I’ve been trying to get up a little earlier to spend the beginning of my day in the garden, in the daylight. Yesterday it was gloriously sunny, but this morning was overcast and on the cooler side. Still, I wandered out there with my coffee and a blueberry muffin because I had a plan to keep.
I’ve been thinking about the audio stories I want to make, and I really think I’m starting to land on something good. I’m going to let it cook for a while before I say much about it, but I’m feeling good about it. I can see it in a way that I couldn’t see my other stories, and I’m excited to get started.
You know you’re onto something when you can’t stop thinking about it. Like, if there was any lull in my day—and there weren’t many today—my mind immediately filled up with ideas and excitement for this thing. When I finished work for the day, it came roaring back too. It felt good; feels good.
I felt a switch flip in me over the past couple of days. I don’t know if it’s out of inspiration or irritation, but I’m done procrastinating on the projects that I’ve been kicking around forever. I told myself that this project was just “intentionally slow” but in the end I think that was just an excuse.
One thing I will say is that a big part of this whole thing is about the art of noticing—of paying attention, and being curious, and following that curiosity. A life and livelihood built around following your curiosity and paying attention would be a life well spent, I think. I’ll try to spend it that way.