Comments on: the best version of yourself http://effervescence.me/the-best-version-of-yourself/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-best-version-of-yourself Fri, 24 May 2013 23:24:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Anjal http://effervescence.me/the-best-version-of-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-2872 Anjal Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:31:49 +0000 http://kyliewrites.com/?p=3343#comment-2872 i love it! what a re-discovery! of vacation me, a total doll!!! :) sounds so inspiring. i have a vacation scheduled in july. but methinks i should take a smaller one sooner. you make a brilliant point about prioritizing that self. i was just thinking the other day how, most of the time, i’m a different person, in a different mode, than my truest, “effervescent” self. it must be the case for us all. love you, kylie!

]]> By: Kylie http://effervescence.me/the-best-version-of-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-2865 Kylie Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:25:22 +0000 http://kyliewrites.com/?p=3343#comment-2865 Louise: I LOVE those ideas! I remember vacation through smells already, but not intentionally. It happens when I catch a whiff of sunscreen, generally. It’s such a fabulous idea, though, to intentionally set up that sense-memory. I love it. I’m totally doing it.

Mel: Awareness and presence. Yes. Those are very wonderful qualities to visit and blend into your life. And thank you, as always, for your utter sweetness. ♥

]]> By: Mel http://effervescence.me/the-best-version-of-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-2862 Mel Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:18:31 +0000 http://kyliewrites.com/?p=3343#comment-2862 I do the pushing through too – ohhh boy do I. And learn. And do it again. For me maybe the most insidious aspect of this pattern is that the pushing takes precedence over necessary emotional processing. But the version of myself who shows up sometimes in practice or in support of my friends or students, or yes on vacation too, is demonstrating better ways – and they always have to do with more awareness and presence.

Vacation Kylie must be something – I pretty much think you’re a doll anyway! I am so glad that you had such a delicious time off!!

]]> By: Louise Ann Knight http://effervescence.me/the-best-version-of-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-2861 Louise Ann Knight Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:57:34 +0000 http://kyliewrites.com/?p=3343#comment-2861 I’m glad you had a relaxing break. I love to create a feeling of holiday at home. When away recently, I did the same as I’ve done in previous years – took a couple of greetings cards with pretty imagery and sat them out in our accommodation. I even took an orchid in a pot (not practical I know!). The orchid is on the mantel & the cards on the artboard in the kitchen. As I move around the home, they serve as tiny reminders of that holiday feeling. The same goes with the pebbles we collected on the beach, which we put in the garden flowerpots on our return. I choose one of my favourite essential oils or scented candles and take just that one, to burn whilst away. When I’m back, burning the same scent makes me feel like I’m still in holiday mode and helps me to slow down and just enjoy the day a little more; whatever I’m doing.

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