I have been under the weather for weeks as I recover from a GI thing (SIBO-C has yet to resolve) and ongoing autoimmune issues (I am *this close* to wearing a wig after losing half my hair!). My energy is often low so completing DIY projects around the house takes longer. I know many of you with chronic illness understand the pitfalls. But there is always perspective that comes from days colored by physical weakness. Spirit helps us see reality in clearer focus. Let’s chat more about that today as I share photos of serene moments I created before we moved.
![Serene white Shaker kitchen with fireclay farm sink and vintage work cart. Viatera Minuet quartz on counters. #hellolovelystudio #kitchendesign #serenedecor #viatera #minuet #farmsink #reinhard](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/00021-european-country-french-hello-lovely-studio-white-kitchen-farm-sink-work-cart.jpg)
Thoughts on Going Beyond Ourselves
If you hadn’t noticed, I spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Always have. As the eldest in my family, my parents allowed me to experiment with recipes and prepare meals from a very young age.
![Serene white French country and European inspired kitchen with window seat and Belgian linen accents. #hellolovelystudio #kitchendesign #serenedecor #kitchens #frenchcountry #frenchnordic #whitekitchens #romanticdecor](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/00017-european-country-french-hello-lovely-studio-kitchen-white-oak-hardwood.jpg)
My parents worked long hours, and my mom loved that I enjoyed cooking…I sort of fell in love with feeding people.
![A mix of whites in my timelessly tranquil kitchen with European country decor, Viatera Minuet quartz, and Belgian linen - Hello Lovely Studio. COME SEE Timeless Kitchen Design Ideas and Decor to Freshen Your Traditional, Farmhouse, as well as French Country Kitchen.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hello-lovely-studio-kitchen-aug-2019-010.jpg)
I’m not a foodie in the sense that I live for exotic restaurants or sampling the latest fare. But I’ll never tire of reading cookbooks. Nor am I intimidated by complex recipes.
![Serene white decor in breakfast nook with window seat and Belgian linen upholstery - Hello Lovely Studio. #kitchendecor #breakfastnook #windowseat #frenchfarmhouse #europeancountry #belgianlinen #frenchcountry #interiordesign](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/012-hello-lovely-studio-serene-white-breakfast-room-window-seat-kitchen.jpg)
Creating delicious dishes to comfort and satisfy brings me joy, and I’m a cat who enjoys her own food.
![Hello Lovely Studio white Christmas pitcher with roses, Lenox Holly bowl and candle. #holidaydecor #whitechristmas #hellolovelystudio](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/holiday-decor-hello-lovely-studio-white-pitcher-lenox-holly-bowl-silver-candlestick.jpg)
My friends and family know I have never NOT been hungry. (Apparently I missed the memo in childhood that it’s not sexy or cool to admit hunger.)
![A mix of whites in my timelessly tranquil kitchen with European country decor, Viatera Minuet quartz, and Belgian linen - Hello Lovely Studio. COME SEE Timeless Kitchen Design Ideas and Decor to Freshen Your Traditional, Farmhouse, as well as French Country Kitchen.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hello-lovely-studio-kitchen-aug-2019-003.jpg)
A curiously strong appetite served me especially well when my problems digesting food began at age 18.
![A mix of whites in my timelessly tranquil kitchen with European country decor, Viatera Minuet quartz, and Belgian linen - Hello Lovely Studio. COME SEE Timeless Kitchen Design Ideas and Decor to Freshen Your Traditional, Farmhouse, as well as French Country Kitchen.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hello-lovely-studio-kitchen-aug-2019-012.jpg)
In spite of painful flareups, a restricted diet, ongoing trouble with properly digesting food and difficulty absorbing nutrients, my passion for food endures.
![White oak hardwood floors in a serene simple Shaker modern farmhouse kitchen by Hello Lovely Studio. #hellolovelystudio #whiteoak #hardwoodfloors #kitchendesign #shakerkitchen](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/0001-hello-lovely-studio-serene-white-Shaker-kitchen.jpg)
Even though I must be disciplined about consuming fat (even good fat!), I enjoy cooking rich dishes for other people as much as ever.
![Hello Lovely Studio's serene white kitchen with vintage steel cart repurposed as a work table. #hellolovelystudio #whitekitchens #modernfarmhouse #coastal #shakerkitchen #vintagecart #worktable](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/0001-hello-lovely-studio-serene-white-Shaker-kitchen-vintage-cart.jpg)
It’s what I mean about going beyond self in spite of the self.
![A mix of whites in my timelessly tranquil kitchen with European country decor, Viatera Minuet quartz, and Belgian linen - Hello Lovely Studio. COME SEE Timeless Kitchen Design Ideas and Decor to Freshen Your Traditional, Farmhouse, as well as French Country Kitchen.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hello-lovely-studio-kitchen-aug-2019-015.jpg)
It’s true we must be mindful of our limitations and have healthy boundaries.
![Vintage marmalade jars with greenery and gold bulbs in my Christmas home - Hello Lovely Studio. #christmasdecor #hellolovelystudio #vintagechristmas](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/00004-hello-lovely-studio-christmas-decor-kitchen.jpg)
But if you have struggled and overcome obstacles, then maybe you also know the sacredness and sweetness of freeing the self from self.
![A mix of whites in my timelessly tranquil kitchen with European country decor, Viatera Minuet quartz, and Belgian linen - Hello Lovely Studio. COME SEE Timeless Kitchen Design Ideas and Decor to Freshen Your Traditional, Farmhouse, as well as French Country Kitchen.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hello-lovely-studio-kitchen-aug-2019-008.jpg)
When we surrender enough to allow ourselves to be animated by God or Spirit or Flow or the Divine Mystery (honestly I think there are a thousand names), everything around us changes…or it doesn’t change, yet we change.
![My vintage Dundee marmalade jar with a simple berry branch on a Christmas tablescape. COME SEE Timeless Kitchen Design Ideas and Decor to Freshen Your Traditional, Farmhouse, as well as French Country Kitchen.](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/08/24/35/0824352d5bdb737ff3091df99450baa2.jpg)
In either case, a beyond-ness is felt and is energetically at work.
![A mix of whites in my timelessly tranquil kitchen with European country decor, Viatera Minuet quartz, and Belgian linen - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hello-lovely-studio-kitchen-aug-2019-006.jpg)
There’s a sense of tapping into the eternal when we transcend self in that way.
![Polished marble subway tile backsplash and Viatera Minuet quartz counter in Hello Lovely Studio's French Nordic style white Shaker kitchen. #nordicfrench #kitchendesign #viateraminuet #marblesubwaytile](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hello-lovely-studio-french-nordic-white-decor-winter-kitchen-2.jpg)
There’s nothing like the reassurance that arrives with it.
![A mix of whites in my timelessly tranquil kitchen with European country decor, Viatera Minuet quartz, and Belgian linen - Hello Lovely Studio. COME SEE Timeless Kitchen Design Ideas and Decor to Freshen Your Traditional, Farmhouse, as well as French Country Kitchen.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hello-lovely-studio-kitchen-aug-2019-007.jpg)
I can’t say I understand the mechanics; I only know how it feels when at long last I open fully…
![A mix of whites in my timelessly tranquil kitchen with European country decor, Viatera Minuet quartz, and Belgian linen - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hello-lovely-studio-kitchen-aug-2019-009.jpg)
and purely…
![Scandinavian Christmas white kitchen with vintage book page wreath and winter tree on counter - Hello Lovely Studio. #holidaydecor #christmaskitchen #scandinavianchristmas](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/holiday-decor-hello-lovely-studio-white-kitchen-christmas-baking.jpg)
to the source of goodness and grace.
![Minuet Viatera quartz countertop in our classic white kitchen with Shaker cabinets and stainless appliances. #hellolovelystudio #whitequartz #countertops #kitchendesign #minuet #viateraquartz #lgviatera](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/viatera-minuet-quartz-hello-lovely-studio-kitchen-9.jpg)
So what keeps me from this open posture with its readiness to receive?
![A mix of whites in my timelessly tranquil kitchen with European country decor, Viatera Minuet quartz, and Belgian linen - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hello-lovely-studio-kitchen-aug-2019-014.jpg)
Why does my normal auto-mode look like clenched fists, a judgmental attitude, and a burdened outlook?
![A mix of whites in my timelessly tranquil kitchen with European country decor, Viatera Minuet quartz, and Belgian linen - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hello-lovely-studio-kitchen-aug-2019-001.jpg)
I suppose it is a combination of ego, fear, and human frailty as I move through life’s challenges as a creature of habit and culture.
![A mix of whites in my timelessly tranquil kitchen with European country decor, Viatera Minuet quartz, and Belgian linen - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hello-lovely-studio-kitchen-aug-2019-013.jpg)
It’s also a matter of comfort!
![My white kitchen with Viatera Minuet quartz and collection of vintage Dundee marmalade jars - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hello-lovely-studio-kitchen-dundee-vintage-crocks-viatera-minuet.jpg)
Going beyond yourself in most cases means sacrificing comfort or security.
![My white kitchen with Viatera Minuet quartz and collection of vintage Dundee marmalade jars - Hello Lovely Studio. #modernfarmhouse #kitchendecor](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hello-lovely-studio-kitchen-dundee-vintage-crocks-viatera-minuet-2.jpg)
And most of us have a strong desire for safety.
![Serene white decor in breakfast nook with window seat and Belgian linen upholstery - Hello Lovely Studio. #kitchendecor #breakfastnook #windowseat #frenchfarmhouse #europeancountry #belgianlinen #frenchcountry #interiordesign](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/001-hello-lovely-studio-white-serene-kitchen.jpg)
Renovating homes over the years is a small way of practicing what I long to do energetically.
![Autumn or Fall Quote to inspire and soothe - Hello Lovely Studio. #fallquotes #autumnquotes #inspirationalquotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fall-inspirational-quote-smell-autumn-dancing-ann-drake.jpg)
![Serene country style entry with French prayer chair and antique dropleaf table - Hello Lovely Studio. #falldecor #entry #serenedecor](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/entry.jpg)
The work always involves faith and vision.
![Soft serene fall color palette decor from Cinderella pumpkins, pale pink ballet slippers, and natural fallen leaves upon my kitchen farm table - Hello Lovely Studio. #pastels #softcolors #autumn #decorating #fallcolor #shabbychic](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/soft-French-country-fall-autumn-decor-hello-lovely-studio-023.jpg)
It requires a letting go and a patience with the process.
![Soft and wooly white pom pom Christmas wreaths and pink ballet slippers in a serene soft holiday vignette from Hello Lovely Studio. #simplechristmas #hellolovelystudio #pompomwreath #whitechristmasdecor](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/holiday-decor-serene-white-christmas-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
Things often get worse before they improve, and a tolerance for those seasons is essential.
![Autumn or Fall Quote to inspire and soothe - Hello Lovely Studio. #fallquotes #autumnquotes #inspirationalquotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fall-inspirational-quote-all-the-lives-virginia-woolf-to-the-lighthouse.jpg)
I’m not sure there’s a way to move through the renovation process and stay comfortable.
![Soft serene fall color palette decor from Cinderella pumpkins, pale pink ballet slippers, and natural fallen leaves upon my kitchen farm table - Hello Lovely Studio. #pastels #softcolors #autumn #decorating #fallcolor #shabbychic](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/soft-French-country-fall-autumn-decor-hello-lovely-studio-001.jpg)
If there is a way, I haven’t found it!
![Autumn or Fall Quote to inspire and soothe - Hello Lovely Studio. #fallquotes #autumnquotes #inspirationalquotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fall-inspirational-quote-autumn-a-mosaic-stanley-horowitz.jpg)
But with experience, you learn to carry the ache because you understand a new season will come.
![White pumpkins and gourds on my kitchen counter in fall for a pastel vignette that expresses the softer side of autumn. #falldecor #pumpkins #autumninspiration #fallkitchen](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/hello-lovely-studio-fall-kitchen-2018-14.jpg)
Renovation is a chance to birth something new and be changed in the process.
![Autumn or Fall Quote to inspire and soothe - Hello Lovely Studio. #fallquotes #autumnquotes #inspirationalquotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fall-inspirational-quote-autumn-andrea-gibson.jpg)
But in the middle of the process, it can look a lot like madness.
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There have been days lately where I have seriously wondered if we are crazy for taking on what we do as DIYers.
![White pumpkins and gourds on my kitchen counter in fall for a pastel vignette that expresses the softer side of autumn. #falldecor #pumpkins #autumninspiration #fallkitchen](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/hello-lovely-studio-fall-kitchen-2018-9.jpg)
There are simpler paths of course.
And there’s something new I’m learning with this particular project.
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Since we’re older this time around, we’re thinking about how others will enjoy this home someday.
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For all the chatter about how your home should reflect YOU and YOUR NEEDS and YOUR IDENTITY, as I age, I am thinking about how little things done now may bring joy in the future.
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Gardeners have this understanding without even thinking too much about it.
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But for others of us, it just takes time to evolve.
![Autumn or Fall Quote to inspire and soothe - Hello Lovely Studio. #fallquotes #autumnquotes #inspirationalquotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fall-inspirational-quote-autumn-elizabeth-barrett-browning.jpg)
This is getting long and rather random.
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And I am thinking about you in this season where the wind is picking up.
![French prayer chair with orange fall pumpkin my entry - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/0000_1921738363_largeb-1-1440x1872.jpg)
I wish you pockets of peace so that your heart might be free to muse and wander.
![Autumn or Fall Quote to inspire and soothe - Hello Lovely Studio. #fallquotes #autumnquotes #inspirationalquotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fall-inspirational-quote-autumn-melancholy-george-eliot.jpg)
I wish you moments of clarity where your blessings emerge in clearer focus.
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I wish you tenderness to ease familiar aches and longstanding burdens.
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I wish you childlike wonder–knowing you are the very same person you were when first you discovered pumpkins or reclined on a pile of colorful autumn leaves.
![Autumn or Fall Quote to inspire and soothe - Hello Lovely Studio. #fallquotes #autumnquotes #inspirationalquotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fall-inspirational-quote-first-day-autumn-winnie-the-pooh-leaping-into-leaves.jpg)
![Red haired child holding baby boo pumpkin. Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/hello-lovely-studio-fall-inspiration-0009a-1440x959.jpg)
I wish you strength to carry what is yours to carry.
![Pale pink pointe shoes ballet slippers, boxwood, and pink glass African beads.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/soft-French-country-fall-autumn-decor-hello-lovely-studio-021.jpg)
And courage to let go of what is yours to let go.
![Autumn or Fall Quote to inspire and soothe - Hello Lovely Studio. #fallquotes #autumnquotes #inspirationalquotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fall-inspirational-quote-autumn-second-spring-albert-camus.jpg)
But mostly I wish you eyes to see that the souls around you are trying their best.
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No matter that this may be a simple, naive way to view your relationships and community.
![Pink pointe shoes and a pink glass bead necklace I made.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/soft-French-country-fall-autumn-decor-hello-lovely-studio-020.jpg)
If it is difficult for you to step into such innocence, I hope you will seek the grace to help.
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You can always start small.
![St. Bonaventure taught that to work up to loving God, start by loving the very humblest and simplest things, and then move up from there. Richard Rohr inspirational quote. #quotes #richardrohr #spirituality #christianity #faith](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/00001-bonaventure-richard-rohr-start-loving-God-quote-inspirational-spiritual-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
Starting small is hugely underrated!
![My French inspired courtyard in fall with autumn fallen leaves and boxwood - Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_9767.jpg)
I wish you a heart so vulnerable that it is bound to be broken.
![Autumn or Fall Quote to inspire and soothe - Hello Lovely Studio. #fallquotes #autumnquotes #inspirationalquotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fall-inspirational-quote-heart-of-autumn-charlotte-bates.jpg)
If your heart is already broken, I wish you love.
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Oh so much love to stream in through the cracks.
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And light…
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as well as wisdom.
![Pale pink pointe shoes and glass bead necklace in a soft pastel fall vignette.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/soft-French-country-fall-autumn-decor-hello-lovely-studio-009c.jpg)
Thanks for listening, friends.
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And thank you for your prayers and words of encouragement.
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I have felt the power of those prayers in my daily life.
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Surely prayers are a practice of going beyond ourselves in spite of ourselves.
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What a blessing you are.
![God comes disguised as your own life - inspirational quote from Paula D'Arcy. #inspirational #quote #spiritual #christianity #faith #encouragement](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/00001-God-comes-to-you-disguised-as-your-own-life-paula-darcy-quote-inspirational-spiritual-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
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Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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Thank you for sharing your heart, Michele. This is by far my favorite post of all those I have read (and there are many). As someone who deals with similar issues, I understand your deep need for the prayers and encouragement of others. I, too, am praying for you!
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Thank you for the prayers, friend. It can be lonely so what a blessing to be joined. 🙂
Thank you for such a lovely post…wishing you good health!
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Thank you for reading and for the wishes. I never know what is next for my health, and my prayer is to keep deepening and resist bitterness. xox
Sweet Michelle, you have written a beautiful poem here. I always LOVE getting your thoughtful insights. I love our little “visits”. You are always a blessing! I mentioned a short book to a friend this morning called (I think) “Why Not Me?”. I found it packing up a daughter’s things for a move. The premise is that why should I not suffer like so-and-so? Through my suffering I can manifest the grace of God in my life and how to trust Him as I go through the suffering. You are suffering graciously. I wish you were healed. But you are a blessing as you go through this difficult time. We have gone through very difficult times in the past. My goal was to be counted faithful! I also wanted to successfully navigate the “course” so I would “pass the test”. I didn’t want to have to repeat the “course”. But I wasn’t thinking about the next “course”! After _____ 101 comes ______202! Praying for you.
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“Through my suffering I can manifest the grace of God in my life” is a beautiful sentiment that enriches the journey. Thank you for reading with tenderness and for adding to the beauty of my day. Always another course! And it’s so interesting that you share this perspective since it reminds me of my deep desire to learn and grow. Can’t do that without plenty of courses! xox
Praying for you and me, I have been told I have cancer now. As I sit here, I’m praising our almighty savior, for the new trials He has giving to me. Now I can tell others, how He is healing me and loving me . Using me to tell them of Jesus loves for them. You are a blessing to many with your bolg. You inspire me …
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Thank you for letting us know so we can lift you in prayer. Clearly you are already becoming the healing you seek. xox
When we transform our homes, we transform ourselves. Bringing beauty where chronic physical challenge resides paradoxically heals, doesn’t it? Pray you find comfort amidst it, Michele.
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Thank you so much for the kindness and beauty.