Chihuly, Seattle, WA
Writing 2015 is more fun than writing 2014. I wonder why that is; but not to worry, I will not be spending time thinking or writing about that.
I have been thinking about New Years Resolutions and whether they are a feasible option for me. Truthfully, I have never made them and I will likely not change that.
For the moment I have decided to adopt, instead, a verb for the immediate future and try it out as a sort of mantra. Does that sound crazy? I still have a list of words from April, 2014 to use as stimulus for writing and living. Maybe that will be my “fall-back” list.
I was thinking about F.M. Alexander’s work and the verb “let” came to mind immediately. For now, the beginning of a New Year, I will keep the verb “let” in mind when I think of breath, planning ahead, and choosing to do an activity or not. Thinking “let it” can be freeing: it can be a moment in time, a pause which gives me the opportunity to choose to move forward or choose how to move forward. My new question will be ” are you letting or trying to do?”
Let the letting begin! Thoughts and observations of the letting process continue onward. It is interesting to observe my own reactions while I look at a list I compiled as a starting point of what I wish to do, all in terms of letting myself, rather than thinking I must or want to do them.
How many tasks are difficult or how many moods negative because we do not let or allow ourselves to do, but think in terms of have to or should? Think about it!