When was the last time you didn't stop to worry about "practical", "economical", or "realistic"?
When was the last time you allowed yourself to believe in a dream you have kept wrapped in your soul for so long?
When was the last time you said "to hell with it" and did exactly – exactly – what you wanted to do, fueled only by your insatiable passion for an idea?
When was the last time you let yourself get carried by a dream?
Lupine has wanted a roadside flower stand for as long as I can remember.
And it doesn't matter that we live on a back country road with zero traffic. It doesn't matter that she didn't get around to much planting this spring. It doesn't matter that it's 85 F and sunny at the top of the driveway.
It matters only that she's wildly, madly, passionately head-over-heels with this idea. This idea is her everything.
And watching her up there in the afternoon sunshine she became my zen master teacher. (Again.)
She has so much to share, if only I put down my work, show up, and quietly listen. All children do.
And watching her work it all came clear.
Because when was the last time you remember feeling like this about something – about anything?
For real. And how could we not want to feel this way again?
When your heart swells from excitement and possibility, and you can't think of a single more inspiring way to spend your time.
Most grown-ups suck at this. It's true. But only because we've forgotten.
We've forgotten what it feels like to be unable to sleep for the potential before us. When we have dreamed of something so long and with so much focus that there was no other option than it coming to be so we watch for it – wait for it – create it.
When the "success" or "failure" of your journey are irrelevant because the reward was simply in the doing.
It's been a long time for most of us. Way too long.
Caught up in the daily grind our passions sleep. Most days we're so busy with life and work and distraction we forget they are even there.
But our passions are only comatose – not dead – hypnotized by busy days, media, and fear.
Perhaps it's time to wake them.
So I ask: what do you want most of all?
You only get to live this lifetime once. Are you living the life you desire?
Your dream is in you.
Watch for it. Listen to it. Wake it up.
It's time.
My children nearly burst w/joy when they have “farm stands” at the end of our driveway. They will sit there for hours waiting for a few customers. Flowers and extra garden veggies….and such fun sharing them.
Lovely read! Such a simple inspiration became such beautiful language. Thank you!
oh my goodness, best post ever! i was thinking about these things recently..exactly what you’ve just laid out for us to read. love it. those pictures are priceless…well, the moments in them! =)
Beaming at these lovely photos of your precious girl. What a great reminder. Yes. Yes, I want to feel that way again. It makes me giddy just thinking about it. 🙂
Sweetest. Thank you for sharing this. And oh shit, I had better get with it. I can’t remember the last time that I felt like this! Take good care.
Brienne from Minnesota
What a great post to read today. In fact, I woke thinking about you! =) Anyway, I feel like today is the first day of the rest of my life. We have officially founda renter for our home and we are moving into our camper to simplify, start my dream business and travel the country with our three kiddos. I am so excited. It is real. And it is now. Thanks for always being a foundation to go to to remind myself that dreaming is the way we live life! Love you!
OH!! JOY is! What if everyone did what they loved. Peace and love would certainly prevail. I quit a job last year that was literally sucking my soul out to pursue what I loved about the career in a way that I could have joy and integrity and not loose myself. Big scary things like that- they are life changing when YOUR full self is at stake. So glad your girl is saying yes to her love. It takes some of us a long time, but once we do…there is no going back.
What an exciting adventure awaits you and your family Jai!! Inspiring!!!
Wow. I LOVE your message. The pictures are gorgeous as usual too. Thank you for the fabulous reminder….once again you nailed it! Now I just need to remember it daily 🙂
Oh good lord. You’ve done it again. I come to your space tired and weary, leaving inspired and contemplative. thank you.
Tell your daughter if I lived there I would be a customer for sure! Her booth is beautiful! So sweet.
Beautiful – the focus, the photos, and the inspirational words! Thank you.
Exactly what I needed to hear and in a beautiful way, thank you. So many years pursuing my career and then having children, one becomes lost to one’s own desires…. I am dreaming again, a sincere thank you. Heather