Coffee Shop 2008

I'm still working through the Artist's Way at Work. An important part of the process, the authors advocate, is the taking of "time-outs," a time period of 1-2 hours each week in which you explore something that seems interesting, or just go on an adventure.

I'd been trying to convince myself that repeated visits to Super Target qualified as separate time outs-- if I went to different sections of the store each time.

However, I do have a list of other time-outs I have not yet taken:

1. Ceramics Studio
2. Tattoo Parlor
3. Art Exhibit on Campus
4. University Recreation Center (I think I'm going to sign up for a rock climbing class next semester).

One of my time-outs involved looking into becoming a student so that I could actually register for classes when I decided what class I wanted to take. And even though right now I'm more of a pretend student, seeing as though I haven't actually enrolled for any classes, it's exciting. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed being a student....

Another exercise in the book involves exploring jealousy...you list people that you feel jealousy toward (for whatever reason), why you feel jealous, and what you can do in order to be more of the person you want to be--with the idea that if you explore the source of jealous thoughts, it can help you to understand areas in your life that you'd like to change.

Unfortunately, it appears that I want to have more kids.

So I ignored that.

But I also learned that there are quite a few people on the list that respect their creative selves...so I want to continue to nuture my creative (writing) spirit. I decided to write this post as one small step.

Ever the aspiring overachiever, I also enrolled in imeem and gabcast so that I could include audio clips in future postings.

And now, I return to my regular programming, which is "All Syllabi, All the Time." My first two teaching nights are next week.

Did I mention my dad and stepmom arrive on Sunday and may be staying for two weeks?

Beautiful moment, present moment. Beautiful moment, present moment. Beautiful moment, present moment.