In the end, no amount of prepping for something will prevent it from happening. Alignment with the Earth is probably the best preparation we can have. Eventually, we all transform back into the energy we once were before birth into a physical form. I went for a slow walk today and just enjoyed the colors, smells, birds and other animals. Ultimately, just treating our fellow earthlings with kindness and love is what brings peace. ❤
I miss my forest. I live in more of a suburban area, however we had old woods in the back of our house. It was my peace place. I could always rely on that area, taking a walk through the brush, calming my senses. I grew up with the forest. This past week, construction cut down every single tree, a lot of them probably at least 100 years old or more. It is now completely barren. The only thing left are the wide stumps of my trees, and upturned dirt. I grieve for the land I remember, and it saddens me so much to see it all turned into dull, flat land. I am glad I can watch your videos, it is a walk in the woods that I can no longer do.
I decided this very thing yesterday iv been saving for a few months to get a decent used car so I can find a job with everything going on iv been so stressed about it all .. that it has effected my day to day .. I decided yesterday to slow down and refuse to contribute to the crazy anymore.. I also live very far out in country no houses around and always have things to keep me busy outside … but I’m just gonna let it all go do what I can when I can .. please pray I find a job soon !!
Hello. I havnt bought anything for anyone for years... not for birthdays nor Christmas. I make things for people. Something useful... or significant...
Happy Saturday, Colette, How strange, that same thought struck me today. I was sitting in traffic, getting impatient, when it occurred to me that there wasn't anything I needed that couldn't wait until monday. So, I came home and decluttered in my bedroom. I had piles of papers that needed filing, and a pile of notes to myself to remember things (which was buried), and summer clothes that needed to be packed away, and summer sandals, and a bag of clothes for donation. Now my room is a much calmer space to be in, and I'm much calmer, too!
I like to go out in the woods and collect pinecones and sprigs of evergreen that have fallen onto the ground. I make a little centerpiece for my table for the holidays.
As I grow older, I want so few things. For Christmastime, I'm going to host a lovely meal and tell each person how they make the world a more lovely place. That's it and that is wealth. ❤️ Thank you for exemplifying this. I really mean that. Warm blessings 🥰
Slow, calm and peaceful creates the vibration we all hanker for in our souls - Thanks Colette for setting the tone of slowing down. Let's embrace stillness and peace :)
Yes to tealights in the window, bringing greenery into the house and cozy days, making gifts or gathering little collections of small things I know people will like in Yule and no to Christmas shopping. The antidote to uncertain times for me are the little rituals I remember going back in time that steady my ship and hopefully does the same for others and just being there in case someone needs some kind words. Thanks for showing me how you do this too in your very own way.
I agree with you Collette. I have enough too. When the pandemic first began, remember everyone bought toilet rolls and pasta? I don't eat pasta, and I had just bought a 9 pack of toilet rolls, I knew that was sufficient. I never ran out and there were plenty in the shops when I next needed them. Ditto the mythical 'petrol shortage'. Didn't bother to panic buy, and there was plenty when I needed it. Same with oil, I only use olive oil, plenty when I next needed some. A gardening acquaintance spent a small fortune on kilner jars to can his tomatoes. Being on a limited budget, I worked out the cost in time, fuel and jars, didn't bother. I do freeze runner beans, and I also dehydrate some things, but I don't have a fancy dehydrator. I use the oven, full of course and then leave tomatoes to dehydrate in residue heat. My old gran used to say, when offered seconds at a meal: "No thank you, sufficient is a feast" She was never greedy, or overweight. A lesson for us all.
Yes I agree with you ,The more simplicity the Life is the Less chaotic it will be. Always Love to listen to Your Amazing Wisdom 😊 Life is not a race or a Consuming Game, To Me it is how I experienced it and Enjoyed it, and learned to stop along the way to Smell the Roses and Enjoy the Little things Mother Earth has to offer Us All . Blessings to you too Collette 🥰 you are truly an Amazing Soul Much Love from The US XO 💙💙💙
I like this message! I've been practicing "slow Christmas" for years. No shopping (all the kids in my family are grown so the gift buying pressures are done), no giant meal but using the day as one of quiet, rest and reflection.
Same here, my daughter and I shall walk with our 5 dogs, breathe the sea air on the Solway Firth coast and then home to a normal everyday lunch as usual x
@@sarahbradfield6079 We just spent a night in Silloth, visiting from a little further down the coast near Seascale. What a beautiful part of the world you live in. Your Christmas sounds so lovely.
I believe in everything you shared,nature is healing to our souls. Allowing ourselves to be a part of this healing balm helps us to connect to the greater reality of the cosmos. Thank you so much for your insights, as always.
Thank you for the reminder dear friend. "Slow living and breathe." I wish us all the best of luck with that this holiday season. It can be such a busy jumbled mess. I will keep your words, in your tone, on replay in my head. 😊
What a perfect, timely message. Sadly those who whizz through life at supersonic speeds probably don’t watch your channel. They should. Also I’m making an effort to do one thing at a time and give it my full attention. I’ve decided it will help my mental state. So thank you for the lovely calming woodland walk and your soothing words ❤️❤️❤️
I am embracing slow living, as I do not go out, only to walk my dog, and I love our walks in the beautiful countryside right from my front door, here in Devon, England. I do not need to go into the shops, and be surrounded by all the people, and things, I can not cope with all that now. I love quiet times, just enjoying nature, and what is abundant around me here. I feel the spirits are in my home, as yesterday a lamp in my kitchen came on and went off all on it's own! I do feel that things are changing around us, and we need to slow down to take in what beauty there is in nature, and in our homes. Love and Blessings to you too xxx
Even as a child I’ve always found the so called holidays and associated chaos and enforced gaiety really puzzling if not downright weird. Celebrating the solstice makes sense. It’s real. It’s ancient. The rest of it is just a bizarre elaborate fevered commercialization of something that never happened nor ever even could have happened.
Thank you for sharing those beautiful and important thoughts. Exactly what was on my mind these days. I went to a big supermarket in Bantry today, I think the last time was about 4 weeks ago. Now all the Christmas stuff moved in. But such plastic stuff, and so many candles with strong artificial odours. So poor yet so expensive! No inspiration, no artistry, no soul. A few candles, some twigs from the garden, maybe some hand crafted paper stars give much more atmosphere. And some organic orange essential oil on the stove. Less toxic for the environment and for humans, especially the little ones.
Beautiful stroll! Thank you! I can't wait for the invention of Smell-a-vision so that we can smell the Natural life around you. I'm a long term caregiver/doula for an elder gent, up until two weeks ago I worked outdoors 3-4 hours a day for him, my gentleman now has me spending those hours helping him indoors. I MISS my time in Nature, I'm suffocating! I'm going to put my foot down and tell him I need time outdoors, who else is going to tuck everyone in for the Winter, got mulching to do, pruning and thinning, gather in flower and Herb seeds, stack his wood in the shed. Instead I'm indoors looking out. I'm so grateful for your morning Stroll and Chat, Thank you, Collette.
Since March I moved back to my country from a lovely place in Germany. Now I live in Genoa and from my windows I can see the harbour where come and go huge marvellous (???) cruise ships. It makes me so sad to think how much noise/pollution they make!!!! Little dolphins, mediterranean whales sacrified for the pleasure of tourists and money! Today I decided that finally the strands are empty and I went swimming. The fresh water gave me such a pleasure!! No more depressive thoughts just an inside happiness for being cuddled by the waves. I just wanted to share this with you nice people who gather around Colette, our mentor. Pls forgive my English. Love to you all from Italy ❤🇮🇹
Thank you for this reminder, I too will not indulge in the commercial madness. Instead I'm planting bulbs in borders and pots for a wonderful spring tulip display x
Hi Colette, I agree strongly with everything you've said, this is exactly what thoughts I had when wondering around the farmlands today and seeing the absolute beauty of the Holly and her bright red berries. I really don't want to be dragged into the Christmas mayhem, I've had enough, I am done. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. Xxx
True wisdom Colette. Explore, enjoy, savour every moment of the day. It’s the minutes that matter. This is the gift. Thank you💕 (I’ve watched and listened to this one several times)🐇🐇
I have been simplifying for over 15 years now. I started to realize that everything I buy for a "Season" then needs to be packed away and stored...taking up even more space in my life. My aim has been to limit my "seasonal" decorations to what can be contained within 1 box. My home looks baren compared to the "consumer driven vision" in the stores....but I have fallen in love with the simplicity. Now I have time to do the things I love, the baking for family and friends, the planning of the special meals. Now I don't feel the burden of the "Pressure" to create a scene out of a magazine! I am now calmer and more at peace. And if someone thinks to complain about my simple decorations I am confident enough now, finally, to tell them to decorate to their hearts content in their own home but to stop judging me for my choice.
Hi Colette! Thank you for the calendar I received today, it really is lovely, I try not to listen to the news these days as it worries me and brings me down, I try to think positive thoughts and think how wonderful mother earth is and she won't let us stave. I enjoyed the time with you today as always. ❤️🏴
Colette, I'm seeing this in the wee hours of Nov 19th and as a woman living on my own acreage, I found your ideas comforting and calming. The "preppers" here in the U.S. would have us all lamenting that, as their political party took some hits this past week, we're all foolish if we don't prepare for inevitable worst-case scenarios. I have at times let those messages disturb my peace, when I am in no way obligated to do so. Thanks for the reminder.
I made a rich fruit cake because my mother always did and i made it to honour her. We'll hang old-fashioned fold out paper decorations, white snowballs. There will be candles, and lights threaded through the houseplants. Holly and ivy from the garden. We'll burn wood cut from our trees. Family and friends will come home to share togetherness and we'll eat simple and delicious home-cooked food. And not a scrap of plastic, anywhere. This is everything! Real abundance! Real blessings! I am so thankful for them! So much more than so many, have. Blessings, to all here 🌿
Dear Colette,you are so right.......slow living is the best................since I am a widdow,I sold my car,can reach the places,where I want to go with bus or train or plane(Ireland) The money I safe for my holidays in Ireland,the daily costs I minimized,and I feel good and lucky.the best place is my home,there I create all the booklets...........I am knitting,and I am lucky with my little garden..................Blessings and greetings from Daggy,Kiel,Germany☘☘☘
☀️The new color you chose to paint your cottage is wonderful. I always have enjoyed your lovely soft, relaxing walks through the woods, so calming in difficult times. Thank you🙂
So true. Going out to shops in the villiage, and then thinking, what am i doing here. . What do i need.. not the chaos, or the loudness. But.. Slow living at home... making some cosy nature decorations. 💚🌲 Drinking a cup of warm tea, while lightning up some candles. 🕯🥰
You wont believe it but i felt the same yesterday .....i brought a neighbour to the hospital apt and popped to mahon to get a mat.....managed to grab one and fled.....the ostentation of christmas bull was too much to bear......and way 2 early.....the crowds also took my breath away.....so out to the car... back to the hospital.....wait for few minutes in fairness til my neighbour arrived out......off home to spend time in my own peace and quiet!!!! My dogs to welcome me and the birds to feed and chirp at me!!! Totally agree with you Colette.....slow is the way to go!!!! Blessings and enjoy the weekend and woodland x
Thank you so much for this, it was exactly what I needed to hear. I don't tend to get caught up with all the Christmas stuff but I have found myself getting drawn into an almost panic of prepping, which is based on anxiety and a perception of lack. Whereas, like you, I do actually have all I need. Yes, slow living, getting out in nature, and being grateful for what I have, is how I want to live. Thank you again, dear Colette x
Don't panic about prepping it feels like government try to keep us all in fear and panic ,there will be plenty for everyone if we swap barter and share , remember how our elders survived the war recessions . People will return to sharing what they have with love and peace .xx
How beautiful are your words today. Stepping away from the chaos is best for the mind and the soul. I find myself in the same place and am spending time everyday in my woods. Being in Northern Ontario, Canada, my woods are filled with different beauty but the peace achieved is the same. I love seeing the fresh animal tracks in the snow, snow laden evergreen boughs, the now red dogwood branches adding bright colour and listening to the quiet sounds of winter. Joy to my soul.
Your channel is always so refreshing. I got fired from my server job last month just in time for the holidays! 😂most would be freaking out but I’m not into consumerism. the excuse was that I wasn’t happy enough. Lol I guess not- the rat race of working nights serving drunk and rude people wore me down. Los Angeles is a beast I’m trying to leave. I’m on unemployment and taking a minute to slow down…. I spent the whole summer working on stocking up food and supplies and starting new plants for my indoor garden. I have candle making supplies so maybe I have time to make candles as gifts. I’ve spent 20 years working 2 and 3 jobs even with kids. Breathe…. And take in nature ❤ 🪴
I'm thinking too ,please don't panic about prepping people,instead we should be sharing our skills ,swapping with love and kindness .I crochet blankets ,hats scarves etc if anyone needs warm wool accessories I'm happy to share .xx
Well said. We can't see the forest for the trees. Sounds silly but it's true. Staying home here and canning dehydrating as well as freezing different things to put up. Going barefoot to ground myself to earth. What a wonderful lady earth is. Collette.... you are a beacon light for many. Bless you dear lady.
Thank you. I agree with you. I am trying to slow down and not get caught up in all the craziness this world can feed us. Stay well and enjoy your slow living.
Hello Colette 🧚♀️I agree with all that you say , I like to keep my living slow and low maintenance as possible ...it helps my mind to create the simple things in life xx
That was so tranquil and relevant, even 2 months hence....as I watch it mid-January. Taking personal time to adjust to what seemingly should be a fast-start to a new year, but to take my time to appreciate all the good things in life. Garden is lovely from rare rains in Los Angeles, much needed. It truly brings mother nature to the forefront.
What a gorgeous array of a 360 degree tapestry of delicious colours at your very doorstep ... thank you Colette ... slowing down with you :) love from Canada xo
Thank you for sharing this message and helping me to cope with the chaos. Thank you for the sounds of the brook. Thank you for reminding me to breathe today.
I went into Walmart yesterday, my country’s temple of consumerism, to fill a prescription. They were having their Black Friday sales, which usually falls on the day after our Thanksgiving, 2 weeks off. Everywhere I looked were racks of cheaply made toys, dolls & puzzles, all produced in China or India & destined for the rubbish bin before next year rolls around. Ironically, the countries who make these items are some of the least caring and charitable towards their own people.
Least caring is an interesting perspective to have on China where people do not have to pay out of pocket for healthcare or education, and where housing is provided for most. Unlike the US where the majority cannot afford healthcare, education or housing🤷🏼♀️
@@maleidi I’m not sure where you get your information, but it is not correct. They are not told where to live, what education to get (except maybe by parents), where and what their work is, nor what medical treatment they must take 🤷🏼♀️. In fact, it is only recently that China has implemented mandatory covid vaccines for some cities for public spaces 👍🏻
A much needed message in these times of fear! It's been my mantra this year to Go Inward and focus on myself and curate my life, weeding out what doesn't suit me and it's been freeing in so many ways. I spent most of the summer outside, either in my gardens or working on important projects. Getting away from social media also helped with not feeling fearful. I pay attention to my intuition and my souls urgings.
Lovely peacefull voice. Listening feels like a meditation. We need to be gratefull for the abundance in nature. Your place is beautifull and inspiring.
Thanks Colette, a wonderful conversation to wake to. I’m feeling lighter, more hopeful this morning. We went to our first dance in three years. It was wonderful meeting and greeting old acquaintances. Everyone was smiling and happy to be alive! Our elections (USA) came through better than I could have hoped for. We’ll continue to work together to lessen the fears, and contribute and comfort those who’ll accept it. Breathing easier here, thank you. 🌺🌷💚 💙💛💙💛💙
You have a beautiful soul. I feel this anxiety and this excitement as well. My guy has really been focused on prepping for the recession and the madness. And I'm exhausted from it. Thank you for showing me this beautiful scene. My landlord sold the property we lived in for 6 years. It had 3 acres and a creek. It was so peaceful. Now we live in the city and it's always so hectic. Thank you so much for sharing
Words of wisdom “slow living”. You have such a way … It was a hard day for me today…car troubles…I’m in my 70s I was feeling discouraged…like maybe I’m old and powerless… Your words soothed me. And then my son came to help start the car. It is such a comfort to have people in my life!!
You’re right about Enniskillen. Fermanagh has been decimated in the past few years. Our South West Acute Hospital is now facing the closure of its emergency department which means in the event of a stroke, heart attack, car accident etc we will have to travel 2 hours to Altnagelvin, Craigavon and possibly even across the border. A campaign is ongoing to save our acute services right now.
I'm with you Colette♥, I too am backing away from continued shopping when I have enough at home. And for creativity, in October I started to pick up some fallen branches and pinecone and will use them for some handmade winter deco for the holiday season. Bring the outside in, light some candles, or warm light from lamps, a good book, soup on the stove ♥ I plan to thinly slice some oranges and apples and dry them out in the oven, I think these will add a lovely touch for some decoration and aroma too. Continued blessings to you my dear !
Hello, you are so right. I have stopped watching the news as much and headed outside for a walk instead. My family and I got together and decided to celebrate Christmas in July. We also have a white elephant, so this way you only have one gift to give. We decorate for Christmas in July and it wonderful. I know this my not be for everyone, but it works for us. We all enjoy December so much more now.
You explained this perfectly. We certainly are living in very unsettling times. We must stand United together. We really are going to have a lot less than what we have now, this is just the start.
My Christmas present to myself this year is a 7 yr old rescue spaniel. She is going to make me walk enjoy the countryside and stay healthy much better than anything you can buy commercially and she is so loving too. Sending love to you for a quiet and relaxing Christmas xxx Jo and Lexie
You're a girl after my own heart, Collette. I SO can relate to you today. It's just SO out of control, the consumerism. It's just so wonderful to be able to enjoy our little safe haven, called home! Be well.
Thankyou for this lovely calming video. Christmas for me as a child of the 50's was a magical thing starting as it did with the first Sunday of Advent. Over the years it seems to have become just a spend fest with shops going Christmas by the end of October! I haven't bought into this for decades. When the children were younger and still at home we made presents and just enjoyed the opportunity for family time. These days I don't bother with the commercial side of things and just look forward to a quiet day at home and perhaps a bit of lunch with my daughter. Lunch which for me has often been a cottage pie or just beans on toast on Christmases past. Slow living is something i have been able to practice much more since I retired and you are right whatever the problem or upset a bit of time outside works wonders for the soul.
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In the end, no amount of prepping for something will prevent it from happening. Alignment with the Earth is probably the best preparation we can have. Eventually, we all transform back into the energy we once were before birth into a physical form. I went for a slow walk today and just enjoyed the colors, smells, birds and other animals. Ultimately, just treating our fellow earthlings with kindness and love is what brings peace. ❤
I miss my forest. I live in more of a suburban area, however we had old woods in the back of our house. It was my peace place. I could always rely on that area, taking a walk through the brush, calming my senses. I grew up with the forest. This past week, construction cut down every single tree, a lot of them probably at least 100 years old or more. It is now completely barren. The only thing left are the wide stumps of my trees, and upturned dirt. I grieve for the land I remember, and it saddens me so much to see it all turned into dull, flat land. I am glad I can watch your videos, it is a walk in the woods that I can no longer do.
A few candles and your words are enough for me.
I decided this very thing yesterday iv been saving for a few months to get a decent used car so I can find a job with everything going on iv been so stressed about it all .. that it has effected my day to day .. I decided yesterday to slow down and refuse to contribute to the crazy anymore.. I also live very far out in country no houses around and always have things to keep me busy outside … but I’m just gonna let it all go do what I can when I can .. please pray I find a job soon !!
Hello. I havnt bought anything for anyone for years... not for birthdays nor Christmas. I make things for people. Something useful... or significant...
That's a beautiful part of the world and a wonderful way to bless your loved ones! Blessings to you
Happy Saturday, Colette, How strange, that same thought struck me today. I was sitting in traffic, getting impatient, when it occurred to me that there wasn't anything I needed that couldn't wait until monday. So, I came home and decluttered in my bedroom. I had piles of papers that needed filing, and a pile of notes to myself to remember things (which was buried), and summer clothes that needed to be packed away, and summer sandals, and a bag of clothes for donation. Now my room is a much calmer space to be in, and I'm much calmer, too!
Ha ha that bedroom decluttering and filing job is still on my list along with quite a few more but it will happen hopefully soon. =-)
I like to go out in the woods and collect pinecones and sprigs of evergreen that have fallen onto the ground. I make a little centerpiece for my table for the holidays.
As I grow older, I want so few things. For Christmastime, I'm going to host a lovely meal and tell each person how they make the world a more lovely place. That's it and that is wealth. ❤️ Thank you for exemplifying this. I really mean that. Warm blessings 🥰
Slow, calm and peaceful creates the vibration we all hanker for in our souls - Thanks Colette for setting the tone of slowing down. Let's embrace stillness and peace :)
This brought me incredible peace. Thank you, Colette ❤️
Yes to tealights in the window, bringing greenery into the house and cozy days, making gifts or gathering little collections of small things I know people will like in Yule and no to Christmas shopping. The antidote to uncertain times for me are the little rituals I remember going back in time that steady my ship and hopefully does the same for others and just being there in case someone needs some kind words. Thanks for showing me how you do this too in your very own way.
I agree with you Collette. I have enough too. When the pandemic first began, remember everyone bought toilet rolls and pasta? I don't eat pasta, and I had just bought a 9 pack of toilet rolls, I knew that was sufficient. I never ran out and there were plenty in the shops when I next needed them. Ditto the mythical 'petrol shortage'. Didn't bother to panic buy, and there was plenty when I needed it. Same with oil, I only use olive oil, plenty when I next needed some. A gardening acquaintance spent a small fortune on kilner jars to can his tomatoes. Being on a limited budget, I worked out the cost in time, fuel and jars, didn't bother. I do freeze runner beans, and I also dehydrate some things, but I don't have a fancy dehydrator. I use the oven, full of course and then leave tomatoes to dehydrate in residue heat.
My old gran used to say, when offered seconds at a meal: "No thank you, sufficient is a feast"
She was never greedy, or overweight. A lesson for us all.
Yes I agree with you ,The more simplicity the Life is the Less chaotic it will be.
Always Love to listen to Your Amazing Wisdom 😊
Life is not a race or a Consuming Game, To Me it is how I experienced it and Enjoyed it, and learned to
stop along the way to Smell the Roses and Enjoy the Little things Mother Earth has to offer Us All .
Blessings to you too Collette 🥰 you are truly an Amazing Soul Much Love from The US XO 💙💙💙
That helped re-set my overly busy mind!
I like this message! I've been practicing "slow Christmas" for years. No shopping (all the kids in my family are grown so the gift buying pressures are done), no giant meal but using the day as one of quiet, rest and reflection.
Same here, my daughter and I shall walk with our 5 dogs, breathe the sea air on the Solway Firth coast and then home to a normal everyday lunch as usual x
@@sarahbradfield6079 We just spent a night in Silloth, visiting from a little further down the coast near Seascale. What a beautiful part of the world you live in. Your Christmas sounds so lovely.
Portland Oregon or Portland Maine?
@@Janlcoyne Oregon
@@mikeinportland30 Hi from Vashon, Washington!
I believe in everything you shared,nature is healing to our souls. Allowing ourselves to be a part of this healing balm helps us to connect to the greater reality of the cosmos. Thank you so much for your insights, as always.
Thank you for the reminder dear friend. "Slow living and breathe." I wish us all the best of luck with that this holiday season. It can be such a busy jumbled mess. I will keep your words, in your tone, on replay in my head. 😊
What a perfect, timely message. Sadly those who whizz through life at supersonic speeds probably don’t watch your channel. They should.
Also I’m making an effort to do one thing at a time and give it my full attention. I’ve decided it will help my mental state. So thank you for the lovely calming woodland walk and your soothing words ❤️❤️❤️
I’m the same Collette. I just want to be home, enjoying my books and my garden. Home is my sanctuary. Blessings ✨
I am embracing slow living, as I do not go out, only to walk my dog, and I love our walks in the beautiful countryside right from my front door, here in Devon, England. I do not need to go into the shops, and be surrounded by all the people, and things, I can not cope with all that now. I love quiet times, just enjoying nature, and what is abundant around me here. I feel the spirits are in my home, as yesterday a lamp in my kitchen came on and went off all on it's own! I do feel that things are changing around us, and we need to slow down to take in what beauty there is in nature, and in our homes. Love and Blessings to you too xxx
Even as a child I’ve always found the so called holidays and associated chaos and enforced gaiety really puzzling if not downright weird. Celebrating the solstice makes sense. It’s real. It’s ancient. The rest of it is just a bizarre elaborate fevered commercialization of something that never happened nor ever even could have happened.
Beautiful video Colette with such a tranquil message.
Thank you so much 🙏💖🌳
Quite right..... slow gentle living nothing like it.... calms my soul... 🙏💕🍁🍂💫
You are so right in all you said. Simplicity brings us peace.
Yes. That is time in the garden for me. Time to just be. Blessings
Yes!!! Slow is good, slow is great, consciously enjoying beauty.
Thank you for sharing those beautiful and important thoughts. Exactly what was on my mind these days. I went to a big supermarket in Bantry today, I think the last time was about 4 weeks ago. Now all the Christmas stuff moved in. But such plastic stuff, and so many candles with strong artificial odours. So poor yet so expensive! No inspiration, no artistry, no soul. A few candles, some twigs from the garden, maybe some hand crafted paper stars give much more atmosphere. And some organic orange essential oil on the stove. Less toxic for the environment and for humans, especially the little ones.
I think you are very wise 😊
Beautiful stroll! Thank you! I can't wait for the invention of Smell-a-vision so that we can smell the Natural life around you.
I'm a long term caregiver/doula for an elder gent, up until two weeks ago I worked outdoors 3-4 hours a day for him, my gentleman now has me spending those hours helping him indoors. I MISS my time in Nature, I'm suffocating!
I'm going to put my foot down and tell him I need time outdoors, who else is going to tuck everyone in for the Winter, got mulching to do, pruning and thinning, gather in flower and Herb seeds, stack his wood in the shed. Instead I'm indoors looking out.
I'm so grateful for your morning Stroll and Chat, Thank you, Collette.
Since March I moved back to my country from a lovely place in Germany.
Now I live in Genoa and from my windows I can see the harbour where come and go huge marvellous (???) cruise ships. It makes me so sad to think how much noise/pollution they make!!!! Little dolphins, mediterranean whales sacrified for the pleasure of tourists and money!
Today I decided that finally the strands are empty and I went swimming. The fresh water gave me such a pleasure!! No more depressive thoughts just an inside happiness for being cuddled by the waves. I just wanted to share this with you nice people who gather around Colette, our mentor.
Pls forgive my English. Love to you all from Italy ❤🇮🇹
Thank you for this reminder, I too will not indulge in the commercial madness. Instead I'm planting bulbs in borders and pots for a wonderful spring tulip display x
Hi Colette, I agree strongly with everything you've said, this is exactly what thoughts I had when wondering around the farmlands today and seeing the absolute beauty of the Holly and her bright red berries. I really don't want to be dragged into the Christmas mayhem, I've had enough, I am done. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts.
Xxx
I heartily echo that! I've had enough, I am done......now if only those that matter would listen to me
Boy oh boy, I so needed your message today. Thank you!
True wisdom Colette. Explore, enjoy, savour every moment of the day. It’s the minutes that matter. This is the gift. Thank you💕 (I’ve watched and listened to this one several times)🐇🐇
I'm with you...a commercial Christmas just isn't for me any more.
This is the time of year when we're conditioned to believe that we MUST consume, consume, consume! It's crazy.
I have been simplifying for over 15 years now. I started to realize that everything I buy for a "Season" then needs to be packed away and stored...taking up even more space in my life. My aim has been to limit my "seasonal" decorations to what can be contained within 1 box. My home looks baren compared to the "consumer driven vision" in the stores....but I have fallen in love with the simplicity. Now I have time to do the things I love, the baking for family and friends, the planning of the special meals. Now I don't feel the burden of the "Pressure" to create a scene out of a magazine! I am now calmer and more at peace.
And if someone thinks to complain about my simple decorations I am confident enough now, finally, to tell them to decorate to their hearts content in their own home but to stop judging me for my choice.
How I love this time of year in nature. How I love your woodland ! Thank you Colette ! Peace and blessings 💕🙏
Hi Colette! Thank you for the calendar I received today, it really is lovely, I try not to listen to the news these days as it worries me and brings me down, I try to think positive thoughts and think how wonderful mother earth is and she won't let us stave. I enjoyed the time with you today as always. ❤️🏴
Having a slow home building day today for same reasons.
Couldn't agree more. Sun coming in my bedroom window is bliss.
Colette, I'm seeing this in the wee hours of Nov 19th and as a woman living on my own acreage, I found your ideas comforting and calming. The "preppers" here in the U.S. would have us all lamenting that, as their political party took some hits this past week, we're all foolish if we don't prepare for inevitable worst-case scenarios. I have at times let those messages disturb my peace, when I am in no way obligated to do so. Thanks for the reminder.
I made a rich fruit cake because my mother always did and i made it to honour her. We'll hang old-fashioned fold out paper decorations, white snowballs. There will be candles, and lights threaded through the houseplants. Holly and ivy from the garden. We'll burn wood cut from our trees. Family and friends will come home to share togetherness and we'll eat simple and delicious home-cooked food. And not a scrap of plastic, anywhere. This is everything! Real abundance! Real blessings! I am so thankful for them! So much more than so many, have. Blessings, to all here 🌿
And blessings to you dearest Collette…May your days of slow living be filled with much joy, peace and love…….Carol in Elora
The recession has started. People everywhere in the stores are prepping. You are in such a wonderful position. Bless you. Collett. You are so correct.
Yes! Thank you Colette for this powerful reminder !
I love the thought of slow simple living Collette, if only I could slow my husband down. 😂 thanks for sharing the peace of your beautiful woodland
I can’t agree more, Collette. Blessings of the season to you.
Beautiful sentiments Collette. I love all you stand for! Truly.. a great teacher of the heart and soul of life. Thank u❤
I agree with every word you say, time in nature and with family is how I choose to celebrate Yule x
You have poetry in all you do, Colette. I feel so humbled and honored to have been led to your world. Thank you and Blessings from Susan
Dear Colette,you are so right.......slow living is the best................since I am a widdow,I sold my car,can reach the places,where I want to go with bus or train or plane(Ireland)
The money I safe for my holidays in Ireland,the daily costs I minimized,and I feel good and lucky.the best place is my home,there I create all the booklets...........I am knitting,and I am lucky with my little garden..................Blessings and greetings from Daggy,Kiel,Germany☘☘☘
☀️The new color you chose to paint your cottage is wonderful.
I always have enjoyed your lovely soft, relaxing walks through the woods, so calming in difficult times. Thank you🙂
Thank you for sharing this - such a blessing
So true. Going out to shops in the villiage, and then thinking, what am i doing here. . What do i need.. not the chaos, or the loudness. But..
Slow living at home... making some cosy nature decorations. 💚🌲
Drinking a cup of warm tea, while lightning up some candles. 🕯🥰
Unite in love and gratitude for everything. Your reflections touch my heart. Enjoying and grateful for all that cross our lives. Thank you for sharing
You wont believe it but i felt the same yesterday .....i brought a neighbour to the hospital apt and popped to mahon to get a mat.....managed to grab one and fled.....the ostentation of christmas bull was too much to bear......and way 2 early.....the crowds also took my breath away.....so out to the car... back to the hospital.....wait for few minutes in fairness til my neighbour arrived out......off home to spend time in my own peace and quiet!!!! My dogs to welcome me and the birds to feed and chirp at me!!! Totally agree with you Colette.....slow is the way to go!!!! Blessings and enjoy the weekend and woodland x
You are a balm on my spirit - thank you for your wise, gentle words
Thank you so much for this, it was exactly what I needed to hear. I don't tend to get caught up with all the Christmas stuff but I have found myself getting drawn into an almost panic of prepping, which is based on anxiety and a perception of lack. Whereas, like you, I do actually have all I need. Yes, slow living, getting out in nature, and being grateful for what I have, is how I want to live. Thank you again, dear Colette x
Don't panic about prepping it feels like government try to keep us all in fear and panic ,there will be plenty for everyone if we swap barter and share , remember how our elders survived the war recessions . People will return to sharing what they have with love and peace .xx
How beautiful are your words today. Stepping away from the chaos is best for the mind and the soul. I find myself in the same place and am spending time everyday in my woods. Being in Northern Ontario, Canada, my woods are filled with different beauty but the peace achieved is the same. I love seeing the fresh animal tracks in the snow, snow laden evergreen boughs, the now red dogwood branches adding bright colour and listening to the quiet sounds of winter. Joy to my soul.
Your channel is always so refreshing. I got fired from my server job last month just in time for the holidays! 😂most would be freaking out but I’m not into consumerism. the excuse was that I wasn’t happy enough. Lol I guess not- the rat race of working nights serving drunk and rude people wore me down. Los Angeles is a beast I’m trying to leave. I’m on unemployment and taking a minute to slow down…. I spent the whole summer working on stocking up food and supplies and starting new plants for my indoor garden. I have candle making supplies so maybe I have time to make candles as gifts. I’ve spent 20 years working 2 and 3 jobs even with kids. Breathe…. And take in nature ❤ 🪴
I'm thinking too ,please don't panic about prepping people,instead we should be sharing our skills ,swapping with love and kindness .I crochet blankets ,hats scarves etc if anyone needs warm wool accessories I'm happy to share .xx
Yep, that's me just wanting to be home in my garden creating my own holiday decorations from nature. Nothing better than being HOME.
Thank you so much dear sweet Collette
Well said. We can't see the forest for the trees. Sounds silly but it's true. Staying home here and canning dehydrating as well as freezing different things to put up. Going barefoot to ground myself to earth. What a wonderful lady earth is. Collette.... you are a beacon light for many. Bless you dear lady.
Thank you. I agree with you. I am trying to slow down and not get caught up in all the craziness this world can feed us. Stay well and enjoy your slow living.
Hello Colette 🧚♀️I agree with all that you say , I like to keep my living slow and low maintenance as possible ...it helps my mind to create the simple things in life xx
Beautiful Collette God bless everyone &🌿🍃🍀🌱💚☘️🫶🏽⚖️
You are so correct. Most of us have exactly what we need. No more. The world keeps turning and all will be ok. 💕
That was so tranquil and relevant, even 2 months hence....as I watch it mid-January. Taking personal time to adjust to what seemingly should be a fast-start to a new year, but to take my time to appreciate all the good things in life. Garden is lovely from rare rains in Los Angeles, much needed. It truly brings mother nature to the forefront.
What a gorgeous array of a 360 degree tapestry of delicious colours at your very doorstep ... thank you Colette ... slowing down with you :) love from Canada xo
Thank you for sharing this message and helping me to cope with the chaos. Thank you for the sounds of the brook. Thank you for reminding me to breathe today.
Mindfulness. Always the best
❤️ ❤️ ❤️ Blessing to you and your family.
I went into Walmart yesterday, my country’s temple of consumerism, to fill a prescription. They were having their Black Friday sales, which usually falls on the day after our Thanksgiving, 2 weeks off. Everywhere I looked were racks of cheaply made toys, dolls & puzzles, all produced in China or India & destined for the rubbish bin before next year rolls around. Ironically, the countries who make these items are some of the least caring and charitable towards their own people.
Least caring is an interesting perspective to have on China where people do not have to pay out of pocket for healthcare or education, and where housing is provided for most. Unlike the US where the majority cannot afford healthcare, education or housing🤷🏼♀️
@@rosedoucet2188 the problem is they dont get to choose which vacine, education or house
@@maleidi I’m not sure where you get your information, but it is not correct. They are not told where to live, what education to get (except maybe by parents), where and what their work is, nor what medical treatment they must take 🤷🏼♀️. In fact, it is only recently that China has implemented mandatory covid vaccines for some cities for public spaces 👍🏻
Jesus is the reason for the season
Not consumerism
A much needed message in these times of fear! It's been my mantra this year to Go Inward and focus on myself and curate my life, weeding out what doesn't suit me and it's been freeing in so many ways. I spent most of the summer outside, either in my gardens or working on important projects. Getting away from social media also helped with not feeling fearful. I pay attention to my intuition and my souls urgings.
Lovely peacefull voice. Listening feels like a meditation. We need to be gratefull for the abundance in nature. Your place is beautifull and inspiring.
Thanks Colette, a wonderful conversation to wake to. I’m feeling lighter, more hopeful this morning. We went to our first dance in three years. It was wonderful meeting and greeting old acquaintances. Everyone was smiling and happy to be alive! Our elections (USA) came through better than I could have hoped for. We’ll continue to work together to lessen the fears, and contribute and comfort those who’ll accept it. Breathing easier here, thank you. 🌺🌷💚 💙💛💙💛💙
You have a beautiful soul. I feel this anxiety and this excitement as well. My guy has really been focused on prepping for the recession and the madness. And I'm exhausted from it. Thank you for showing me this beautiful scene. My landlord sold the property we lived in for 6 years. It had 3 acres and a creek. It was so peaceful. Now we live in the city and it's always so hectic. Thank you so much for sharing
Words of wisdom “slow living”. You have such a way … It was a hard day for me today…car troubles…I’m in my 70s I was feeling discouraged…like maybe I’m old and powerless… Your words soothed me. And then my son came to help start the car. It is such a comfort to have people in my life!!
You’re right about Enniskillen. Fermanagh has been decimated in the past few years. Our South West Acute Hospital is now facing the closure of its emergency department which means in the event of a stroke, heart attack, car accident etc we will have to travel 2 hours to Altnagelvin, Craigavon and possibly even across the border. A campaign is ongoing to save our acute services right now.
I hope the campaign is successful.
2 hospitals in my vincinity were closed last year , verry bad sighn . Conny Braun and cat Felix 🐈⬛ from Germany .
🙏AMEN🙏 peace my friend 🙏
this message is the perfect Christmas gift....thank you.....its absolutely gorgeous and beautiful....🎁🌲💝💌
Lovely! Thank you for the pause, Colette.
Just beautiful. I agree.
I'm with you Colette♥, I too am backing away from continued shopping when I have enough at home. And for creativity, in October I started to pick up some fallen branches and pinecone and will use them for some handmade winter deco for the holiday season. Bring the outside in, light some candles, or warm light from lamps, a good book, soup on the stove ♥ I plan to thinly slice some oranges and apples and dry them out in the oven, I think these will add a lovely touch for some decoration and aroma too. Continued blessings to you my dear !
Your observations are spot on! Exactly how we are feeling .
Do I feed the chaos? - That‘s exactly it.
Hello, you are so right. I have stopped watching the news as much and headed outside for a walk instead. My family and I got together and decided to celebrate Christmas in July. We also have a white elephant, so this way you only have one gift to give. We decorate for Christmas in July and it wonderful. I know this my not be for everyone, but it works for us. We all enjoy December so much more now.
Yes indeed slow living♥️
just breath and relax !
Love your videos and narrative Colette, sanity will prevail.
You explained this perfectly. We certainly are living in very unsettling times. We must stand United together. We really are going to have a lot less than what we have now, this is just the start.
Your woodland is beautiful thank you for sharing. Peace.
Good advice , Colette, on how to survive the holidays. Slow-living.
My Christmas present to myself this year is a 7 yr old rescue spaniel. She is going to make me walk enjoy the countryside and stay healthy much better than anything you can buy commercially and she is so loving too. Sending love to you for a quiet and relaxing Christmas xxx Jo and Lexie
So calming. Thankyou ❤
You're a girl after my own heart, Collette. I SO can relate to you today. It's just SO out of control, the consumerism. It's just so wonderful to be able to enjoy
our little safe haven, called home! Be well.
Blessing to you to. X
Thankyou for this lovely calming video. Christmas for me as a child of the 50's was a magical thing starting as it did with the first Sunday of Advent. Over the years it seems to have become just a spend fest with shops going Christmas by the end of October! I haven't bought into this for decades. When the children were younger and still at home we made presents and just enjoyed the opportunity for family time. These days I don't bother with the commercial side of things and just look forward to a quiet day at home and perhaps a bit of lunch with my daughter. Lunch which for me has often been a cottage pie or just beans on toast on Christmases past. Slow living is something i have been able to practice much more since I retired and you are right whatever the problem or upset a bit of time outside works wonders for the soul.