Hello everybody, just joined the group. I am 63 years old living in Germany, raised my daughter all by myself. She moved away 8 years ago, but we still have a close relationship. I am hoping to find my way into slower living, getting rid of clutter and living more self compassion. I am curious what to find in Connies group. Petra

In January, I let go of art supplies, art papers/pieces, memorabilia, paperwork, magazines. Some of it was hard to let go but very necessary. I’m still working with paperwork, books, other home decor items. I have fine china & crystal that I’m having a hard time letting go of. I’ll be married this year for 30 yrs & we have never used fine china or crystal. Back in the day, we put these items on a registry cause well that was the tradition. So in time I’ll decide. I’m being gentle with myself about it. Photographs, including digital is also on the declutter agenda this year. Setting up a capsule seasonal wardrobe is also on the agenda & an ongoing process. It feels good to incrementally tackle these things. During this wintering time, nesting & decluttering is very cathartic. Keeping busy so I don’t get lethargic & the winter blues.

In last week’s live coaching call, Connie asked us to choose one thing — a habit, an object, something physical — and let go of it for seven days. I decided to turn my phone off between 8 pm and 8 am. It’s not that I spend my evenings or mornings endlessly scrolling — and certainly not during the night. But I do often pick up my phone for a quick check. Just to see if there are any new messages. Just in case. By switching it off for twelve hours, I wanted to see what would happen. I expected the evenings to be the hardest part. But, interestingly, it was the mornings that challenged me most. While waiting for my tea to be ready, my hand would instinctively reach for my phone. A quick glance. Any messages? Any news? Has anything ‘important’ happened while I slept? I’m slowly getting used to not knowing what happened in the world overnight. And I already know now that this is something I want to continue doing. It feels freeing and deeply calming. It also reminds me of my twenties and thirties — a time when we didn’t know what had happened until we read the morning newspaper. And even then, it only told us about the day before, not the night we had just slept through. And I don't think that I missed out on anything back then, quite the contrary. Thank you, @Connie Riet , for this inspiration! ♥️

The LOVE ❤️ month. While the collective world goes even more bonkers, survey says crazy!! we can land/ground softly. My intention is to go analog as much as possible, pick anything from 10,000 pins off of Pinterest and actually do something. Lol 😆 Have a beautiful soft start to February everyone. Remember according to Cynthia Sue Larsen, “how good can it get”? Let’s make our reality magical 💫✨🪽🦄

Happy Saturday, sweet sisters. I’m here, enjoying my coffee on this misty Pacific NW morning. Banana Bread in the oven, and gentle guitar coming through the speakers. How good can today get? Knowing I have things to accomplish, but honoring the rhythm that suits me so not to create overwhelm. I must learn how to slow down. It’s a hard lesson for me. Join me for a moment, and have a wonderful day.