Keeping a List
Keep a list of everything that interests and excites you, no matter how insignificant.
Remind yourself that these are indicators or clues
that both the talent & the necessary Spirit assistance exist to bring them into your reality.
- Wayne Dyer
What sparks you? We all have a mental list, some high priority and some all but forgotten. On any given ordinary day we may come across something new for our list, catching us by surprise.
I, for example, have recently grown very intrigued by the idea of growing & wild harvesting mushrooms. I know this is likely not high on most of your lists, but I really really want to learn. I haven’t yet truly made the space to learn, and it may be a few more years before it happens, but it’s on my list. Each time I hear about it I get these ridiculous flutters of excitement – about fungus! I know the day will come.
At the retreat we did a fun sharing of all the things that interest or excite us that are not yet part of our reality. We went around the circle maybe 5 times, a marvelous discovery of the diversity of women in the room. Turns out we are interested and excited by some very cool things – and somehow just saying them out loud helped each of us feel that they are indeed possible.
Turns out we are interested and excited by some very cool things – and somehow just saying them out loud helped each of us feel that they are indeed possible. There’s a reason that mushrooms excite me, along with quilting, weaving, sourdough, silversmithing, and a few more that I won’t mention in this very public venue 
While part of what holds me back is certainly time, there is also a threshold or line that needs to be intentionally stepped over for each. Sourdough is my newest love to enter my daily life, and now that I have begun & gained confidence in it there is an ease to baking our family bread & the beautiful sourdough pancakes I made this morning. There is real truth in the slogan “Just do it,” and once we’re on the other side of that threshold the way seems to open.
What’s on your list?
This is no bucket list, friends, this is a list for Now. What do you crave?
When do i get to hear about the not-mentionable-in-public desires? Hope they’re more intimate than silversmithing.
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Hey, sourdough is definitely on my list! And sewing a collection of spring/summer dresses, skirts, and tops. Ah, where to find the time? Maybe 2011 will be my year for handmade clothing.
And dancing with a local tribal belly dance troupe, having a small orchard (I’ve got 4 trees now but want MORE!)and learning uses for rosehips. I’ve got two big bags in the freezer from a friend’s property last fall, and I am trying to decide what to make first. Jam? Syrup? Tea?
Oh, but sourdough…I want so badly to do it, but am afraid once I master it, I will not be able to control the amount of bread I consume! (she says in week two of the candida diet…blah!)
xo
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