Create a Summer Bucket List
“I fall in love every day. With new songs, dogs, scents, pieces of art, illusions, five-minute conversations, a sunset in my rearview mirror, a story. A written note. A daydream. What a pleasure it is. To know gravity.”
Dear One,
Last week I mentioned my sense that the month of May had whooshed past without saying hello or goodbye. And I've been thinking about how NOT to be left feeling that way at the end of the summer.
What makes the difference between looking back on a lovely experience fondly...and looking back only to realize that you cannot quite remember much about the experience at all?
I'm going to argue that the difference is found in finding a way to stay in the moment. Perhaps you can do that through breath work...or meditation...or a centering morning walk. But---while I love each of those practices for all sorts of reasons---the best way for me to hold myself in the present is to make a list. Judge me if you will, but I'm going to make a Summer Bucket List to make sure I don't miss any of the amazingness my community has to offer during the next three months. And then, for the more complex adventures, I'll make a sub-list. Because that's how I roll.
The whole Bucket List idea has me thinking of how I'll use my Swedish Hinza Totes this summer...because they really are the "buckets" of summer. Normally, I have one for my work/volunteer stuff (laptop, planner, lunch, etc.) and one for my largest knitting project (always a sweater). But as we slip into summer, I find myself wanting to use one for the farmers market...and as a picnic basket...and definitely anytime I'll be on a boat or at the water's edge. So I may need a third one. In a happy summer color, of course.
I hope you are able to do the thing that helps you unclench and inhale and feel the beauty of the season. Sometimes it's putting down the camera and just seeing things first hand. Sometimes it's reminding yourself that this is the one and only time you'll have this exact experience. Sometimes it's intentionally taking in every detail so you can later tell the story to someone who would have loved to have been there.
Whatever works for you, do that thing. Because every single item on your Summer Bucket List is worth slowing down for.
Cheers,
Gaby
On-Going Opportunities:
Makers Mornings -- 3rd Saturday of each month (Jan-May and Sep-Nov)
Beginning Crochet Class -- usually once per month on a Thursday afternoon
Beginning Knit Class -- usually once per month on a Thursday afternoon
