I haven't been home in a while. I really don't like that I hadn't been for so long, but it was the same old time & money issue, silly excuses but simply the reality of modern day life. Does it sound too cliché to say I feel I've come back as a completely different person, a better reinvented version of myself, that feels good and that I'm proud to be, compared to who I was and toyed around with for many years? I've come back more sure of myself, care-free, content? All it is, is growth. Yet isn't it just so strange, funny perhaps, how when we re-visit a certain place, feeling or person, that you actually sense the change you've been through, with a fresh set of eyes. Certain things that are completely the same, still aren't, because you're what's different.
Sometimes distance gives you a lot of clarity. Whether it's intended and you voluntarily walk away for some much needed space, or if it occurs naturally, if anything only good will come out of it, you'll understand things better, it or yourself. Sometimes we suddenly accept a situation from the outlook better than when we're intimately intwined; taking a step away, exiting ourselves from the fire and sitting far back where the smoke travels, isn't selfish or you running away cowardly, it's simply a necessary need for a fresh perspective. Rather than rushing around frantically trying to put out the blazing fire, from which it's fumes leaves you fighting almost blindly, a step away to access the circumstance is sometimes no doubt a more beneficial way to deal with whatever it is you feel you're running out of options with.
Sometimes distance gives you a lot of clarity. Whether it's intended and you voluntarily walk away for some much needed space, or if it occurs naturally, if anything only good will come out of it, you'll understand things better, it or yourself. Sometimes we suddenly accept a situation from the outlook better than when we're intimately intwined; taking a step away, exiting ourselves from the fire and sitting far back where the smoke travels, isn't selfish or you running away cowardly, it's simply a necessary need for a fresh perspective. Rather than rushing around frantically trying to put out the blazing fire, from which it's fumes leaves you fighting almost blindly, a step away to access the circumstance is sometimes no doubt a more beneficial way to deal with whatever it is you feel you're running out of options with.
As much as we want the close-up, for details and imperfections, sometimes we need to see the big picture from a distance, to get the wide-screen view & answers we need.
with love, Kat
I agree that distance can sometimes give clarity. This was very inspirational and I really like your outfit. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, glad you enjoyed reading! :)
DeleteThat's exactly how I've been feeling whilst I've been home recently. I can sense change in myself much better when I'm away from my usual surroundings, away from the stress that had consumed me for months, and actually now see that I have indeed come out stronger than I've been before. I hadn't noticed whilst I was still sat amongst the remnants of a fight that was won but not easy to win. It's really refreshing and makes me excited to go back to the UK :) x
ReplyDeleteThat's great to hear lovely! Travel, distance -- just a different environment from where you are most of the time, offers such a great insight and new perspective into yourself and life in general! As you say, it is really refreshing! Xo
DeleteThis is so true Kat. Distance is so needed sometimes. We can get so caught up in things and it's overwhelming, so to see the bigger picture for a while always helps xxxx
ReplyDeleteWe really do, no matter how big or small! xxxx
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