A Multi-Purpose Life

Top Random Dreams:

1. Own and operate a Bakery/Coffee Shop/Music Venue/Bookstore/Herbal Healing Shop/After-school spot/Homemade Pet Food Store....Yeah it grows every day.

2. Travel the world (Duh)

3. Get a Linguistics Degree (and use it for good)

4. Create a safe Space for communication and connection (similar to #1 but not)

5. Write and publish a book (finish writing a book)

6. Sit with Keanu on the train (I feel like it would be really peaceful)

7. Live in Ireland (preferably Inishmore but any part will do)

8. Hike Machu Picchu

You get the gist. I have a wide range of dreams. Each one fills a purpose to myself and to the world. While some can easily fit together (I could own a bakery in Ireland), others take time and energy away from other dreams. My point to this list is to show how diverse your dreams can be.

Have you ever been pigeon-holed? Stereotyped? Have you done it to yourself? Sometimes we get on a track and can't seem to steer in a different direction. "Basketball is my life." "Knitting is my life." "Trading stocks is my life." I will be the first to admit how much I love witnessing the passion sparkle in someone's eyes as they explain what they love. Yet, we don't often hear, "Basketball is my life, and I also love knitting." "Knitting is my life, and I do it while I watch the tickers on the bottom of the television screen." We are multi-faceted humans, but some are doing little to express the extra layers that make them unique.

In an effort to connect with other parts of the world, I am adding new products to the website. I love to knit. I also have a hard time throwing away glass bottles. I invested in a bottle cutter a few years ago. While the process is time-consuming, I enjoy creating up-cycled products. For now, I have a picture of a wind chime. However, my visions for the future of my bottles are grand (meaning, I am open to suggestions or requests). I would love to share ideas and create special orders.

As with the knitted projects, you may order a story to go along with the wind chimes. Because, every time you empty a bottle, you fill it with stories.

What are some crazy dreams you have for the future? Do you currently have a one-track mind stifling something inside that wants to shine? Make a list and say yes to all of it. Take a class. Learn something you can use every day. Get your hands dirty; you can always wash them. Maybe you will find something new that lights a fire or maybe you will revisit an old passion you thought was dead. Find multiple purposes for your life and share with the world. Who says you can't trade stocks and still get together with the gang once a week to knit basketball hoops? Your passion knows no limits.

Rach

P.S. I also updated the Pet Sweaters! Pre-order at a discounted price now through the end of January for a delivery date in late February/early March. Pictures available soon.