sit

There you go again...
trying to iron it out,
trying to rush the process,
trying to predict what's to come.

Can you instead try a different route?
Sit through the discomfort and the uncertainty.
Let it unfold beyond your control.

eat yo' greens

unanswered

A good question is something to...
stand in awe of
wrestle with
embrace the discomfort of

Sometimes you get so uncomfortable with the question, you want to jump to the answer. But often the answers aren't so clear cut. The path requires the discomfort of wrestling, and you may need to dwell there much longer than you had assumed.

The tidy answer? It may be alluring, but there's tremendous value in the unanswered question. (This is merely confirmation of what you already knew.)

before you do

It's a new day. Your mind jumps to what you must do today. What must be accomplished?

What if you start with a different question -- who must I be today?

For if you forget the being part, what good will the doing really do?

moody

distracted

Before you scold yourself for the distractions, it might be worth asking -- are those "distractions," in fact, the very things that give you life?

a sort of cook

"There is the 'do-it-and-dust-it' cook, who does it purely to get something on the table with which to fill the belly, and then there is the one who takes delight in unfolding a cabbage leaf by leaf, rubbing his or her hands over the rough skin of a russet apple, or sniffing a freshly cut lemon. The person who finds satisfaction in choosing the right knife and picking the right pot, who enjoys the scent of ingredients and the feel of food in his or her hands. Chopping, slicing, stirring, tasting, seasoning all become acts of contentment rather than chores to be hurried through."

- Nigel Slater in Tender

play

Celebrating that decision to splurge 

on a few "unnecessary" items.