I always made my bed. Did my homework. I guess I’m still doing that. Self-regulation. And it works for me. It’s not a punishment, but a support. So when I need to adjust the “rules,” (and I say this as I’m typing my daily blog next to my made bed), of course I allow it.
Not long ago, I decided to add a new practice. Daily birds. I was gifted a beautiful French sketchbook. On the cover it reads, “À LA RECHERCHE DU TEMPS PERDU” — (in search of lost time.) And I guess that’s what I was hoping to avoid, losing time in worry. Time much better spent creating. And that’s the thing I think…time is never lost in the creation. And because it is creative, the rules are loose. Bird by bird becomes three birds one day, one another…an outline on a busy afternoon, or like yesterday, a full bird lady.
I have never been one to listen to others who come on strong with the “should haves” and “supposed tos.” So I hope you’re not hearing that from me here today. You get to decide. You. And that is not a punishment, but a freedom. Let yourself live there. Be the bird, the tree, the bird lady…whatever you choose. And if it doesn’t work, choose again. But do something. In that something, time is never wasted.
