Colorful Intentions

Fail More in 2022!
While the pic may not look bad, it did not taste good. This was my failed attempt at Hot Buttered Rum. And you know what, the only commitment I'm making to myself for the new year is to fail more! We only move forward when we're willing to risk trying new things and I'm going to do that even more this year. From cooking, to adventures, to artistic endeavors, to keeping my heart open, to trying things that sometime make me tremble with fear ----- I'm not going to let pandemic year 37 (feels like it...) get it the way of experiencing even more this year. Not going to let 'busy' or 'stressed' get in the way of trying new things and being bold. Not going to let woulda, coulda and shoulda stop me from being letting my curiosity lead.... So, failures, I'm not afraid of you!! Bring it on.

Did you know it would be a life changing moment? When I look back at this picture I wonder, did I know? Did I know what I was leaving back on the safety of the shore? Did I know what jumping that eagerly out of my comfort zone would lead to? Did I know how much what I was jumping into might shock my system. . . And yet, that feeling of cold water might be the most waking up, invigorating moment I needed?

No, I don’t think I knew, and yet.... I felt ready. Ready for the next step. Ready for a moment of surrender that went deeper than anything before.

And seems only fitting that now, as I work to peel another layer of that that is me and all that I know, as I feel drawn to surrender even more than ever before, that THIS memory showed up in my feed today. This was the final day of a 10 day meditation retreat in India 6 years ago.... I had surrendered, pealed what felt like layers of crap getting in my way from many years of not dealing with so much in my life... with thinking sweeping it all under the rug was a viable solution.... While it hasn’t been all roses since that moment, but damn, I wouldn’t go back to the moment before I felt the cold Ganga River water. Jumping in was a significant moment of declaring I was ready for whatever came next.... and I find myself circling that same place now.... when will I be ready for jump? When will you be ready to jump?

What are you doing to take care of what matters most in life? Loved this sweet story with no words and yet a whole lot of heart.♥️

Take Care of Yourself | Doc Morris Christmas Advert 2020 This may be the best Christmas ad produced in 2020. Just fantastic. What do you think?