Medium Short: Scary box checked

A week in which I did things that scare me

I went ice-skating for the first time since… 1983? It was like being a beginner all over again, only now I am a bigger entity if I crash to the ground, and I know more about the potential impacts. Scary. I eventually got the hang of it and can’t wait to get out there again. (Photo by me; handknit, homespun leg warmers also by me.)

Welcome to the latest Medium Short, a weekly accountability practice highlighting what I am reading, writing, and doing along the unmarked trail towards #IndustrialHealing. Meanwhile, all my articles are freely available through this link.

They say we should do something that scares us every day. I checked that box and then some this week. Many moments found me on the edge of a decision wondering if I was really going to take that next step.

Reminding myself that I’ve been here before (“I don’t know how to do this…”), and that courage is always there if I open the tap and let it flow (“Carolyn and the Courageous Cushion”), I got on with things. Here’s a bit of what I read, wrote, and did this past week.

Reading: Another wise woman (+ a dash of running men)

If you’ve been with me for a while you’ll know I keep my eyes peeled and my mind open for wise women to guide me. I just finished an inspiring book by one such woman, Apela Colorado. Her collection of personal stories, Woman Between the Worlds, is rich with evidence of the interconnectedness of communities across time and place, as well as the importance of listening to our bodies and instincts.