Quick note from the whirlwind

[sun_set_bravely]

I had a huge weekend. There is a big work opportunity in my hands. You might even say it was superfluidious. I will post in more detail later. For now, I write like a madwoman.

Today is the first anniversary of my wedding to myself. It's been one hell of a year. I'm glad I made those vows to myself. It's a joy to live them.

My friend sent me this today. It's perfect:

"In order to hear your calling and answer it, you must generously give yourself the gift of time. It’s not how fast you make your dreams come true, but how steadily you pursue it." -- Sarah Ban Breathnach

Today's Affirmation
I am moving steadily toward my goals.

Today's Meditation

Dear God,
Today, I take the time to remember that my goals require me to recommit to them daily, and sometimes many times each day.
You freely give me what my soul needs to accomplish its goals.
I will do my part by putting in the effort and love necessary to move steadily toward my goals.
Thank You, God, for the persevering spirit within me.
Amen


More soon.

Comments

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

An old Sparks song went:
"Similar mother, similar father, similar dog, cat and fish
We'll make the same wish
When the birthday candle's lit
We'll both be older--we won't get our wish
Yes, I think I'm falling in love with myself again....".

I hope this work opportunity works fantabulously.
It's good to do what you mean to do, rather than merely wish to do so.

[rothko.livejournal.com]

question for you ...

how does one even go about figuring out what one's goals even are? especially the really intensely personal ones -- forget the "career goals" franklin covey kinda stuff. i have this sorta vague idea about the person i want to be, but i'm a) not sure i really know how to get there, and b) really afraid of my laying out a path but then just sitting there not doing the work it takes to get anywhere -- i don't do very well when there's any sort of work or discipline involved. i feel like the laziest person in the world sometimes.

[sun-set-bravely.livejournal.com]

That's a big question. I think that process of figuring out varies vastly from person to person, especially when you get into the personal paths that we take in life. It sounds like you have a fuzzy outline of what you want from your time on earth. That's a great start. It's okay that it's fuzzy right now -- stay with it. Shelter that outline, meditate on it, write/paint/sing/dance/scrapbook about it, do whatever it is that you do when you're nurturing a seed. With time, and with attention to it, the picture will get clearer for you. And as it does, you'll know more and more what you need to do to get to that place. I wouldn't worry too much about laziness. When you cut to the vein of what you really want, you'll find that your direction and drive comes naturally.

For me, this process looks like a lot of time spent alone, writing, or thinking, or staring out the window. I also find out about myself by talking in depth with my closest friends. I find it really useful to have my dreams reflected back at me by them -- they remember ideas and dreams that I forgot about long ago. Community is key for this. Having people to hold you accountable to yourself -- not in an annoying, I-told-you-so kind of way, but in an empowering super-excited coach kind of way.

Making lists of my desires is another great tool that helps me hone in on the next steps. Without censoring yourself, just start a list: I want ______. The first time I did that, I was surprised by some of the stuff that came out. I made this huge list of things without worrying if any of them were even physically feasible right now, or ever. I just wrote them down. I keep the lists and revisit them from time to time. It helps me keep track of my soul's movement.

This is a really esoteric answer, but I hope I'm making sense. I feel like many of my goals and dreams are transitory, and they shift from month to month, year to year. But as I check in consistently with myself, I uncover the ones that stick around, and they start to resonate.

Then, you can start telling other people what your deep dreams/goals are. And that's when you can start attracting the unexpected paths to your dreams. (See "The Joy of Success" by Susan Ford Collins, or "Mama Gena's Guide to the Womanly Arts" -- both awesome books about dreams and desires, but with very different tones).

Thanks for such a great question. You've really got me thinking... :)

[oceanic.livejournal.com]

This is a great post. Thanks for writing it. It's really hard for an impatient person such as myself to give myself the time to achieve what I want. At 24 I'm already frazzled and tapping my toes like "cmon, cmon, let's go!" but not to any avail. Things are progressing slowly and surely and I need to stop and breathe and think about that.

[sun-set-bravely.livejournal.com]

Heh, I still feel the same way at 26 sometimes. I hate to tell ya, but I don't think it stops with age!

Here's one way I look at it sometimes -- "Look, SSB, if you acheived everything you ever wanted RIGHT NOW, you'd be 26 and out of dreams, and you'd fall over DEEED! So what's the good of that?" It helps give me perspective. SOmetimes. :)

Happy Anniversary!

[freak1c.livejournal.com]

Hey you. I love you. I'm so proud of you.

Happy Anniversary.

Re: Happy Anniversary!

[sun-set-bravely.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, handsome. Thanks for being part of an amazing year.