Find out who you are and do it on purpose.*
Dolly Parton

Alas for those who never sing
But die with all their music in them.**
Oliver Wendell Holmes

It’s somewhat like archeology,
Firstly the trench is dug where the best indicators
suggest something significant will be found,
A corner is caught showing that the indications
were a little right, but also wrong,
So the trench is extended in a different direction uncovering
more of what lies beneath –
What you are and what you do,
Lie beneath layers of detritus^ that must be
removed with curiosity, but also with
time and focus to uncover more –
Dreamwhispering^^ makes for a good spade, and
a journal helps us not to lose what we find.

*Austin Kleon’s blog: On solitude and being who you are;
**Martin Amor and Alex Pellew’s The Idea in You;
^From parents, education, friends, culture, society, personal decisions;
^^There are many ways to dig deeper, dreamwhispering being the one I provide..