I recently made a conscious effort to make some changes in
my life. You see, on April 22, 2012, I
injured my right wrist. That injury,
lead to limited use in my hand, which lead to my compensating with my
previously injured left hand…and long story short, by May, I had limited use in
both of my hands. As a writer, this was
especially devastating. As a human
being, I was terrified that I wasn’t going to heal up, and be the same person I
was before.
It turns out, I was only partially right. I’d forgotten that “change” is
inevitable. Everything changes,
regardless. That’s life. The good news is, I am healing. More good news, I’m NOT the same as I was
before.
“Change is the way of life.
It throws you when you forget it is your best friend.”
~Tai Sheridan, Secrets Of True Happiness
My injury helped me see that I’ve been living in a holding
pattern. I suppose it happens to the
best of us. I got so wrapped up in the
day-to-day stuff, that I forgot how to truly enjoy what I have right now. I thought about my past and dreamed of my
future, but “now,” wasn’t a priority.
But, starting in June, I decided to make some small adjustments, and the
universe has been responding in ways that I couldn’t have imagined. It’s been a positive experience, all
around. I felt as though I spent more
living during the month of June, than I normally do in six months.
Now that July is here, I want to continue to grow, to
experience living in “now.” I decided
to kick off the month by making a creative space for myself. I went into more detail on my
Wordpress site, yesterday. Today is the first
time I’ve gotten to use my desk in my new space.
I was a little concerned that parking my desk in front of a
window would be too distracting. My
garden view is a raggedy one. But so
far, I like the natural light while I work.
I imagine it will get hotter in the afternoon, but I do my best writing
in the morning, so I don’t think that will be an issue. We will see…
Enjoy the day!
Juli
