Wishcasting Wednesday: What Do You Wish to Make Time For?

My paints lie idle on the shelf where I keep them.  My brushes, all clean and spiffy, have not been touched for weeks.  My painting partner, my two-year old niece, has stopped asking me to paint with her – she knows what I will say: “Tata is busy today baby.”

There are two unfinished journal pages waiting for me and each night when I come home I look their way longingly, calculating how much time I would need to add something to at least one and then walking away when I figure out that it will take too much time from what I need to do.

Need to do? Did I just say that – NEED TO DO.

Yup, I guess I did. As in:

I need to do this because it puts food on the table.

I need to do this because the deadline’s coming up.

I need to do this because if I don’t, no one else will and we’ll all be screwed.

I wish that soon I will make the time to do what I DON’T need to do.

As in:

I don’t need to draw but it helps me see things better, deeper.

I don’t need to experiment with mixing colors and layering them but it’s fun to see what the results of these experiments are.

I don’t need to make that necklace but wearing it when it’s finished will make my step lighter.

I don’t need to read this book but sitting down and digesting each and every word will satisfy a gnawing hunger inside.

I don’t need to stick out my neck but doing so will mean I would have one less “what if” to worry about.

I don't need to sit down and write out what I wish, but they have all come true so far and it won't hurt to try.