what do you want?

chip, of modern elder academy, recently blogged this question in terms of if we don't know what we want, we run the risk of being shaped by the wants and needs around us.  knowing and articulating our dreams gives them a better chance of coming true.

i am operating on the amaryllis principle right now of "rest, then invest".  in other words, i dug up my amaryllis bulb and put it to rest in cedar chips in the dark where it could go dormant for a while.  this increases the likelihood of a return of energy resulting in gorgeous blooms.

so for now, i rest.  and dream.  and flip through magazines tearing out pictures of people i actually know doing things they love.  like my friend peter tsiorba who handcrafts guitars in his backyard studio peter tsiorba guitars or beth of crowley house flowers at her table arranging blooms family flower farm to say nothing of my friend monika vitek's beautiful ceramics made with magnetic sand gathered from the oregon coast monika vitek ceramics

these are people who have found a way to turn what they love and the work of their hands into a profession and they do it beautifully, with priceless soul.  

recently i saw a flier for a yoga retreat at a monastery in provence.  my first thought was to be intrigued.  my second thought was that i could host all manner of gatherings right here in the pacific nw.  what have we got that france doesn't (ok, no ancient roman aquaducts to speak of, but plenty of lavender, olives, farm fresh food, wine, flowers, and talented people!)

so while i rest, i am pondering how i might invest.  because what we want, if it's good i believe, is never just about ourselves, it's about bringing people together over goodness, truth, and beauty!

(that and dreaming is my personal bright spot arsenal against the backdrop of our current climate of disease and division.)

so go ahead, say it:  what is your dream?  what do you want?