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 Year of Yes – 191
Tonight I am sitting in the back yard, a hummingbird just passed by me, it’s quiet with just enough breeze for my chime to go off occasionally. I just had a delicious salad and I am listening to a good book. This is the kind of moment where I close my eyes and say “yes” and feel so grateful for being here and now. Yes. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Year of Yes – 190
Back home and excited to be playing with paint again. I have three more days before I go back to work and while I definitely feel more rested and calmer, I certainly wouldn’t say no to another few weeks off. Each time I think about vacation ending I can feel the stress of going back. Today we got the first laptop email from school which reminded me that we’re also halfway through summer. Not excited about summer ending either. This coming year will be challenging and busy for my kids. I am not ready to be in the office or doing school drop offs just yet. So instead I am reminding myself to be here now. I still have three more days, no reason to spend them stressing about what’s to come. I still have half a summer with the kids. No need to worry about the fall just yet. There’ll be time for all that. That time is not now. Be here now. Yes to being present. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Year of Yes – 189
View from the top of Mt. Tam is breathtaking. An 8mile hike was today’s adventure. It was hotter than we expected but we made it and the views were rewarding. Vacation almost over, grateful to get to sneak a few adventures in there. Yes to adventures. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Year of Yes – 188
Note to self: I never want to go anywhere and yet always love having been on adventures. We went climbing today and had to use his trad gear. We climbed a chimney and some slabs. It was super fun. Just the right amount of adventure for me. Here’s hoping I will remember this feeling for next time. Yes to adventures. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Year of Yes – 187
Taking a walk together during the golden hour. Love this family so much. Yes to family. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Year of Yes – 186
Just feeling grateful for time off today. For getting to spend time with my boys. Getting to chat with my mom and dad. Getting to read all day and do art. It takes me several days off in a row to finally wind down and I am not there yet. I am still enjoying the rest and recovery and taking things slow so I can fill my cup. Yes to family time. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Year of Yes – 185
Made some fun art today. Happy 4th of July for those observing. I am grateful for this country where I’ve made my chosen home. I’m grateful for getting to see friends for the first time in a long time. I’m grateful for good books, art supplies, my backyard, quiet time and family time. Yes to art. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Year of Yes – 184
I was chatting with a few friends the other day about how new things always seem hard until we unlock some initial progress. Running feels untenable until I have a baseline cardiovascular strength. Before that it’s just nonstop pain. But slowly if I don’t give up, I can build my capacity and I can start getting to a place where improvement becomes possible. The same applies to drawing, photography, learning languages, and many other skills. I remember before I left for Tokyo back in 1999, Jake and I had listened to how to pronounce Japanese numbers and I felt I could never ever possibly learn that language. And I did, of course. Hours and hours of studying is what it took. I’ve made a lot of improvements in my strength this year, I’ve gotten to a point where climbing harder, riding the bike harder, and doing core have all become feasible. I’m not where I want to be, yet but I can see the line of sight much more visibly than I ever have before. This makes me think about all the other areas of my life where I’d intended to lean in but I never got past that first stage. Maybe it’s time to pick one or two and see what I can do. Yes to progress. Yes to keeping at it. Yes I can. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Year of Yes – 183
And the vacation officially begins. So grateful. I watch bouldering competitions when I ride the bike each morning and in today’s competition, one climber tried to top six times and with just 16 seconds to go he tried one more time and made it with one second left to go. Another climber was the last to go on the last boulder and went from being in sixth place to third place in the final minute. Astounding moments for sure. And also astounding moments happen every single day and every single moment. A reminded to never ever give up on what you want. Life is unpredictable. Yes to keeping at it. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Year of Yes – 182 I am about to take vacation from work for the first time in a long, long time. We’re not even traveling anywhere all that exciting but just the thought of resting for a bunch of days in a row feels blissful right now. Bring it on. Yes to vacations and adventures and time off. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Year of Yes – 181
All my pictures are either of flowers or of climbing. Once I start doing other things I might have more variety. And here we are, last day of June. Half of this year is over. The first half of this year was eventful for me. A lot happened at work, a lot happened at home, a lot happened around my personal goals. I feel good about the progress I made and feel grateful for the ways in which I was able to move through some of the tougher parts. Here’s what has helped me the most: For the second half of this year I wish for more adventures, more wilderness, and more connection. Despite the challenges I’ve loved spending all this time with my family and really desperately miss my extended family and my friends. Despite everything, I have grown and learned a lot this year so far. I am grateful for this moment and really hoping that the second half is full of adventures and joy and connection. Happy almost July. Yes to introspection and growth. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Year of Yes – 180
I don’t have anything pithy to say today. Just trying to do the next right thing. Grateful today. Yes to showing up and doing what’s needed. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes |
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