Heroes Not Zombies

Gazing into a crystal ball is one traditional way to see what lies ahead. The beginning of January is a common time for us to turn our attention to the future. What do we see there? What expectations and anticipations come to the surface? What goals, projects and plans do we create for ourselves?

When I looked again at this photo of a crystal ball, I noticed that what I could actually see in the glass was the present. It’s all that lies around the ball that fills it with colour and form, and I remembered reading that both the past and the future are present in the here and now.

I don’t think of the future as somewhere over the horizon waiting for me to discover it. I think of the future as the multiplicity of possibilities which already exist today. It’s a bit like finding threads, and starting to weave them into something new, something different, something I’ve only begun to imagine.

So as I take this time to reflect and play and explore I decide to restart some activities I’d set aside. First up, Morning Pages, and, look, Julia Cameron has a new book out this week, this time focussed on writing. I’ve got two writing projects which I’ve returned to again and again over several years and it seems like they’ve come knocking at my door again.

So, I’ve decided to continue this blog but drop the posting frequency. I won’t do daily posts for a bit. I want to free up some time and mental space for my two longer term writing projects. I haven’t decided on a definite posting frequency yet but I’m thinking of twice a week…..once midweek, like this one, and one at the weekend.

How about you? Are you looking ahead and imagining new projects and plans?