That list of things to do
In my new found sanity, my greatest challenge is to not get ahead of myself. I dream. And lately I’ve dreamt of – just to mention a few – playing the piano, knitting, bicycling across Ontario and writing. My list of things to do is getting longer to say the least.
The difficulty however is two-fold. First, when I dream, I lose track of the mystery and joy of the present moment and move into that “the grass is greener” scenario. Second, when I dream, I become a jack of all half-done trades. Rare is it that I finish a project.
So I’m fighting back. There are two projects that I have on the go at the moment: sorting through our archive of music and inputting my recipe collection into a new piece of software I found and fell in love with. (More on that another day, I promise!) The plan is to keep dreaming and let the dreaming fill the places in my heart that usually need noise to keep still, but stay focused and get these two tasks done and done well, revel in my sense of accomplishment and hopefully move on to bigger and better things. But still one or two at a time.
You will help me stay on track, right? It’s really not much fun to bounce from here there and everywhere. It makes me feel like my person wants to grow, there are lessons to be learned, but the jerking and lack of commitment and self-discipline leave me eventually feeling really down. I want a new start. Here goes!
Ps. i’ve even seen this trend in my kids. wow, do faults ever look different when they get passed on?! and clarity comes real fast.
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While it is very good to have dreams, it is, in my experience, good for them to know their place. I have lived in my present home for seven years, and this year I have finally gotten to see some of my dreams in the gardens and renovations.
My iconography was a once a year pursuit until last year, 5 years later.
I have unattained dreams yet, but I have learned that the magic of the present moment (as you so beautifully put it) is a gift that shouldn’t be spurned in favor of a future dream. Otherwise, the present moment will soon be part of a tormented past, rather than a peaceful past.
Remember, good things will wait for you to get there, or will be replaced by something even more fitting.
You are a wise woman!
I’m finding that the present and little moments become creative and spiritual fuel for the big ones. And mostly that life isn’t always about getting something done. Rather, I am person enjoying other persons.