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What I Want

  • Posted on March 7, 2011 at 5:18 pm

Is it March already? Seriously – time has been flying.  It may have had something to do with the dreamy 3 weeks I just spent in Europe, but I really do feel like life has been moving in fast forward the last little while.  And I’ve barely been making time to enjoy it.

I love going away for extended periods of time because I can take a step back from my life and look at it from a distance.  Unfortunately, I always see the same things – crazy girl living a fast-paced, jam-packed, “never say no,” must-fit-it-all-in life.  And suddenly I find myself dropped into the middle of somewhere like Venice or Paris or Cancun, and I’m shell-shocked. I can’t recall the days leading up to the trip because they were so frantic, as I tried to tie up all the loose ends.

But the joyous part is that it’s all just a little bit hilarious.

When I take a step back, I can’t help but laugh at the disgusting amounts of effort I put into making everything absolutely 100% perfect in my day-to-day life. It is seriously amusing (and somewhat alarming) at the time and energy I put into things I honestly do NOT care about.  But I don’t see that until I look at things from a distance.

I realized something while I was away.  There are a select few things in my life that I really want.  And I never give them enough focus because I spend my time doing all the things I think I “should be doing.” Trust me, I know how familiar this sounds – I cannot count the times that this has been an epiphany on this blog. But clearly something is not sticking.

So, staying true to form, I’m going to make a list.  A reminder, that these are the things that matter to me most; these are the things that I want in my life and that I should not be willing to sacrifice so easily:

1.)   Writing – this blog is one of the best things in my life, and I have posted so infrequently in the last few months.  I miss it.  And I miss writing.

2.)   Personal Connections – my family and friends are incredibly important to me, and so are the connections that I’ve been building creatively and through my blog.  I want to continue developing my creative connections, and I’ve got big ideas brewing for this.

3.)   Music – I did not realize how much I missed having music in my life regularly until I recently was invited to join Aliqua.  I now have big ambitions in the music realm, including performing and writing.  Time to focus on those.

4.)   Creativity/Colour/Fresh Air – I don’t really know how to explain this one because it’s more of a feeling.  But I want more of it in my life.

5.)   Movement/Health – Before I went away, I had gotten to the point where I felt like I *had* to work out, or go to yoga, or go for a run.  I don’t want to feel like it’s a chore.  I want to feel like I have the time to truly enjoy being active.

6.)   Love – dedicating time to my personal relationships is really crucial right now. I’m in a good place and I want to keep it that way :)

7.)   Solitude – I need to feel free to spend time alone.  It’s an essential part of my sanity and peace of mind.

8.)   Good Food – I admit, this one seems a little trivial compared to the other “big” ones above, but I seriously get such satisfaction out of eating good food.  So, it’s going on the list, dammit!

My goal – make it so that each day only contains things that I look forward to.

I’m very, very close.

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Vivid Moments of 2010

  • Posted on December 3, 2010 at 11:57 am

December 3 Moment.
Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors).

Oh lordy.  Out of a year of so many “alive” moments, I have to pick just one??

I’d have to say that 2010 has been monumental for me in terms of being alive.  I feel like I’m finally getting in touch with that “me” that got shelved in my effort to do everything I thought I should be doing.  And strangely enough, when I spent all my time being who I thought I should be, I wasn’t really “there”; I have a very hard time conjuring any real memories pre-2010.  That’s not to say that I don’t remember anything pre-2010 – it’s just that those memories aren’t vivid.  They don’t come packaged with the textures, smells, voices, noises and colours.  They’re just kind of like silent movies or quick polaroids.  Nice to have, fun ot look at, but they don’t really “bring me back” to that particular moment.

But back to the task at hand – my 2010 moment of aliveness:

Nightime in Paris. February 9, 2010. Snow falling. Pure joy.

My husband I had decided to avoid the craziness of the Vancouver Olympics by booking a 3 week vacation in France.  We arrived in Paris on the morning of February 9th and the snow was already falling. We spent the afternoon checking into our hotel, and resting after the long flight. We had an early dinner at a small pizza place next door to our hotel, imbibed a bottle of wine in our room and then decided to make the short walk over to the Eiffel Tower to see if we could check out the city sites while blanketed in snow.

Unfortunately, upon our arrival, we learned that the tower had been closed, due to the snow.  But I still can remember that moment standing underneath the tower, drinking in the sites as the snow softly fell. There’s something about snow falling that makes everything so quiet. Here we were in the middle of a bustling European city at 9pm at night and it was completely silent (aside from my own half-tipsy running commentary).  The soft orangey-blue lights lit up the shallow blanket of snow on the ground, making the park look so pristine and tranquil. I remember spinning round and round under the tower, arms outstretched, catching snowflakes in my mouth, laughing with my husband and reveling in this little moment of magic.

We walked mittened-hand in mittened hand through the park and back through the Paris streets to our hotel.

It was a tiny moment.  But a vivid moment.

I also feel I would be remiss if I did not also mention this moment, which is also a pivotal and perfectly preserved 2010 moment for me as well.

Gosh, I’m one lucky gal.

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