"Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive.
And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."
- Howard Thurman
On Monday night I went see Eat, Pray, Love with a good friend who is moving away (to Africa) for a few months and afterwards we took a detour to Chapters. While I was there I was drawn to the journal section and we each picked up one; her to write about her travels in the next 6 months and me .......?
I have not written in a journal for years, and even when I did I was never that good at it! I wouldn't write daily; I won't write about friends or boyfriends or family or love or drama ...... I wrote what I called poetry that was vague, backwards and often vengeful. So I am unsure what drew me to this fuchsia journal, but I own it now and have been carrying it everywhere.
When I opened the journal the first thing I did was write "My Bucket List" at the top of the first page - and I started jotting all the things down that I want to try or do in my life. A few notes turned into 5 PAGES of things ..... they range from easy, potentially one day things like "take a cooking class" to journeys that will take most of my life to complete like "step foot in every continent", but I am INSPIRED to complete them all!
When I stopped my wish-like, feverish writing and I looked at the list I realize that a lot of the things are just things I want to do for myself - some have to do with our future children and many are things that I see Ty and I doing together - but in they end they are things to satisfy myself, that I can do alone if I choose, or things that will bring me joy. When I look at the list I am happy to see that I still want things for myself - I haven't turned into someone that is just my job title or "Ty's Wife" or someones future mom ..... I am me, with crazy dreams to ride a mechanical bull just once!
XO,
S
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