What do I need?
Posted on | March 28, 2006 | 4 Comments
In answer to Krista’s question:
As a mother I need patience and perspective. Without these I get get stuck in reactions, and take things too personally.
As writer I need the time and space to keep taking it down. Without those I become small, tight and tense.
As a gardener I need awareness. Without it I miss the finer details of what the earth is teaching me.
As a cook I need happy eaters with souls to feed. Without them I’m only filling bellies.
As an artist I need trust in the process. Without it I see only the outcome and it never turns out how I planned.
As a friend I need honest words and open listening. Without them I feel like I’m stuck in the 7th grade.
As a wife I need common goals that we work on together. Without them I feel like we’re leading separate lives under the same roof.
As a lover I need time. Without it I never arrive.
As a daughter I need encouragement and trust. Without them I fear I’ll never get it right.
As a sister I need to listen well. If I don’t, I hear what I think I want to hear.
As a person I need to let go of my expectations. If I don’t, I am always disappointed. If I do, I’m always gratefully surprised.
What do you need?
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March 28th, 2006 @ 11:51 am
I love the idea of the earth teaching you, the awareness that you’ll hear what you want to hear instead of what’s being said if you aren’t listening, and the faith of trusting in the process when making art.
I love your answers!!!
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March 28th, 2006 @ 9:26 pm
Inspiring and thought provoking.
Thanks, Kelly.
Cathy
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March 29th, 2006 @ 5:37 pm
I need to stop waiting for that make-believe time in the future when everything settles into place and is perfect.
I need to remember that I know what the endpoint is already; my life is happening NOW.
I need to take out the compost and clean the litter boxes.
This is fun! Thanks!
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April 4th, 2006 @ 2:05 pm
I think I mostly need some exercise. I am getting so fat.
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