What am I doing today to be my genuine self?
What am I doing today that doesn’t follow the “shoulds” of my life?
Am I conforming or truly being my genuine self?
Big questions.
Tough answers. At least for me.
These are the answers I came up with today.
Right now I am sitting outside on a not-so-comfortable white plastic patio chair, feet resting on my son’s purple plastic sandbox as he blissfully plays with the sand mud.
Right now I am writing my first of the #trust30 entries (I’m a day late. Missed the first one on May 31.) For the next 29 days, I will be doing this. I may not publish, but I will write. Every day I will receive an email with a thought. A prompt. And I will write whatever my soul feeds me. And in writing, I will feed my soul.
Right now I should be sitting in front of my computer finishing starting my own business portfolio book.
Right now I should be – usually would be – feeling guilty I’m not doing just that. Today I’m not allowing the bitch to feel me that guilt. She’s cooked it up, but I’m not partaking. She can stuff her guilt today. Back off and shut it.
Right now I am suppressing the words “make sure you keep the sand in the sandbox” as my son dumps his little shovelful onto the patio stones. That’s what I think I should say, but today I stopped those words and asked why? Who really cares? He’s joyful in the moment. Why stop that for a little sand out of the box?
Just a moment ago I stopped writing and intently watched a bumblebee zip past me, over to the Little Tikes car and then onto some extremely tenacious dandelions. And as he buzzed around, I was mezmerized and just fell into the moment. I thought of Esther, and I asked the bee what message he had for me, and I heard, “Just be in the moment,” which I’m pretty sure was a bee-pun, but anyway, that’s what this buzzy, too-fat-to-fly-but-doesn’t-know-that bee told me.
Right now I just realized I’m smiling.
Right now it’s really windy, and usually I would hate that, but today it feels like a gale of possibilities. A wind of change, if you will. A cleansing breeze.
Today I am focusing on living in the now.
Today I will get things done, but without thinking ahead too much.
Today I will breathe in the delicious breeze that dances by me.
Today is not about anything other than right now.
“as my son dumps his little shovelful onto the patio stones”
That is what I want for me today. I want to want to be able to “dump” my little shovelful all over the patio stones, and not have anyone tell me that I can’t, that it is wrong, because that is my joy.
Rock on little “tike” while I live metaphorically through your sand.
Dump where you may. 🙂
Winds of change and cleansing breezes, with feet upon a sandbox. Sounds like a pretty fine day to me.
Doesn’t it, though? 🙂
Sometimes it is hard to fight the compulsion to keep the sand in the box… but you are so right… and you have to wonder when all the sand is gone what will they put in that box?
But don’t worry about that now! They’ll come up with a creative idea I’m sure… they are like their mom that way I’ll bet.
And really, a new bag of sand is under $5…
Sometimes just being in the moment can provide so much insight and clarity. Bee yourself, bee proud, bee great, and you will rock!
Sorry for the bee puns! 😉
xo
buzz….