I was given a gift this week. I was given a couple of days in a beautiful place without kids. For the first few hours I did not know what to do with myself, so I had a nap. All great days should start with a well rested head. My goal was to do less. Less food prep, less dishes, less socializing and less internet. It turns out being awake less is also an admirable goal. It made the time I was awake so glorious I could barely contain myself. Now I know how the dew can settle like a tiny blanket fort over the shafts of wet grass in a way I did not know before.
Since 2020, I have written the following: -grandiose grocery lists (written on an empty stomach) that often end up getlting left behind at home -funding proposals -delicately worded emails -harried Whatsapp messages -a slew of facebook messages (that basically kept me alive) -a tinder profile or two... -utilitarian text messages -heart felt text messages -the very occasional love note (on paper) to a friend or a loved one The things I have not written since 2020: -a journal -a multi-page handwritten letter -a play -a sketch -a novel -more than 2-3 blog posts that I didn't even publish -a pros and cons list
awesome. and i mean that in an old fashioned awe-struck way... and that photo? sheesh... awesome.
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