Weird things happen when my own fictional (?) characters show up in my dreams.
I was standing in the entry way of a house, giving friends and family hugs before they stepped out the door and got into a waiting white limousine. After hugging the last person and sending them on their way, I realized that I was alone. There was no one waiting to hug me before I stepped through the doorway myself.
Just as I started to feel a bit sad, I heard him. As in THIS GUY (I’m not revealing his name because I recently realized/remembered he’s in the novel I’ve been posting, Omnigirl, and I don’t want to spoil it. Besides, for some reason he just loves showing up in and around doorways).
But regardless, he was like, “It’s okay. You already have what you need, remember?”
And then I remembered—he was right. I do have what I need. I have love, protection, and support. I can walk through that door with confidence.
Sometimes I get so caught up in worrying about what I don’t have and what I need to do to get it, that I completely forget that the real shift happens not by doing more—but by remembering.
In my notes app on my phone, I have a list entitled Reminders.
Besides having a favorite quote for the day at the top of it, there’s a section called Don’t Forget/Remember to Check. This area is for to-dos I want to keep front and center. If they’re time sensitive, I also put them on a calendar.
Usually I brain dump my tasks, and then afterwards I put the most important ones here.
After the Don’t Forget section, I have another section called Resonance. This is where I put tasks that I want to do—the things I desire to return to. Not the tasks I’m chasing (or that are chasing me).
To be honest, this isn’t just a system for the sake of efficiency or whatever. This is what happened when I slowed down enough to let myself listen and remember. This is a list not built on urgency, but on the things I want to keep in mind and close to me.
I created from what I needed to feel more held and less pressured.
If you’re in a similar place right now—a place of having so much on your plate and giving out “hugs” to so many other people that you’re struggling to create space to listen and remember what you already have, you might like this older blog post, One Week of Gentle Productivity. I can also reflect back to you where you’re getting stuck, if you wish.
And if you're in the mood to be entertained by my strange nocturnal dreams, you might also like these posts:
Creative Fire is Classic. Just Don't Get Burned.
That One Time I Stole the Body of Some Random Guy
Thank you for still being here. I’ll keep sharing what I can whenever it feels right.
Wishing you a day full of moments that remind you of who you are and what you have.
~Arcadia Page
Intuitive Writer/Artist/Creative Rebel⚡