|
With whimsy, imagination and a little something from the heart. |
 It seems to be that time, which I experience periodically, when a need for a muse becomes apparent. The last time the writing well went dry I did quite the search for a muse. I checked Amazon, Craig’s list, the many corners of the internet. Nada. I suppose I could put an ad in newspapers’ classifieds.
Early in the new year I purchased a small, honey-colored teddy bear from Lemon & Lavender. I was certain he came infused with fairy dust as do most items in that boutique. I thought he might become my live-in muse. As it turned out, Teddy seemed to be content to sit around looking cute and snuggly. I sit around looking glum and wanting. I guess I was looking pathetic enough that Teddy took pity on me. He decided to spill the tea on his residence before Lemon and Lavender. Here’s what I learned. Teddy’s homeland is called Amity Woods. Geographically speaking, Amity Woods is primarily forest lands. There are areas of wild flower meadows, rolling hills and the occasional stream. Further description of the landscape, while quite awe inspiring, is not relevant. Since the beginning of the known history of Amity Woods, it was learned that numerous fairies oversee all of the flora and spirits oversee all of the fauna. He really had me with the mention of fairies and spirits. However, Teddy decided he needed a nap and we would have to take this up at some other unspecified time. Thanks a lot. I was really hoping to get the goods on his besties like the hedgehog, the wild turkey, the moose, the squirrel, the possum and the pair of skunks. Nope. Nothing. What does a person have to do to get a muse? Really. I reckon I will pack it in for now. Hope you all have a great week. BTW, if anyone learns of an out of work muse, let me know . Thanks. Comments are welcome.
0 Comments
 I've decided I’ve been too serious lately. Life has been too serious and disturbing lately. I figured it was time to lighten things up. Below are several one-liners that I hope will bring some smiles to your day as it has mine.
Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with a slow Internet connection to see who they really are. When life gives you melons, you might be dyslexic. I spent a lot of time, money, and effort childproofing my house … but the kids still get in. Why did the rooster cross the road? To prove he wasn’t a chicken. I used to believe that all things must pass—until I got stuck behind a school bus. The CEO of IKEA was elected Prime Minister in Sweden. He should have his cabinet together by the end of the weekend. The severity of the itch is proportional to the reach. The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard. If everything is coming your way, you are in the wrong lane. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking. A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good. Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don’t have film. Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it. Comments are welcomed.  "I recently read an article by Trudy Boyle entitled The Art of Moodling. Here is an excerpt – “I always forget how important the empty days are, how important it may be sometimes not to expect to produce anything, even a few lines in a journal. A day when one has not pushed oneself to the limit seems a damaged, damaging day, a sinful day. Not so! The most valuable thing one can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of a room.” - Poet May Sarton Source: Journal of a Solitude on the Importance of Rest"
There is a lot to her entire piece, but my big take away is about giving ourselves permission to not be productive or doing things all the time. The messages I was getting for most of my life were there is always something that needs to be done whether work related or household chores. The question is, how is that good for us? Maybe not so much. Taking a day or a few hours for a walk in nature, having a favorite cup of tea or coffee while pondering the wonders of the universe, reading something just for fun, etc., etc., etc. I speak of this as it applies big time to myself. Due to those messages I referred to, I have found it difficult to take a day to do nothing of consequence other than enjoyment. Whenever there is a day with seemingly nothing needing to be done, I don’t fully flow with it. In the back of my mind is the thought, I can’t just do nothing. There must be something around here I can tend to. Trudy’s article seemed to give me the permission to give myself permission to spend the day moodling or noodling (my word). Moodling activities can be rejuvenating, invigorating, fun, joyful, healing. They can give us a burst of vitality and inspiration. To paraphrase Winnie the Pooh, it might be time to go along doing nothing, listening to the things we cannot hear, noticing new things and not bothering or bothering if we choose. Really, it’s good for us. Comments are welcome.  After listening to my morning dose of news – some Canadian, some U.S. some world -my thought was, “Good grief! What has happened to us (meaning the universal us)? While it seems that parts of the world have hit all time lows, there is still goodness if we notice. So many questions ran through my mind. What can be done? How can some of the atrocities be fixed? What can one person do? Then a number of “what ifs” occurred to me.
What if people decided to live true to their values and virtues? What if these values included tolerance, respect, kindness, compassion, good will, peace, gratitude, helping others? What difference could it make if only one person or a small group of people lived that way? What if living that way activated the Butterfly Effect? A man named Fichte in 1800 wrote, “You could not remove a single grain of sand from its place without thereby … changing something throughout all parts of the immeasurable whole.” So, then, what if we change the question from what if to “why not?” Comments are welcomed.  Have you ever considered the usefulness of a pause? That pause can come in many forms and sizes. They may be taking a break from a busy, stressful schedule or as big as a life changing event like the pandemic. How we perceive, manage, deal with these “pauses” from our usual lives is the point. What if we looked at these disruptions in our lives through a different lens, from a different perspective? We might be able to see the lessons, the positive, the good that is waiting for us to notice beneath the surface of immediate reactions. When life happens, when stuff happens, it just might be the time for a useful pause.
|
Archives
March 2023
Categories
All
|
RSS Feed
