Our wants and desires are like a navigation system. We lean in their direction the way a plant leans towards the light. We get a lot of messages telling us we want the wrong things. We’re not supposed to want things that are bad for our teeth or that help destroy the planet. We’re warned to be “realistic” about our wants, lest we end up disappointed, or … [Read more...] about Whatever You Want
After Six Months
Settle in and read through your pages. Take a closer look at what you have done. Note the different kinds of pages you have made. Some are lists, some are paragraphs, some have illustrations. Do you like the looks of some better than others? Do you remember writing them all? Does reading what you wrote six months ago make you recall the different season? What else does … [Read more...] about After Six Months
Another Thing
There are many different ways that something can be large in your life. Things that are large in your life often carry an emotional charge. What gets you excited? What is deeply satisfying to you? What is making you feel the way you feel right now? The large things in our lives take up our time. What do you spend your time doing, thinking about, watching or listening to? … [Read more...] about Another Thing
Doing Things Right
Turn your attention to your surroundings. Look around, listen, sniff. At the same time, allow the back of your mind to ruminate on what it means to do something right. First off, you are the only one who truly knows why you do what you do, so you are the only qualified judge of how well you do them. Sometimes, the very fact that you did something at all is evidence that … [Read more...] about Doing Things Right
A is for Admire
The word ad-mire is made up of two parts. The “ad-“ part shows up in a lot of English words that have something to do with bringing two things together, such as admit, advance, and adhere. The “-mire” part comes from an ancient word that means “smile.” Therefore, something that you admire is something that brings you a smile. The feeling you get as that smile comes to you … [Read more...] about A is for Admire