I like the idea of beginning again as it is another new year which is time for me to evaluate my goals and check in with myself as to how my feelings rate my projects.
Am I on track by the way I feel?Do my new projects really have a chance in 2009?Can I be courageous enough to allow the possibility in my mind of letting life be easier than 2008?
I am convinced as I start new projects and use the ideas from my posts of 2008 like sensing my spark, dealing with dots and spots or openings, and allowing myself to experiment with what works rather than with what doesn’t work will be a great start.
This gives me a sense of control as the dots and openings represent ways of managing my new projects, new tasks and maybe skate better which will give me more confidence and motivate me to keep on keeping on as they say.
I want to learn how to cook as I already love to wash dishes, and I haven’t enjoyed cooking so far.Now it feels like it is time to learn cooking skills.
I am starting small with crock pot dishes such as Chilly, Macaroni And Cheese, and a few other possibilities.
I also am experimenting with easy and effortless ways of getting back and forth to the rink which feels good.
My drivers got new jobs so this is a perfect opportunity to practice what I preach and teach.
I want to play with ideas of seeing and feeling as if I already have perfect transportation wherever I want to go and the issue of transportation will be easy and effortless.
Using the idea of feeling my dots or openings allows me to keep myself in focus and at the same time centered.
I wonder if this way of describing my life leads to gentler ways of perception.As I see myself as well as feel my way through my experiences could change the way I feel and perceive my world.
A perfect example of how this works happened a few days ago.My partner, Wayne decided to teach me how to roll up newspapers so I could help him start a fire in our fireplace.He does the lighting, and I can do the rolling.
Wayne was surprised after he explained twice as to how to roll the newspaper and tie the papers so they would burn easier and the papers plus firewood like twigs etc would help.
After two tries I still couldn’t do it.I decided to test the idea of dots and openings.The dot represented a focusing point as to something that works.I repeated what I remembered as to how to roll the newspapers so the ends would be at angles so I eventually could bring the ends together, cross and tie.
I thought I was stupid because it took maybe ten tries but I finally got it.The slower I rolled the newspaper, and the slower I got the ends of the papers together, and the slower I worked to tie the paper worked.
There is a point to all of this.To me life sometimes is a series of repetitive actions.Repeated over and over again until they work.
Wanting to help Wayne was motivation enough, and it felt good accomplishing a new task.
Small as it is like rolling newspapers for starting a fire, but you get the point.
It is never too late to begin again.It is never too late to learn new things, test new ideas, experience new feelings and also remain comfortable with what already feels good.
Learning feels good as I am fifty-five and still feel alive.
So; this year of 2009 is just fine.
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