Why not Wednesday?

Hooray! Why Not Wednesdays are back!

It's a time when we can, if we want to, bring a loving wondering why to the things we'd like to do.

Two things.

There are two things that can happen when I ask 'why not now?'

1. I look at that thing and realize, you know, there's no reason to not do it now.

Why hasn't it happened yet? Because I have a long to-do list, and this thing just keeps eluding my attention. That's all.

So … I think I'll go ahead and do that thing now. Yay for now!

2. I look at the thing and go, oh, yeah, there are reasons.

I can tell the difference right away. You probably can, too.

Funny thing is, the same thing that is #1 for you --

Huh, I haven't called to make that massage appointment yet … Let me just take care of that now! Done!

-- can just as easily be #2 for me --

Gahhhhh … I know I need to take care of myself and I think that massage might help but ahhhhhhh scary never really done this before trusting a stranger to do stuff to my body whatifitsawful?!

Options.

If I notice, after asking 'why not now?' that it's #1, I can go ahead and do that thing.

If I notice that it's #2, I now have information. I may need to calm down, but I have information.

Let's say I'm struggling with that massage appointment.

I now know that it's not about picking up the phone and picking a date.

It's about permission to take care of myself, it's about trying something new, it's about my relationship with my body, it's about trust, it's about reminding myself that I'm in charge of what happens where my body is concerned.

And so I have all these things to experiment with.

I can say, yes, I have good reason not to book this massage right now. I can decide to wait.

And while I'm waiting, I can pick up one of these things, step out of the anxiety for a few moments, and give it some attention.

• I might Play-Date it.

• I might bring it to Dance of Shiva.

• I might ask it a series of questions.

• I might decide that everything I do today will secretly be about that thing.

• I might talk to a monster that says I'm not allowed to indulge in self-care.

So many ways.

That's just it.

What I might wonder about today:

• Looking into yoga classes, at the place I used to love, and at places nearby.

• Emailing that wonderful person.

• Picking dates for the Day of Secret Play for the Society, and the rest of the dates for 'Why Not Now?' this year.

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'Why Not Now?' is back, too!

The first session of 2012 starts March 12. Why not?