Happy Sunday! A warm welcome to all the new people this week. I’m Catherine Greer, Sydney-sider, beach walker, compulsive baker….and author of some best-loved books, including the upbeat and encouraging The 10 Minute Fix and Small Steps are Perfect.
New Year, same me—and I’ve been thinking about how to get on with things without so much worry.
Acceptance is the key, right? Be where our feet are, accept what is, and move forward.
So I’ve been thinking about the things in my life that are finite, and the activities that are infinite.
Certain tasks are infinite games (they’ll go on forever): healthy eating, working out, managing our own thoughts. This can be so irritating to admit!!
We have to do them FOREVER, on repeat. There’s no end to the game.
We’ll always have to manage our thoughts (which love to run away from us and be negative, right?)
We don’t get a break from taking care of our own health. (I sometimes pretend to take a break, but the consequences follow me regardless. Hello, Christmas goodies that I’m still carrying around with me! You were worth it, but it’s time to slow down now…)
I will never “arrive” with health or fitness or keeping my thoughts on track. Neither will you. Infinite games, my friends, so we might as well acknowledge them, do them, and (in my case anyway! Argh!) stop complaining about it.
Making peace with our infinite games makes life easier.
Have a beautiful week wherever you are! I hope you stay safe, rest when you need to, and find some small joys today.
Love Catherine x
PS.
Small Steps Are Perfect and The 10 Minute Fix are fun, fast to read, and super helpful. Do you have yours yet? Lots of 5-🌟 reviews. Thanks from the bottom of my heart!
It’s summer in Sydney, and I’ve loved wearing this dress — perfect to throw on at the beach or pool. Pockets! Heavier fabric. Long, loose and elegant.
James P. Carse wrote a philosophical book called Finite and Infinite Games and Simon Sinek built on James’ ideas in a business / leadership book called The Infinite Game. I haven’t read either yet, but just applied to idea to my own life. What’s infinite and finite in yours?