Sometimes, I forget how powerful I actually am. I've been feeling a little stuck again lately. (Thus, the lack of blog posts). Back in that mode where I talk myself out of doing things because they scare me a little bit. Back where I feel boring.
It's amazing how doing one little thing differently can change everything. Tonight I went to a nearby Indian grocery store with a friend. I've been wanting to go ever since she had originally told me about it, but it made me nervous for some reason, so I never went. It came up again in our conversation today and she mentioned that she was going to stop by there on her way home from work and would I like to join her?
I went and had a fabulous little adventure. I will go back again. I have a kitchen full of fabulous goodies and new things to try. And I feel like a million bucks, despite having had a stressful afternoon at work.
I have a theory on why this did something for me: A visit to a tiny Indian grocery is about as close to foreign travel as I'm going to get in West Columbia, South Carolina on a Sunday night. Foreign travel is like a drug for me. Even the mention of a possible trip perks me up. I love that I can make a plan, set it in motion, and then do something that seems so daunting to so many people. It makes me feel powerful and fearless and more truly myself than almost anything else I do.
I feel interesting right now. And inclined to creativity. I need to find more ways to insert these feelings into my everyday life.
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