Happy Sunday, and hello!
For all the new people this week, I’m Catherine Greer, author, mother of young adult sons and wife living in beautiful Sydney, Australia. I love to capture photos of tiny, usual things — little moments of beauty like this rainy carpark with cloudy skies.
Today let’s talk about worry.
We all do it, right?
Whenever I feel worried, overwhelmed, tired, dispirited — I whisper some words, written more than six hundred years ago.
They were written by Julian of Norwich (1343-1416). It’s important for women to know about Julian (sometimes called Juliana) because she was the author of the earliest known English language writings by a woman.
Isn’t it incredible that a woman was allowed to write at that time?
Isn’t it amazing that her writing survived and can still reach us today?
The repetition (called anaphora, in case you love writing and language like I do!) is what makes Julian’s words so beautiful and memorable.
Whispering “all shall be well” is so much more helpful than diving into worry or fear. If you’re keen, try it now and see how you feel…but use the anaphora, okay?
Say it like Julian wrote it — three times.
It’s simple, but it works.
All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.
(Not some, but all. All manner of things…kids and work and finances and health and life and death and sorrow and joy and uncertainty and pain…)
In the end, all of it shall be well.
Wishing you a beautiful Sunday filled with unexpected, tiny joys.
Love, Catherine x
PS. The fun stuff!
A talented writer-friend from America, Victoria Buda, has written her first journal. It’s a huge, beautiful book of reflection. The back cover is pictured above….find it here.
A silly little thing, but I love this new eye shadow, eyeliner pencil.
Christmas! Rocking horse nutcrackers are back but they sell out so fast.
Have you seen a polar bear sleeping in flowers? For real. So incredible.