“You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.”
Irish Saying
I love the Irish! Do some research and you’ll find, beyond all the stereotypes, that some of the most fascinating thinkers have come from that tiny nation… The saying above points out one thing in my mind: There is no finish line in this life. You have to live every day as it comes. Way leads unto way. The road goes ever on. When the last breath comes, it’s on to the next place.
There is always possibility. I have to get up and take action and there will be some result based on that action. It’s physics to some degree but anything can happen. The world can be unpredictable. It’s simply making choices. Sometimes we get lost. That’s part of the journey, any journey. Maybe the best part. I’m at a place in my journey and I’m looking for the next turn. I’m in a roundabout circling, looking for the right exit. Sending up flares, asking for help and the GPS keeps yelling at me to return to the route! She’s not telling me how to get to where I want to be… After all we still have to choose, turn and go.
Kevin and I went to a class years ago, and learned the beginnings of making bread. We made five different kinds, hand mixed dough, let it proof and rest. Baked it, made a pizza, pastries… It was a good time. Baking is a process. Chemistry and care. Who came up with the idea of taking grain and milling it down to flour, mixing it with water, salt, yeast and baking it into bread? It’s so abstract but brilliant. It’s ancient, developed over millennia. There’s nothing like a good loaf and the scent of the baking. After time and putting what we used into practice, Kevin is a master bread baker. I can jump in at pinch but he loves the kitchen. It’s part of who he is. Generous and warm, nourishing. I’m more food for thought. Our journey has been rich and varied. We came up from the streets, invested in ourselves and we are both creative in our ways: Kevin is an Aveda Master Stylist and I am an Interior Designer.
We get our hands dirty. It’s uncomfortable and at times counter-intuitive. Sometimes events unfold slowly or they ignite like a fire storm. Be ready for anything. I have come to know that the subconscious always delivers. We plug in training, knowledge, the simple repetitive exercise and presto: options, solutions to a problem we’ve been thinking about seem to arrive from the ether. That is the process behind trusting your intuition. The calm, cool, collected voice inside your mind delivering up great suggestions and ideas, working out a problem… We all have it to some degree or other. Do we listen to it?
My writing is about honing in on that voice. I’m going to keep at it, even though the “finish line” will never be reached. They’re only words after all…