The whimsical prompts can be found below the ๐๐๐๐๐๐ and the discussion of the things I do for love under the ๐๐๐
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Go for a walk. Write something.
Sit outside. Write something.
Take several deep breaths. Write something.
Turn on a song that makes you dance in your kitchen. Write something.
Call a friend. Write something.
Take a nap. Write something.
Brush your teeth. Write something.
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Tonight I dyed my eldestโs hair purple. Heโd been asking for awhile, but tomorrow heโs going back to school for the first time in over a year and a half. And he wanted to show his new classmates who he is on the inside by purpling his outsides.
I couldnโt find my dyeing gloves, and this was so important to him. So now my hands are Grimace purple, and when I look at them all I can see is this love I have for my kiddo, and how much courage it is taking him to go back to school. Heโs had such miserable experiences, over and over. And Iโm hoping this very small school with a teacher who genuinely cares, and classmates who literally carried a desk from one school building to another to welcome him to their class todayโฆI hope this is the place he belongs.
But if it isnโt, Iโll keep helping him see the good in the world. Because there is plenty of it. And what works for most people doesnโt always work for us neurodivergent humans who are just trying to keep putting our big open hearts in the world. Iโm not ever going to stop trying to find the gentle, to see the helpers, and make magic for the people I love.
Iโm going to fight to create spaces for people who need to be heard, and cared for. Because u know that making spaces can help people like me find their own way.
This past week an artist who found refuge and a community in the space I used to run let me know that they will be going to animation college this fall, and that they are paying their own way with money for the job they got. And they wanted to share that joy with me. Finding joy and sharing joy and listening to people in good times and hard timesโฆthatโs what makes my life worthwhile.
My other kiddo is also anxious about trying a new school. And Iโm hoping that my kids being there together will help them feel at home.
And at the end of the day Iโll be there to listen, no matter the outcome.
Heart,
Wake
You make my day every day with your writing.โค๏ธI miss you so much.