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Alana Kirk's avatar

Oh I just love this. What a beautifully written piece firstly, and secondly it really resonates. I took my fitbit watch off about 4 years ago as was sick of being constantly pinged and poked and told I wasn't doing enough. (I don't wear a watch and I have my phone on permanent silent for the same reason.) My life is busy and demanding enough and I need to not be constantly harangued by notifications. But also the data!! Calories, pounds, likes ... it's exhausting. You are so right... we need to be left in peace to trust ourselves and enjoy the journey. Happy anniversary too!

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Karen Rand Anderson's avatar

Such a lovely mindful essay, Catherine... I think I really began letting go of the counting, tracking, measuring and comparing after I turned 65, and moved to my loft, 6 years ago. It's the perfect home for me, finally. A couple of months after settling in, I had emergency open heart surgery. After that, my whole outlook on what's important began shifting, as things do after a life-altering experience. I loved reading this, and being reminded of all those wonderful James Taylor songs that were a huge part of my own creative development... ( take a peek at my post All My Creative Lives... https://kanderson.substack.com/p/all-my-creative-lives )

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