The Me I’ve Been Avoiding

The Me I’ve Been Avoiding

Avoid Me

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Me, as a creative being.

I can’t pinpoint where or when I made the decision,

but at some point I decided – THAT part of me – the very soul of me, is

safer being hidden and ignored.

If I don’t share it, I can never be hurt or disappointed by it.

It can never be held up as no good,

and I will never know I am no-talent.

If I don’t recognize it, I can be sure to stay in a place where no one else does either.

But it turns out that the Me I’ve been avoiding,

she wants creative recognition.

She’s never going to be happy being stifled and silenced.

And so my choice arises each day,

am I to start somewhere, create and honour me,

or am I to avoid me,

as I have become so accustomed to doing?

It’s safer to stay in hiding,

and often I  do. Every day I must work to not avoid Me.

Life Could Be A Dream, Sweetheart

Life Could Be A Dream, Sweetheart

Pie in the Sky

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Dreams.

I’m hesitant to use the word ‘dreams’.

The word has a touchy-feely quality that makes me feel kinda icky. ‘Dreams’ can seem kinda pie-in-the-sky. Especially in business.

It’s not that ‘dreams’ are unrealistic or unreal. God, no.

It’s that people often use the word to talk about things they’re not acting in direction of. They use ‘dreams’ to discuss the things that they hope to get, but are doing nothing to create.

What they’re talking about is dreaming.

And it’s a whole other kettle of fish. But it’s getting mixed up with the ‘dreams’ kettle. When I talk of ‘dreams’, I’m not talking about dreaming, I’m talking about making a firm intention to manifest the things you want for your life and your world.

I’m talking about getting off your ass.

I’m talking about making small, concrete and strategic daily choices towards your dreams. I’m talking about action and persistence.

Dreams only come true if you’re true to them.

It’s not going to be handed to you. Hoping isn’t enough to make it happen. But You are.

photo credit: Kaptain Kabold

Does anyone else love the movie Clue as much as I do?

Where You Wish to Go

Where You Wish to Go

Baby Steps

It’s hard not to indulge in the BIG Questions. It’s tough not to focus on The End we have in mind.

Stop freaking yourself out by thinking you need to know how to get There today.

You don’t have the answers.

Stop indulging and paralyzing your mind with BIG Questions you don’t have the answers for.

Take one daily action. And in that action, keep your goal in mind.

You can’t know how to get There today. But you can be creative with all that is present in your life. Your next step, your daily action is There.

Respect change.

Respect where you are, and where you wish to go. Respect that it will change.

Look for the small answers present in Your World.

Focusing on your BIG Questions will only inhibit your ability to see them.

You ARE moving closer to your goal.

Make small changes right where you are. Take your daily step.

It might not feel like it but large change occurs in tiny increments. Trust in Your increments.

We learn by going/Where we have to go ~ Theodore Roethke

Speedy Gonzales

Speedy Gonzales

Speedy Gonzales

When we rush to do something, we can waste a lot of energy forcing action when we are not ready.

When we hurry, we aren’t giving our self the space to let our answers come, or allowing our self the time to understand our choices.

If it really is that important, can we really afford to hurry it?

photo credit: Eole