-grandmother threw her hat in the air and said.... you betcha, honey!" Now doesn't that just sound so wonderful....to not have a care in the world other than being in the moment and loving who you are and who you are with!

Sark encourages women to look at themselves for all the beauty that they are as women. And appreciate what we as woman bring to the table. She challenges us to throw away the notions of "What will the neighbours think?" she says...."they will think that they wish they could have fun too." What a delicious thought, don't you think? She makes so many valid points about how we try to conform to what we believe society thinks we should be, say or do. She talks about such things as what magazines tell us, about food and diets, about letting go of the "I can't do that" ideology.

She has a section on "Nourishment from the inside"......

Let us a women be thankful for hearty appetites! Allow us to feel hunger. I see so much self-imposed starvation among women - myself included. And then we hide away and eat our hearts out....the language of cake: "oh just a tiny slice" "Please - the smallest slice you can cut" "I'm being so bad" Or, a marvelous woman I met, who said: " I eat cake for breakfast. I know I'm going to want it all day anyway, so I just start with it." Don't we deserve to eat?

That is my take on things....eat the cake cause you know you want to...then get on with your life.....

I chose to write about this today, as it is a new week. A chance for me to make changes in my life. In the way I look at things. That is my challenge for myself this week. Try something new.....just because I can!

I wish you all a fabulous week and encourage you to be the "wild succulent person you are!"

Cheers!

A new day begins.....fill it with all you desire!