This summer marks twenty years from the summer I graduated from high school...which is totally Weird! I still think of myself as a young adult - so what then does a young adult think of me?
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A time to take inventory - the only problem is I don't have time for THAT! I can honestly say that my worst fear, twenty years ago, was being bored as an adult...I even wrote a song about it during my closet-song-writing-novice-guitar-playing days. Boredom is not so scary now...yes, it's just beyond my grasping hand, now.
Over the past twenty years, more than one person has said to me, "Patty-Jean (or PJ), pick ONE thing and stick to it, DO that One thing well!" That is Fantastic advice! Do I wish I took it? Perhaps if I heeded it, perhaps I would have been face to face with what used to be one of my worst fears. At least I can say I have overcome that fear!
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(hiker: Kelly @joyinmyheartxo)
A time to take inventory - the only problem is I don't have time for THAT! I can honestly say that my worst fear, twenty years ago, was being bored as an adult...I even wrote a song about it during my closet-song-writing-novice-guitar-playing days. Boredom is not so scary now...yes, it's just beyond my grasping hand, now.
(taken by Shannon; @solnatura)
Over the past twenty years, more than one person has said to me, "Patty-Jean (or PJ), pick ONE thing and stick to it, DO that One thing well!" That is Fantastic advice! Do I wish I took it? Perhaps if I heeded it, perhaps I would have been face to face with what used to be one of my worst fears. At least I can say I have overcome that fear!
My List these days...
God, Worship, Creative Arts, Creating, Old Kitchen Arts, Dehydrating, Cultured Foods,
My Husband-Partner, Babies, Toddlers, Children, Children Praying, Filled With Creativity, Honesty, Caring, Compassionate, Bold, Spiritual...
Supernatural, Outdoorsy, Dancing, Modern, Ballet, Old Fashioned, The Soil, Planting, Tending, Harvesting, Preserving, Housekeeping, Laundry, Hanging Laundry, Schooling, Reading, Classics, Music, Song, Singing, Guitar, Piano, Percussion, Leading, Serving, Following, Painting...
Teaching, Being Taught, Oils, Aromatherapy, Herbs, Healing, Nursing, Sewing, Community Sharing, Renovating, Organizing, Writing, Waking Early, Exercise, Conditioning, Scripture, Prayer...
not too mention some future dreams, of being a Doula, Natural Birth Educator, Health and Wellness Counselor, World Traveler, Aromatherapist, Author...It's only been twenty years...There's still time for more dreams. And hopefully one day I can say that I can do at least one of the above well?!
What is your life blessed to be crowded with?
Or what are your dreams?
Today is the 15th anniversary of birthing our first child, and while that event was traumatic for all of us, I would not have missed being the momma of the dear girl born that day. She is a lovely young lady with a desire for truth. Happy Birthday, dear Autumn BethAnne . . .
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