Have a restful Summer holiday, dear Readers. I’ll be back in two weeks time. x Alicja
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Text and photos: Alicja Pyszka-Franceschini
Unfortunately, I never learnt to play the guitar. Neither did my son. He chose hockey instead. Lots of people ask me how did we go about having a boy and a girl and in all honesty we did not leave it entirely to chance. Instead I read this book and applied the knowledge and this is how it was handled. The book is called Taking Charge of Your Fertility and it is written by Toni Weschler. I bought it via Amazon but I read the one with this Taking Charge of Your Fertility (Used) | Toni Weschler | 9780060881900 | Awesome Books. I know this is an unusual post but I also know that there is a lot of pain that surrounds the topic so I hope the pain can be eased or a solution found here.
Maybe it is a message worth spreading.
But of course, I cannot guarantee the results.
Love to all,
Alicja
My daughter is seven now. She makes us laugh with her honest observations.
”Mum, when I run at the highest speed at the treadmill, my socks come off.”
My son is nearly 14. His school is on strike tomorrow and after tomorrow so we’ll have some time together organizing the garden.
I came to some very honest realisations today which kind of scared me somewhat but perhaps my life is meant to be a cautionary tale and maybe at times we ought to be those. So in the spirit of care for us all, I thought I will point it out the glitch in internal software that we all might carry.
My self-realisations are as follows:
I resolve the problem of having a career by not having it.
I resolve the problem of writing a book by not writing it.
I resolve the problem of ………. by not doing it.
This attitude is of course not visible in all my life choices and developmental areas but I do have it in some areas and where I have it, it shows.
That said..
I think that good mental health starts from first principle: ‘Deny nothing.’ As soon as we start denying knowing or feeling something (be it our need, our experience, our want, our achivements, our loves, our strengths), our psyche misaligns. I think it’s good to hear oneself.
Hear yourself.
Lots of love, A.
Photographing landscape is not always easy. To take some of the shots above I was slipping on the rocks, sliding on the seaweed. I was terrified about my backbone as these rocks are pretty solid, I can assure you. But then I giggled with the kids too. I was as wobbly on those rocks as the kids’ teeth that they had lost a few days before our stay. The seagulls were not pestering us as much as they normally would in the Summer. The town was quiet. We bought some thermal clothing (the underlayers) for the kids so that they could enjoy outdoor in colder weather. They did. And our holiday improved from that point onwards and opportunities for photographic adventures too. I hope you are finding time to rest. Have a good and warm Sunday, Alicja x
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