“Aren’t you worried about the state of the world?”
I allowed myself to breathe and then I said, “What is most important is not to allow your anxiety about what happens in the world to fill your heart. If your heart is filled with anxiety, you will get sick, and you will not be able to help.”
Yes, there is tremendous suffering all over the world, but knowing this need not paralyze us. If we practice mindful breathing, mindful walking, mindful sitting, and working in mindfulness, we can try our best to help."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
I made a challenging decision to step away from FaceBook for a month.
It was not an easy one because I know it will isolate me from my dearest friends,
but the overwhelm that I feel daily is growing, so I am taking a month to clear my mind, the air that I occupy and fill the scrolling time with learning new things, taking time to read a book, tend to my little seedlings that are happily growing and tend to my spirit that needs to be fed, just like my sourdough starter.
I will be posting here more often and I will link these posts to FB even though I am going to stay logged out.
Perhaps this quiet time away will help me find my way back to the roots that gave me the circle of friends from both far and wide that I hold most dear to my heart.
xoxo
~Kim
The Woolen Rabbit 
I completely understand. I have been there at time, too. I’ll pop over now and again to check on you. Stay well! Much love to you and your family.
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Agree. Just too much.
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I’ll be honest – it probably appears that I’m very active on Facebook. And I am in the sense that I post there frequently, mostly from Instagram. I like to check the reactions and comments on my posts, but the truth is I don’t really spend much time at all scrolling through the news feed. And when people post stuff that bothers me I hide them from my news feed. I hope you get what you need by taking this break.
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Wise and helpful quote, thank you.
Take the time you need, in the way that you need it. I really only post on Instagram…pictures plus a few words is more my thing.
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Love you and also Thich Nhat Hahn.
May all suffering for all beings cease. 💞
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I love finding you here Kim! 🙂
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Wishing you much love, grace, and the gentle peace that’s like heaven. 💕
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Since I rarely check in with FB I am happy to see you here. We can’t absorb all the trauma we see on FB and staying balanced and focused on our own life is a better way to live.
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