1. Why is it that so many of the undone things in my life are small? I look about my home and see quite a few things I have started, or need to make a decision about, or small chores to complete…and wonder why I have not yet done them. Many of them require small amounts of effort or time. And, yet, somehow when they are done and no longer pecking at my attention, I feel freer and wonder why it took so long to do such a small thing.
2. Dusting: a necessary evil. I dust because it was of high priority to my mother when I was young…and, so, whenever anyone is coming over or expected to, I dust. Otherwise, I live with a certain amount of it…until it is enough that I see it as the sun shines in the window. Dusting seems to be one of the perpetual tasks…it is never done, especially on the day you dust. Just look…it is already there!
3. What is it about those triggers that spark feelings no longer wanted? Parents know them for their children. Siblings sometimes know them. People in our lives stumble over them. And, there we are…in the midst of a feeling that really has nothing to do with where we are as a person today. Oh, to let the past go…
4. Holidays. Why do we put so much emphasis on being the cookie cutter Norman Rockwell family at this season? What does it say about us? Me? Oh, to find a way to celebrate freely without the expectations placed by society. I wonder if it is possible.
Feathers of My Mind 