Day 199 of 365 - Easter Do Over

Easter, being a time of resurrection, rising again, is the great liturgical 'do over'.  Every year, as we follow these cycles, either through nature or spiritual rituals, it is a reminder that we ALWAYS get a chance to start again.  We can do our personal inventory of body, mind and spirit and review what needs to shift.

With my intention this year to have more ease and flow, it's an ongoing experiment at these holidays, holy days.  I'm hosting my family today but have scaled back and simplified the shopping and preparations somewhat.  The turkey, stuffing and gravy were made yesterday, so today it's just the veggies to do.  Others are bringing some appetizers and desserts.

Soon, I'll start on my prep for today.  I will report back later on how things went, and whether I spent less time in the kitchen and more time visiting the family, which is the whole point of gathering.

Ta Da!  I'm back.  The company was great and all the food delicious. The essential clean up is done and the rest will wait until tomorrow.

So, it seems to have taken me these three major feasting days of Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter to figure out a routine and pacing that is a good balance for me of giving, receiving and enjoying.  You may recall I started this blog series around Thanksgiving last year and was fretting then about my long tendency to overdo.

This time, I just decided to let some things go.  It was a challenge, for example to throw out the turkey carcass yesterday when I knew I wouldn't have room to keep it in the freezer for later soup making, nor did I want to do the extra work of making soup stock last night.  I'll survive. :)

Today, although I had several preparations to complete, I made a point of observing when I just needed to get off my feet for a bit and take a little break, instead of pushing through as is my usual habit.  By doing that I had more energy throughout the day and into this evening.

Normally, I would do all the cleanup tonight just to get it done, but it's not really necessary.  It's more important to rest and relax this evening, have a good sleep tonight and tackle it tomorrow.

These may all seem like mundane things, but, as the saying goes, big change starts with a single step.  It's by paying attention to the details of what I'm doing and how I'm feeling that I can make the small steps that will lead, I hope, to a greater sense of ease and flow in my life.

Having health and vitality in my senior years does not just happen by itself.  I need to help it along, and that's what I was doing today.  I hope you enjoyed your Easter too!

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  1. jodyApril 21, 2019 at 6:41 PM

    agree nicely done. I kept it simple and rolled with what presented. ...but we were only 3 .

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