Full disclosure: I’m working on it. All of it, simultaneously. I’m editing the website; I’m clarifying my purpose after a few months of muddy; I’m focusing the investment property’s role; I’m spending time verifying what matters; I’m redefining my journey – not choosing the destination – defining the specifying of the WHY, WHAT and HOW. The Who, When, Where, How and Which are irrelevant to me right now.
WHY do I care about what I care about?
WHAT are the topics that trigger me with joy and sorrow?
HOW am I going to implement it all with intention and care?
I’m sorting through this seemingly messy life. Part of that includes refining my professional direction and cleaning up my website. I’m coming up for air after four days of suffering from a cold. It had me precariously balanced…. being just severe enough to find me bed/couch ridden, but not bad enough to find me popping OTC pills. (I avoid meds when possible.) I accomplished nothing physical over that span of time, but rather spent time in my head. I had ample time for thinking & pondering in-between movies and chats with my husband and friends. ’twas valuable time and I feel better for having it.
As I’m deleting cookbook pages that no longer fit my vision or present focus, I noticed that some of the thoughts were applicable elsewhere, beyond baking and eating. That struck me as amusing, so I’ll share a couple.
- the photo is from my former business The Green Spork. A quick shot in 2019 as I laughed at my mess, before cleaning it up. Life is MESSY y’all! Find the joy in accidents and detours!
From the deleted cookbook page:
The most important tip I can offer is don’t take all this too seriously. The baking part. The disease or intolerance part is very serious. So don’t over-complicate your life by being too obsessed. It’s complicated enough!
From a process page:
Give yourself grace. Mistakes and oopses happen. Pause and learn. There’s a lesson in there somewhere amidst the mess. There always is!
Today I’m utilizing some Word Art from several years ago, along with my vision board that I created in my 2015 reflexology courses. I love knowing that my re-focus will deliver answers in the coming days or weeks. I’m in no hurry. Even as I type these words, something breaks loose. A piece of the puzzle falls into my lap. I sense a direction percolating. I simply want to create a method/platform to support and encourage others in Life at Large – professions, relationships, cooking, speaking English, pursuing health….
That’s why I write. That’s why I ponder. That’s why I allow space and time for free thinking…… and then I share. The collective energy boosts my personal energy and I know my intermittent glimmers help others. These thoughts leave me smiling. That’s always a clue that I’m on the right track!
My inner soundtrack defaults to Zac Brown singing:
“Ain’t in no hurry
I’d be a fool now to worry
About all those things I can’t change
And the time that I borrow
Can wait ’til tomorrow
‘Cause I ain’t in no hurry today”
My theme song used to be the 1992 little diddy by Alabama:
“I’m in a hurry to get things done
Oh, I rush and rush until life’s no fun
All I really gotta do is live and die
But I’m in a hurry and don’t know why“
I’m thankful that I allowed the 180 pivot to evolve as my permanent default 🙂
Kibby Jardine 