Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
As we approach the halfway mark to the year, the theme of uplevelment that I wrote about in my previous post is becoming apparent.
Perhaps the numerology for this year is part of the reason. 2024 is an eight, which is about expansion. And one of the more notable astrological transits of the year happened on April 20th with its reverberations to be felt for months, if not years.
If you’re like me, you’ve felt the two steps forward, one step back energy. It’s as if we were shown what’s possible and then all the things in our way to get there have become obvious in a glaring sort of way.
In manifestation practices, it’s well known that once you set an intention for something you want, then anything in the way will present itself for you to overcome. This is the idea behind the Hindu god Ganesh, who represents abundance, but is affectionally known as the Remover of Obstacles. Om Gum Ganapatayei Namaha. Yes, please, more of that.
On April 21st (the day after the said astrological transit ), our kitchen was demoed. Luckily, by choice.
Talk about remover of obstacles. Goodbye pickeled kitchen cabs from the 80’s.
In case you were wondering, the kitchen truly is the heart of the home, especially when it’s situated right in the middle of your house with no walls between it and the living room. Open floor plan concept: can’t live with you, can’t live without you.
Since then I’ve received three agent rejections for my memoir. Mind you, three’s not a lot when it comes to book publishing. Especially when trying to sell in the most difficult genre to get published in.
Instead of blowing rejection #4, #5, and so on, I read the tea leaves. I’ve got to make it better. I’ve got to go a deeper gear than I’ve already gone. I’ve got to uplevel my manuscript. Even more.
Good news: our kitchen is almost done. Enough to be functional for cooking and enough to want to hug the cold quartz countertops on what is now hot summer days. The fruits of our enduring the laundry room sink can now be seen and appreciated.
Isn’t that how editing a full manuscript feels. You can have appreciation for the time and sweat that you put in. In some ways, you think how did I do that? Sort of how I’m feeling about all the Trader Joe’s microwave dinners during April, May, and June.
As the trim work and final details complete our kitchen, so too will the finishing touches be worked through in my book. Will it ever be finished, I can’t help but wonder at times? What about new barstools, pendant lights, new pots and pans, blinds for the windows.
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We're so lucky you garnered the energy to plunge deeper into your book. Your tenacity outpaces mine (by leagues). This builds my excitement to read it! -- "Demoed" made me think of "Demon" (and then I thought I'd heard about 'mold.')....So freshness in your hearth at Solstice . Lovely, expansive summer.