unexpected
“Henny should decide if it passes the rabbit test. The fourleg is our family expert on rabbits,” said Calliope.
“No doubt there’s room for improvement.” Thalia squinted at Typist’s watercolored drawing. “Thank goodness for YouTube.”
“I think it’s quite good for a first attempt,” said the Muse of Determination. “We’ll keep at it. Perhaps Typist will be able to illustrate our books one day.”
Once upon a time…
I shared a quote from physicist Richard Feynman…
The thing that doesn’t fit is the thing that’s the most interesting; the part that doesn’t go according to what you expected.
A reader commented, “What if you didn't expect anything?”
As I’m apt to do, I tucked the question in my pocket.
I pull it out time and time again.
What if you don’t expect anything Gail?
The question frees me to experiment and try all manner of things.
You might want to carry the question in your pocket, too?
The practices of yoga and writing have taken me places I never expected to go. Both seemed foreign and out of my scope of ability when I started them, but there was a little voice inside that encouraged me to keep going.
Can you hear your little voice?
Long ago we’d kid about whether a person that retained spoken information poorly was hard of hearing, or just hard of listening! Much later I heard an account of a person struggling to sort out the confusion in their lives. He had been encouraged to seek God’s will. After hearing a message in his head several times in succession he took the prescribed action, which was of much help. The fellow concluded, “God doesn’t shout. I have to quiet myself and listen.” So I like your message about paying heed to our inner voices. For me, intuition falls in the category of inner voices. As I’ve allowed myself to follow intuitive urges I’m pleased, and sometimes surprised, at their value. I still can’t paint rainbow turkeys or draw a bunny, but I know someone that is making great progress with both!