Comments on: Recognizing Your Elephant

By: Lee Miller

Lee Miller — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:10:25 +0000

I’m so with you, Kari. I have a photo of my elephant–I like to tear a little piece of it off just as some “proof” that there’s progress. Something tangible! Love the visual of matching elephants. You are a so funny. There are days when kicking the big guy to the curb is necessary–for sure. Tiny progress is good for me. I know that some little piece of my elephant will be there, but I am moving towards having a very small piece!!! Thanks for the comment! You rock! Love you, Lee

By: Kari

Kari — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:47:06 +0000

Wow, Lee – it seems that you and I not only have brother dogs, but twin elephants, as well !! For every unfinished, unused, unresolved, tolerated, disorganized thing you listed I have at least one to match it! Some days, my “unfinished business” is what keeps me going – and on good days I make sporadic progress. Other days, I long to kick my elephant to the curb – or find the peace to just accept that mine is a PERPETUAL “to-do list” and that’s it’s OK that it will never be done.
There is a fine line between the two…too bad it isn’t easier to firmly plant ourselves on either side of it.

By: Lee Miller

Lee Miller — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:23:55 +0000

Great insight and acceptance of what’s so. Love it–thank you, Helene.

By: Retreat Coach Helene Van Manen

Retreat Coach Helene Van Manen — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:48:51 +0000

i guess i better get used to unfinished. cancer makes my life unfinished. will it ever get finished? dont’ think so. it’s just some sort of continuum of living and breathing one breath after another. i will finish what I can. bake a cake and serve it. clean up the crumbs. teach a class and send in enrollment stats. go for a walk and come home and stretch and sing a little. for today, that is enough. for today, i accept unfinished.