magnetic attraction analysis 101

As always - we're right in sync. This is such a big topic for me right now.
Last week was my first time back at a big gem wholesale show in six years. I went with a list of what I thought I wanted to buy. I bought nothing on my list. Instead I came home with very tiny faceted gems, multiple strands of even smaller raw diamond beads and assorted other tiny, sparkly wonders. I've never bought anything like these pieces, had no idea why I was drawn to them and no clue how I would work with such teeny components.
But there lies the exciting part. I'm having to create a whole new design vocabulary or maybe a lexicon ... how to translate my vision and style into this new work? Last night, after days of trying this' and thats, putting things together and taking them apart, I've made a breakthrough. This whole process is opening up all sorts of possibilities driving deeper into creative and personal exploration.
Thanks Danielle for giving me more fuel to feed this intensifying flame!
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Now, this is the sort of post I would flag to look at and think about later... when the boys are asleep... when life settles down... when I have a block of time... which never happens. So, as you say, "Go with the first thing that enters your mind"

1) Allees in formal gardens
2) Art supply stores
3) Grad school (though never been)
4) Walking in cities
5) Red shoes
6) Architectural models
7) Lillies
8) Small houses, small spaces
9) Forests
10) Cobalt blue glazed pottery

here's mine...people who are confesional and real....parties...meeting new people who are nothing like me and finding out what makes them tick.....abc carpet and home in NYC (i die!).....wicked weather (the good kind like heavy rain and large snow drifts- nothing destructive)....constant re-invention (of a room, of a life, of my style)....my "ALWAYS teaching me somthing" children age 4-12....my business partner Suzi

I'd say I fell on the side of 'confused'...although I do like the thrill of discovery, so I'm going to sit with a notebook today and have some fun with this. Your list, and the lists above, are a BIG help to me in broadening my focus. This is going to be fun!

yay. Thank you for another super fun creative exercise. I love thinking about this. Usually I phrase it 'what obsesses me', as I do a lot of creative writing, but what I am attracted to is another fantastic exploration.

This is an amazingly provocative brain & soul teaser again, D. Thank you. Here's my very short list:
gorgeous, affectionate cats
my grandson's smiling eyes
the voices of my grown children when they are excited
tall hardworking men
books,books,books

delish lists. remember to ask WHY? what’s so interesting, or soothing, or sexy about the things that you gravitate towards. Big vein of gold in whatever your answer is.

Love the post!
It's taken me a while to rid myself of all the 'shoulds'. You know, the things I 'should' be drawn to. I even did a Master in the last few years, really just because my Mum would have loved that if she'd been alive to see it :-)
Now my REAL passions are coming out. Some are a bit strange and freaky - for example, I'd like to be a philantropist. I immediately want to say "yeah, right!" It's so easy to put our own dreams down, eh?

really big dogs (i mean, so big that they can barely jump)
foreign language theater (what do i understand, when i don't understand the words?)
foreign boys
memoirs
balconies
suede bags (nothing more luxurious)
cuban women who dance (specifically, the waistlines of cuban women who dance)
street musicians
choirs
priests who don't talk to me about religion (of any religion. i've had about 4 great conversations in my life with priests: orthodox jewish rabbi, jesuit, most recently, 2 orthodox serbian priests. each time i felt blessed. even though god was never mentioned)

This is an excellent exercise. Thank you. I have lots of different passions and it was so good to see how they all relate to authenticity, earth and self healing, integration of the shadow, and fusing human passion and passion for the divine... I am slowly finding the common ground in all the different things I do... this helped!

I love this exercise. I saw this last month and remembered to come back to it. after making my list, I was able to draw common themes quite easily: creativity, uniqueness, comfort, awe, meaning, making a positive impact, and luxury. This is a good place to re-center when I'm feeling lost and fall off of living intentionally. Thank you