Today I just want to sit somewhere quietly and read poetry.
I want to revel in absurd ideas about the universe and allow my mind to be a playground where anything can happen.
I want to forget about all those things that “need doing” for a time, and “put my ear down next to my soul” and listen to what it really wants.
I want to build something that has no function, except to turn up the corner of someone’s mouth when they least expect it.
I want to forget about all of the things in the future that seem scary or unmanageable, and just dip my toes into the infraordinary.
I want to pretend the world is full of secret hiding places that no one else can see except me.
I want to create a map of magical places and send people to them.
I want to watch the trees for signs and see what they say to me when no one else is listening.
Today I want to be an animal and run wildly in and out of the woods, stopping only to take a drink and the occasional nap.
(image: Doris Salcedo)
4:04 pm
it’s good to know what oneself want, too. it’s the first step.
i hope you have the time and the space you need!
(I’m sorry for my bad english!!!!)
4:55 pm
Good for you, Keri. It’s good that you are reclaiming your will. Sometime along the way as children we learnt “I want doesn’t get” and then, as adults, is it surprising that we experience indecision over what we want for our lives?
At school we learnt that someone else’s will was more important than our own. Someone else was in charge and our desires and plans had to be hidden from view. Then we forgot where we hid them.
4:57 pm
P.S. someone’s stolen all my chairs. Have you seen them?
6:08 pm
Sounds like how I’ve been feeling today! Beautiful sentiments! Thank you for sharing!
6:23 pm
Love that photo! Awesome :-) Have a good Monday Keri, enjoy the sitting and the reading! Greets from Paris!
6:53 pm
That photo is Sweet my oldest sister bought Wreck This Journal. She said it was sweet. Because she has a blog she toke pictures of some of the pages and then she posted them on alexacall.com
8:27 pm
what you *want* feeds the imaginations of the rest of us. i’m grateful that you name such things.
the last wild witch is calling from the woods, the waft of her special brew snaking up over the treetops…calling to some of us who can still hear her…
10:14 pm
Awesome, this list. The picture is soo cool!
9:19 am
THANK YOU FOR SHARING. LOVELY! XXXXX
10:50 am
Keri,
Loved the picture and your thoughts. You always challenge me to think outside the box. I need that. Have a blessed day.
1:21 pm
This is really awesome. Your works are awesome ;D
2:37 am
“Today I just want to sit somewhere quietly and read poetry.”
This made me realize just how long it has been since I’ve sat quietly with myself. It’s so easy to let our lives be consumed by work and relationships; even the positive aspects of these can become overwhelming. Solitude, one of the best blessings, is easy to forget.
Thank you for the gentle reminder to reexamine my life, my soul.
11:35 am
The picture is amazing.
I love your blog and your books. You’re so inspiring!
Greetings from Germany…
6:16 am
The way you give words to your thoughts is amazing and inspiring. Isn’t it wonderful that even in Europe (I live in Holland) people start reevaluating their life because of what you share? Thanks!
(By the way: take a look at a picture of all 100 of my tin cans on http://katrienruitenburg.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/terugblik-en-inspiratie/ if you like!)
11:56 pm
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9:04 pm
Keri-
I have been doing one exploration a day. I love your work! Its so spontatneous and fun. :)
Also, did you take this picture or did you find it? It’s incredible either way!
Thanks for reading this silly little comment.
12:04 am
WOW! That is amazing. i love it. so creative. incedibole!
1:08 pm
Which chair shall we sit in?
6:02 am
I love your writing. You are so inspiring. Some days when I need to chill, like today, I’d go to your blog. I find your writing so sincere. I have days that I just want to let go and forget things that need doing. Thanks so much for sharing this.
3:42 pm
I love these chairs! And your thoughts.
Thanks for sharing your inspiration!
6:06 pm
Now that is an awesome installation! I can imagine walking by the day before it was put in and it being empty or having a bunch of junk, then the next day going “Whoa!”
6:19 pm
I love this picture! :) Its so cool.
P.S. I love your work and i own the box set of “Reck This Journal, This Is Not A Book, and Mess!!!
And if you have the time maybe you could check out my blog sometime! :)
maybe you can even follow my blog! :)
its not great but I just started so…
5:22 pm
Awsome picture!
