What if it didn't have to be so difficult?

What if it didn't have to be so difficult? Life I mean. And Art. What if The dishes didn't nag and the thing on the floor that I walk past a million times a day didn't call me a slob. What if it was just calling to me and it turned out it was easy to pick it up and put it away right now. Maybe it is a gift- hey the room would  look nicer if you closed the cabinet door. There would be more pleasure. Could there be more pleasure? Would it be ok- Like would I be a boring person if there was not so much friction around me? 

I was testing this idea this morning. Sitting on the pot- I saw three random things on the floor. Getting the things off the floor in the bathroom lead to tidying up around the sink and straightening the rug. It looked better. Pleasure. What would bring more pleasure? Humming a tune. I used to do that long ago- I would tidy and sing. Not that I can really sing- I can't remember a tune to save my lfe- but if it is just for the pleasure of the sound- that I can do- just for me. And it is nice- comforting- uplifiting. 

And later I noticed that my body felt stiff- like friction there too. Maybe there are candy wrappers and tissues that can be thrown away there too, and cabinet doors that could be closed, and a few dishes washed and a the counter wiped down...inside my body. Could it be a gift, a pleasure, a generosity to dance and stretch a little? To attend to the little things in my body that are caling to me. Instead of walking past them and having them make nasty comments about how much of a fat slob I am. What if I attended to the requests for attention that my body is asking? Pleasure. Wiggling around- saying hello- I love you with the pleasure of movement. 

Ok, so my desk area is cleaner- just having sat here to type and letting myself tidy while I gather the words. 

The thing is that my eyes do notice all the things- I'm drawn to them. And mostly they have nagged and been little itchy annoying spots. And honestly there are days when they have won- they really get me down. But if I start- as I did today- with just doing a few easy things that might make the energy of the room flow a little nicer- there is a sense of ease and competence that begins. I wonder if that will carry through my day. Can I do it with the naggy details that need attending? The life todo list grows like a weed patch. Can I do it with the business todo's- And the studio and art making? So many of them are so much harder- take more time- require a deeper attention.... in what ways could I make them more pleasurable, remove the friction? 

Ok- that is a musing for a different day. Right now I am going to stretch a bit more and hum my self back to the house to wake my kid. With pleasure. My guess is that softening those craggy bits in my space and body will make the bigger things flow better too... but it is a test. A trial. A wondering. 

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