{"id":1491,"date":"2022-12-13T13:38:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T17:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/?p=1491"},"modified":"2025-04-30T12:57:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T16:57:52","slug":"feeling-discouraged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sensitiveskinlifestyle.com\/blog\/feeling-discouraged\/","title":{"rendered":"feeling discouraged? ENCOURAGEMENT for those going through TOUGH TIMES #video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/3TxAOMqG_vs\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Beautiful, beautiful things take time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thoughts came to mind this morning when I was kneading baguette dough by hand for the first time.
The dough was wet, sticky & hard to handle.
I couldn’t see how it was going to work out. Throwing out the dough did cross my mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was prepared for the dough to not work out. If it fails – that’s ok.
Despite what I saw, thought or felt…I continued to knead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Time passed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dough started to slowly come together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gradually becoming smoother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wet, sticky and hard-to-handle baguette dough – versus after 30+ minutes of hand kneading.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

THOUGHTS THAT CAME TO MIND that sparked this post & video:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whether it be:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • kneading dough by hand,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • healing from TSW or a health condition,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • developing your character, personal growth or relationships,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • growing plants,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • raising children, or<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • anything of importance to you…<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Take your time. Think carefully. Do your best. Go at your own pace. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    BUT REMEMBER…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    And on the day when you see a blimpse of that beauty which you once thought was impossible…<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Because this type of joy & gratitude is derived from the difficult times when you may have considered giving up…or taking the easy way out – BUT CHOSE TO KEEP GOING.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The outcomes of the first time I attempted making french baguettes by hand. Lots of room for imporvement but so tasty!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

    From my perspective of a non-baker, bread making is a tedious and delicate process that can mess up at any point. Throughout the whole process I had no expectations for anything edible to come out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    From the point I saw the soft smooth dough emerged, it built my confidence to keep going in the unknown. I was appreciative and grateful of each step of the hand kneading journey. Even if it didn’t work out in the end, I was grateful for being able to get so far down the journey.

    That quiet joy and gratitude that filled my heart when the smooth dough emerged that kept me going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is the same quiet joy and gratitude moment I experience when I look into the mirror each day and see my skin not plagued with the disfiguring and painful symptoms of TSW. The same quiet joy and gratitude moment I experience when I look at other imperfect but beautiful moments in my life which once didn’t seem possible at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    This is a written version of my video post – if you found this post helpful in anyway – do consider watching the video version – I hope it will be a blessing to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Beautiful, beautiful things take time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Hang in there – things will be sunny for you soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


    Catherine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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