Lakeside Pause

After yesterday’s rather rubbish affliction, I’ve spent today allowing myself to come round to ‘normality’ again.

It was a pretty heavy work day with ‘urgent’ e-mails to attend to & I started to trudge through some A level marking. I quite enjoyed reminding myself of some of the best quotes in Hamlet, including this little pearl of wisdom: “This above all, to thine own self be true”

My Mum has often pulled this one from up her sleeve during my years growing up & I feel today is a day for it. Often it’s too easy to question oneself & angst about whether you’re doing the right thing. Perhaps, amidst all that questioning though, there’s a need to consider: in doing x am I being true to myself?...

Now, that’s a big one: It’s big because self-reflective honesty is often hard to engage with but I think I’ve got this one nailed. There are a few decisions which I’ve made in recent times (some small, some huge) which I’m pleased to say are allowing me to remain true to myself & I’m glad I made them.

On my run this evening, I sat down in the heat of the sun & watched the light flicker on the water & recalled a few of those decisions (some big, some small) asking myself: were these good decisions to make? The answer: yes, definitely!