It’s miraculous what a short getaway can accomplish, a replenished soul, calmed nerves, and revived energy.
School holidays this past week, was the perfect excuse for a short break from routine. My favorite hideaway in East London, Prana Lodge, was the perfect canvas, fabulous service, fantastic food, but most of all, a tropical retreat with a private beach, pure bliss.
So, I’m here, and what is it that I’m thinking about. Lots. In this peaceful tranquility, I take stock of life. Life, in this moment, is quite wonderful. I stare at my growing kids, with real wonder, how the years have reeled by, I can see a short movie, playing over in my mind. Just the other day, they were babies… I look at them now, independent, maturing human beings, boundless confidence, beautiful.
Yet, on the other more creative side, Friday, was the anniversary of my fledgling brand, pralenepoetry. I really enjoyed an outpouring of love, and best wishes, from my nearest and dearest, a truly humbling, grateful day.
So the course is set, for another year, of words, of journey, of travel within, and travel out there.
It’s been a week of personal journey, I’m reflective of a topic close of to my heart, self leadership. Soon, I’ll be on stage, as vulnerable as can be, reflecting on my life story, my accomplishments, my failings, my dreams for all to see.
It will set the inner sail, on the next sojourn of this incredible lifetime.
I’m really keen to include a little interlude on my recent encounter with the faces of war during my recent trip overseas. It’s taken me some time to digest what it has meant for me. The lessons for me personally was to relook at my life, in this present moment. What’s important, and what’s not. More importantly who is important to me, and who is not. Who are the people and situations that light my energy up, and who and what consume my energy. Who really support me, and who does not. A real life exercise, yielded surprising results, even for me. I’ve accepted the results and it’s consequences. It’s a new lens through which I’m viewing my life and I’m relishing these moments.
I realized that by doing this, I was building a new core, a new bandwidth of energy. Renewed purpose.
I feel lighter, brighter. Can’t really explain it more at this stage. Perhaps it’s a new self leadership experiment?
So, as I close this week, with the roar of the ocean in my ear, I am still, quieter than I usually find myself. I guess I’m refueling. Sometimes, I still think about the faces, young, old, and everything in between, of shock, of anxiety, of untold sadness and extreme hunger, struggle, pain and loss and the unknown. They’ve taught me so much, so much.
I’m finding my inner core, once again, my own reserves of strength and gratitude. I’m still keeping those close around me, who I fuel, and those who fill my cup. Family. Friends. Colleagues. Fans of pralenepoetry.
I wish you all a refueled, energized week.
❤️
Pralene