33 things I’d rather make, than make myself miserable
A couple of days ago I had one of those moments.
You know, a moment when you not only know something, you really feel it through your body. As a simple, clear truth.
What I knew~felt was this: the thing that makes me miserable, most consistently, is me.
And I decided to make a list of 33 things I’d rather make, than make myself miserable.
I don’t say this flippantly. Remembering, in the midst of feeling miserable, that I’m likely the one holding myself in that misery, is hard. Having done that, remembering that I get to choose what happens next, is hard. Having done that, actually doing something about it, that’s hard too.
Which is why I thought a list might help, and here it is!
I’d rather make:
- an avocado and chicken wrap
- a photograph
- my cat purr
- wrinkles on my bedspread
- a drawing
- chocolate cake
- a kiss
- a post
- sweet dreams
- amends
- an awful little poem
- tracks across fresh-cut grass
- a gift
- deep breaths
- love
- someone laugh
- a vase of flowers
- jasmine tea
- a wish
- tears
- a cuddle
- a bad karaoke performance
- a daydream
- prose
- a dance step (or two)
- conversation
- a smile
- something sparkly
- a soft place to fall
- long, slow stretches
- a memory of something beautiful
- a plan for better days
- a list of 33 more things I’d rather make…
What would you rather make?
