Lyrics: The Police [synchronicity I]
No real reason to post this photo of a petunia [from an Artist's Date!] other than to give you something I found pretty, to start your day off with a potential smile.
One of the things that The Artist’s Way says I’m supposed to keep an eye out for is occurrences of synchronicity/seredipity in my life, and what more startling than one that directly has to do with the Work?
After last week’s reading deprivation, I’m finally getting to the reading that I let pile up, and today’s reading was the latest issue of Body + Soul Magazine. What I found in there was not ONLY a quote from and reference to Julia Cameron, but several mentions of synchronicity/seredipity! Hey Universe – I’m paying attention.
I have to confess something today… there are all these exercises about what I want to do, what dreams I’m denying myself… and I have a really difficult time doing them. Not because I find them challenging in the aspect of allowing myself to do things – I don’t even get that far – but because I can’t think of anything I want to do.
I mean… I want to do podcasts. I want to get a bike. I want to do small things – but as for the bigger dreams, I’ve just done so many of them! I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up this time, y’all. It’s something to work further on, but I thought that in the interest of my honesty and transparency, I should admit it to everyone. [yep, that was a slightly nervous laugh you heard.]
Has this Work been interesting to follow? I’m curious – I mean, I’ll be doing it either way, but I’m wondering how much impact I have by sharing this progress. Feel free to leave your feedback in comments, I welcome it!
4 responses so far ↓
1 Tina Mammoser // Jul 8, 2008 at 8:48 am
I did the Artists Way many many years ago. Don’t beat yourself up about the bits you can’t do, think of what an achievement it is to recognise and address those you are doing.
Syncronicity is an amazing thing, eh?
As for the goals, I have trouble with these two. I’ve done two things that make it a bit more fun and easy. First, I started a vision book. Basically a scrapbook of stuff I like and I put it in. I’ve been doing that since January and it’s funny how trends start to appear even from little things (I want a new bike, want to visit the coast as always, want a certain sweater, etc). Even these little things build up a picture of a larger idea. Second, I joined the 101 things in 1001 days ‘movement’ (if that’s the right word for it!). I still haven’t quite identified 101 things but it’s been fun. So one little thing goes on the list and that sparks ideas for more, for bigger or just sillier ideas. But I put them all down.
In fact your post has reminded me to finish my list and put the final version in one blog post. Been meaning to do that for ages. Mine’s at http://tinas1001days.blogspot.com/
2 Di // Jul 8, 2008 at 4:56 pm
I had the same feeling going in, because at the beginning of this process, I thought “I’m already doing what I want to do!” But what I’m learning is that there’s always more I can do, an infinity of more to keep me fresh and interesting, including ideas I discarded long ago.
I think in your case it’s those small dreams that should be brought up in this process. We’re not dream size queens are we? Get a bike – even a fixer-upper. Do that podcast- I’d love to hear it, and I’ll even help you write copy for it if you want. Train Bob to tapdance. It’s all good – it’s the process, after all!
3 Maya // Jul 9, 2008 at 11:52 am
This work has been really interesting to follow. I find that I am going through a lot of the same thinking/feelings as you. Maybe not at the same exact time but really close proximity. Maybe not the exact feelings either but similar. It has had a tremendous impact for me. I have a hard time expressing it online but I appreciate what you are going through.
4 xiane // Jul 9, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Tina and Di – as always, your insight is so helpful. Thank you! That’s the best part about making this process public… the feedback has been so enlightening.
Maya – I think you and I are going on a parallel journey, my friend. I wonder if that’s part of what your dream about me was saying, too: giving us clues that we are still walking the same paths, even while we’re far apart.
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