My Timeline

I walked into my studio

{currently known as the dumping ground}

to look for something specific that I absolutely needed to find.

 

I looked for 5 minutes,

stood up and told it

{the studio},

"You can't keep it from me!"

 

I didn't use my inside voice.

 

I walked out and 15 minutes later returned...

with more determination.

I started digging again.

After more time than I'd like to admit I found myself digging through baskets in a small armoire.

That's when I came across my timeline.

 

 

A couple of years ago during a Brave Girls online Soul Restoration class

timelines were something we created.

 

I remember when I started it I thought it wasn't any big deal,

but I found as I got into it that it was a

big deal-

a real big deal.

 

 

I found that parts of my spirit which had been hurt in the past, and which I had thought fixed, were not actually completely healed.

 

This strip of paper,

onto which I was painting, gluing and writing,

revealed so much.

I saw what still needed to be done, as well as, how far I had come already.

 

 

Coming across this and looking through it made me feel good.

I also realize that I need to go ahead and extend it.

I've grown a lot these last two years.

Growth I'm really proud of and hope to continue.

 

 

After awhile I set it aside and resumed my dig, as I remembered what I had been initially looking for.

 

Five more minutes and I found myself with my arms raised above my head,

prize gripped tightly in my hand, yelling out,

"Ha!  You can't thwart me!  Good try, studio!  Good try!"

 

Speaking of self improvement...

I'm not sure if that warrants

counseling or a professional organizer.

 

Probably both.