BRAVERY 52 | List 37
LIST 37 | List the things, right in this instant, that you know you need to deal with, be it a task or emotions, relationships, etc.
I find myself, right this instant, in Newfoundland. It was something Bill and I had planned to do as a bookend to our next new beginning, our visit to Whistler in October 2019, but he ran out of time. Like I’ve said before, I’ll be living for both of us.
I need to handle a few things:
Get outside and enjoy everything Fogo Island and Gros Morne has to offer.
Complete the unpacking to fully move into my new home.
Put together plans for Reno 2.0 and finish off everything that I know needs to be fixed/replaced/improved now that I’ve lived in Moondance for a while.
Release my inner liar, my inner Neil Gaiman who said: “Fiction is the lie that tells the truth. We all have an obligation to daydream. We have an obligation to imagine. It is easy to pretend that nobody can change anything, that society is huge and the individual is less than nothing. But the truth is individuals make the future, and they do it by imagining that things can be different.” It’s time to start outlining my new story, get to know some new characters, discover a new setting.
Outline a plan for a couple of articles and submit them to publications I enjoy reading myself. Take a deep breath and see how many rejections I can rack up this year. I already got one!
Set up regular coaching sessions with Jenn.
Continue to support - in all ways - my children and friends. It’s been a tough year and longer for everyone. We need to be grateful to have made it through relatively unscathed.
Plan my “Books + Belongings” sale. I’ll wait until the next tourist season - the July 1st weekend. Are people still freaked out over purchasing second-hand things? (I am, but my weirdness has nothing to do with the pandemic.)
Move the reformer Pilates machine into the exercise area. Get into a regular, consistent routine.
Plan my Samhain celebration - complete with fog machine, purple lights and pointy hat.
I suppose some of those things can’t happen right this instant since I’m currently 2,125kms away from home - but I can plan. A big brain dump may be just the thing I need right now to get clear on my priorities. After all, that’s why I’m here in this far corner of the earth.