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Daydreams...

Lately, lots of daydreaming.  Future-tripping.  Star-Gazing. I am redefining my life.  I am on the precipice of creating an entirely new life for me and my children; what a wonderful, awesome, unbelievable opportunity!  Scary, too, just a little bit. Ripe with promise and possibilities - so many to consider, swirling around in my brain and in my heart.  So many interesting new people, interesting new opportunities, interesting new situations...breaking all the old paradigms and re-inventing my life just the way I want it.  

But HOW do I want it?  Hmmm...I'm not sure!  The waves of possibility tousle me, warming my heart, and stimulating my mind.  It seems there are yet possibilities I have not yet imagined.  The urgency to begin to put energy on one path...what will it be?  The wonderful new people and situations who have entered my life are opening possibilities I'd never previously even dreamed of.  The temptation is great to throw caution to the wind...

(from Dave Matthews' "You and Me")

...pack your bags, something small

Take what you need and we'll disappear

Without a trace we'll be gone

Moon and the stars will follow the car

And then when we get to the ocean

Gonna take a boat to the end of the world

All the way to the end of the world

Oh, and when the kids are old enough 

We're gonna teach them to fly...

...you and I are not tied to the ground

Not falling but rising like rolling around

Eyes closed above the rooftops

With eyes closed we're gonna spin through the stars

Our arms wide as the sky we're gonna ride the blue

All the way to the end of the world

When the kids are old enough we're gonna teach them to fly

Doesn't THAT sound delightful?  What would it look like to take a year off, a year out.  Take the kids...have a HUGE life and learning adventure. See the world, experience life in a way you cannot get in a classroom or a textbook? Tahiti?  San Juan?  The French countryside?  Barcelona?  Costa Rica? Could I actually do that?!?  Wow...what an amazing possibility to ponder!  Now don't get all flipped on me, people.  Remember, lately, lots of daydreaming.  Future-tripping.  Star-Gazing.

Tell me...where do your daydreams take you?

Mondo Beyondo #6 to #23 (and counting!)

In my last post, I made reference to my MONDO BEYONDO list which I've been working on for years, but then quickly realized I hadn't updated it here on the bloggedy-blog in a hella long time, so here are some more on my list:

6.  Travel the world, not just in 5-star hotels (which I DO love!) but in the villages!

7.  Learn how to water ski

8.  ...scuba dive

9   ...salsa dance

10.  ...and surf without always falling off 

11.  Attend culinary school just for the hell of it

12.  Live in Europe for at least a year speaking only the native language of my host country

13.  Meet the Dalai Lama, Maya Angelou and Annie Liebovitz

14.  Write a book

15.  Teach at a University

16.  Work in a winery

17.  Tend an organic vegetable garden

18.  Develop the PERFECT margarita recipe

19.  Field and skate on a roller derby team

20.  Learn to weld and make massive art out of scrap metal

21.  Live on some sort of a sailing vessel for at least a month, destination loosely (if at all) charted

22.  Go an an Abercrombie & Kent style African (photo) Safari

22.  See both poles of the earth

23.  Live a life of service

....and the list keeps growing!

Mondo Beyondo #4 and #5

#4:  Host a craft segment on a TV show or have my own show.

#5:  Become masterful at PS CS 2.0 by the end of this year.

The Mondo Beyondo List

The other day while blog-hopping, I came upon the uber-cool blog of Renee Pearson.  Renee is a fabulously talented artist, specializing in the art of digital design and scrapbooking.  She is a published author under the Primedia banner and has lots of groovilicious ideas!

One of her most coolio ideas is the MONDO BEYONDO list.  This is like the ultimate list of crazy, amazing, life-changing goals you could ever imagine.  Powerful.  Evocative.  Magical.  I think I need one, and I pass along to all my fair readers the same challenge.  Just be careful...the universe has a neat way of giving you what you ask for!

To start my list:

• Immerse myself (solo, backpack-trekking style) in Central and South America for 6+ months (perfect the language(s), learn the culture, experience the cuisine, love the people...and explore Kim)
• Get my Masters and then my pHd....probably in something cool like Women's Studies
• Publish a book of my stuff (not sure what I mean by stuff...art? thoughts?  photos? fiction?)

To be continued...