Hi Reader,
What a decade this week has been.
My daughter Xanthe was supposed to go on school camp, something she had looked forward to for months. We were set to leave at 10:00 AM. I was running a little late and thought, “No worries, we’ll head out at 10:05.” But then, at 10:03, I got a text message:
❌ Camp cancelled due to flooding.
At first, I thought it was a prank, "Some kid is punking me." Then I was baffled. We live in New South Wales and, yes, we’d had some rain, but it didn’t seem bad enough to cancel camp. I may have even thought, “Seriously? Bit soft…”
And then…
It started to pour.
Not just a drizzle, a full-on, monsoon-style downpour. (I've never actually lived through a monsoon, but this felt like one.) Everything started getting cancelled.
If you're also in New South Wales: Sending love. Stay dry. Stay safe. Batten down.
If you're in need of comic relief, this is how I feel right now...
Something That’s Been On My Mind...
I came across this quote recently, and it hasn’t left my brain since:
“We may fear being honest with ourselves because we believe honesty is synonymous with action. But honesty is step one. We choose to stay as we are or change. Sometimes we aren’t ready to leave a situation or change something about ourselves. Be patient with your process.” - Nedra Glover Tawwab
Wow. That hit.
The tension between awareness & action
So often, we avoid honesty because we assume the moment we admit the truth, we’ll have to do something about it, yet sometimes, we’re just not ready for that next step, and that’s okay.
Nature doesn’t bloom all year.
There are seasons.
There is winter.
There is rest.
And then….spring returns.
If you're in a personal winter season where action feels hard or distant, you’re not broken. You’re resting. Healing. Replenishing. Spring will come.
Especially when it comes to boundaries
This is especially true for those of us who’ve been people-pleasers, always saying “yes,” always putting others first.
You don’t need to pendulum swing the other way, suddenly building sky-high boundaries or isolating yourself. That shift doesn’t need to be all-or-nothing. You can simply notice:
- “This isn’t working.”
- I’m uncomfortable.”
- “This is not where I want to stay.”
Awareness is enough for now.
You can sit with it.
You can take small steps, tiny acts of courage.
Because small steps, done consistently, become big ones, and avoiding that “all or nothing” mindset keeps us from cycling right back to where we started.
Something to sit with, especially if you’re in your own personal winter right now.
Much love,
Suzanne
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