Summer reminds me of the importance of play. Not as an event we carve out time for, more as an approach to the things we need to get done, like a kid riding her bike to the beach for the first time, inspiring me to bring a sense of wonder and light-heartedness, even to the job at hand.
“A Year of Wonder”, classical music for every day, is a book I was “fixin’ to” (as we say here in Texas) study. While I wouldn’t wish the spark that lit a fire for me to get going on anyone, it’s been one of the most rewarding studies I’ve done.
Last fall, I was doing a lot of thinking about the power of intention. I bought a 2020-2021 journal that made me smile, which was the beginning of “JOY” becoming my word. The power of focused attention/intention is a fantastic thing because it draws things toward us, if only because that’s what we choose to see. Everywhere I looked, there was the word JOY.
