I love the distinction: I made conditions. The pepper made peppers. It's such a gentle reminder that we don't control the harvest—we participate in it.
It is a simple reminder, and often our language betrays a reality that is not accurate, such as in this when we often speak about how "I grew this" or "My garden produced that" with the emphasis on "my" as if the growth happened through our efforts alone. It is humbling to consider what our role really is in our own food.
Finally managed to read the whole piece. Lovely analogy to many things in life. And yes, so many things end up in a "storage container" while the season moves on. Great points.
The funny thing I have found about storage containers in our lives is that we often use them without being aware of it or their implications. Thanks for the read and for sharing your thoughts about it.
The homegrown pepper would rot in the drawer if not eaten, the manuscript wouldn't...
Yet, this same idea, an identical story may be revealed to another writer when the universe senses a certain reluctance to finish and release the existing piece.
The pepper wants to close its circle, plant its seeds, and so does the book.
Thanks for noticing it and for sharing that you found it useful. Once we start to notice the seemingly innocent word combinations we use and how they really impact us, we can make progress by taking action that actually helps us get unstuck.
this all hits very close to home, Jeffrey. I am so looking forward to walking with and alongside you in September and absorbing more of your wisdom clearly borne from experience. When are we ever "ready"? We're not; movement begets action. Action begets life. Do the thing and then fill in the blanks later. That's how I started Substack, that's how I started the Camino, that's how I need to approach my relationships and life.
I write these posts to process, which means the first beneficiary is me. What I did not expect when I started publishing is the return trip. I put a half-formed pattern on the page, someone recognizes their own version of it, and the recognition comes back with more clarity than it left with.
Your three examples—Substack, the Camino, and relationships/life—make it a single habit rather than three unrelated moments of nerve. That is worth more than a tidier draft would have been.
I love the distinction: I made conditions. The pepper made peppers. It's such a gentle reminder that we don't control the harvest—we participate in it.
It is a simple reminder, and often our language betrays a reality that is not accurate, such as in this when we often speak about how "I grew this" or "My garden produced that" with the emphasis on "my" as if the growth happened through our efforts alone. It is humbling to consider what our role really is in our own food.
Thanks for the comment!
Finally managed to read the whole piece. Lovely analogy to many things in life. And yes, so many things end up in a "storage container" while the season moves on. Great points.
The funny thing I have found about storage containers in our lives is that we often use them without being aware of it or their implications. Thanks for the read and for sharing your thoughts about it.
The homegrown pepper would rot in the drawer if not eaten, the manuscript wouldn't...
Yet, this same idea, an identical story may be revealed to another writer when the universe senses a certain reluctance to finish and release the existing piece.
The pepper wants to close its circle, plant its seeds, and so does the book.
So nicely shared. Much rests in context.
the phrase ' once I. . ' as a storage container really makes a lot of sense. Thanks!
Thanks for noticing it and for sharing that you found it useful. Once we start to notice the seemingly innocent word combinations we use and how they really impact us, we can make progress by taking action that actually helps us get unstuck.
this all hits very close to home, Jeffrey. I am so looking forward to walking with and alongside you in September and absorbing more of your wisdom clearly borne from experience. When are we ever "ready"? We're not; movement begets action. Action begets life. Do the thing and then fill in the blanks later. That's how I started Substack, that's how I started the Camino, that's how I need to approach my relationships and life.
Rebecca, you have named the thing I was circling.
I write these posts to process, which means the first beneficiary is me. What I did not expect when I started publishing is the return trip. I put a half-formed pattern on the page, someone recognizes their own version of it, and the recognition comes back with more clarity than it left with.
Your three examples—Substack, the Camino, and relationships/life—make it a single habit rather than three unrelated moments of nerve. That is worth more than a tidier draft would have been.
September will be here soon!