Category Archives: Jamie Ridler

Wishcasting Wednesday: What is your deepest wish?

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from Jamie's post

My deepest wish is to live a wholeheARTed, full-time writing life.

To me, this means getting regularly published, and being paid enough for my writing that I could quit my “day job.” Maybe I’d still teach a class now and again, and design a few websites, but I’d do it by choice and on my schedule, based on my own interest.

More specifically, living this life (which, in truth, I am already living as much as I can) means: Waking in the morning and writing. Taking a break for a walk with my dogs, for yoga and meditation, shower and a meal, then back to research and writing. Another break midday for another walk and meal, then back to more writing until dinner.  Ending the day by reading or watching TV, and relaxing with the boys.

Some days, I’d go to the library to research and study and write, or take my notebook or laptop to a coffee shop to work, or meet a friend at a cafe to talk about living wholeheARTed lives.

Other days, I’d take the dogs hiking, or do laundry or other chores during breaks from writing. And some days I’d read or watch movies all day and nap, or sit in a chair in the sun in the backyard and stare at my toes. I’d spend entire days in my pajamas. Other times, I’d take a whole day off from work altogether to rest or do something entirely different. I’d honor and care for myself, my amazing and lovable self, whose heart is so wide open and whose voice is so honest and true, and who has so much to give.

I’m willing to do the work. I write every day first thing, post to my blog, read and research and study. I carry a notebook and pen with my everywhere I go. On the weekends, I spend 8-12 hours a day working–reading, researching, studying, and writing. I’m willing to work hard, and the love for this work has never wavered, the desire has never left me. It is who I am and what I want and what I have to offer, and I have faith it will happen.

It is my deepest wish.

Full Moon Dreamboard: Full Cold Moon

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Last night was a full, bright moon. It was so light and white out that when Sam went to go potty before bed, he had a shadow that followed him around our snowy backyard.

Full Moon Dreamboards: This is another practice offered by Jamie Ridler. She describes it this way,

Dreamboards are fun and powerful creative tools. Using words and images, they express our desires and dreams, making them easier for both us and the Universe to see. Engaging in a regular process of dreamboarding can inspire, increase self-awareness and help you manifest your dreams. And to infuse this creating with even more energy, we harness the power of the moon by making or sharing these boards when she is full.

This is my first Full Moon Dreamboard, Full Cold Moon, (you can click on the image to see a larger version). This moon’s question:

“What comforts are you dreaming of?”

Some of the themes and elements that came up for me as I worked on this:

The ocean. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, only a few hours from the ocean.  Living with the sun and mountains of Colorado is home, but so is being near the Pacific. And even though I miss it every day, I still feel so connected to it.  Every other summer, Eric and I rent a house in Waldport, Oregon and spend a month hiking, eating seafood, reading, taking naps, and walking up and down the beach. This coming summer is the year we get to go, so I am dreaming of the comfort that place gives me.

Balance. Practice and study, but also stillness and rest, a blend of comfort and craft.

Connecting to center, the heart of wisdom and compassion. A return and rest in stillness and simplicity, mindfulness and meditation, the seat of power and love.

Blue. The water, the sky, the Medicine Buddha, (the doctor who cures suffering using the medicine of his teachings).

A return, a connection to what is simple and true. That which is never faded or broken or lost. Freedom from attachment to external things, a settling in to being, here and now.

Gifts. Connected, centered in self-love, self-care, and self-knowledge, I can simply be. The magic of an open heart and a still & skillful mind is that I also generate enough to share. I hum with power, and my superpowers are gentleness and mindfulness. I open my heart and give away what I don’t need. “Give, look, love.”