32nd Solar Return Bucket List
This past weekend, Easter Sunday, was also my 32nd birthday. 32 is a weird number and an age that I never really considered before. It’s a shame how women aren’t really shown too many diverse examples of relatable experiences beyond our 20s, it’s really all about marriage and motherhood. I’ve got the marriage down, while motherhood seems at least a few more years away. I’ve decided that this year, for me, is really about cultivating the life I want to live and who I am within it, becoming my highest self. Dealing with all those sticky past experiences that I haven’t fully integrated yet, listening to my inner voice and intuition, following my dreams and passions, and cultivating an abundance mindset. The pandemic gave me a lot of opportunity to ruminate on these things and now that life is finally starting to trudge toward normalcy, it’s time to put the things I’ve learned into action. In the spirit of thoughts and feelings aligning with action, I thought I’d share my 32nd Solar Return Bucket List with you, 33 things I want to do before 33!
Redo and renovate my home studio
Make my watercolor painting from my dreams
Spend a day making art somewhere out in the world
Teach more students about creativity
Pursue my Soul Collage Certification
Get back into book arts
Take advantage of the beach this summer
Spend time creating with friends
Make a large scale collage portrait
Make a small scale beaded piece
Make a video about something
Get out to the desert
Listen to all my Joni Mitchell records
Have a fancy picnic in the park
Be more of a diarist and historian for my own life
Break out the hoola hoop more
Cultivate my magical practice even more
Make a few art objects to sell
Participate in an art show
Participate in an art market
Spend more time in nature, even take a nature-centric vacation
Fill in my art journal more
Give myself more time for creative play
Connect to other creatives and artists around me
Give myself time to research things I’m interested in
Play my bongos and guitar more
Get involved with volunteering somewhere
Play in my sketchbook
Lots of quality time with the people I love
Watch more sunsets
Create something totally new
Allow myself to be surprised
Shift my mindset towards abundance
Some of these are things that I can’t just check off after one day but things I’ll be actively working on throughout this year. It’s good to have a dream, and like I said, align this dream with conscious action. I’ve started off my solar return with an uncrossing candle, and uncrossings can be a lot to process because they’re about getting out of your own way, being honest with yourself, and finally moving past obstacles that you might have been struggling with for a while. It’s interesting how the pandemic has brought all of these feelings into high relief for me. I’ll document the processes on here (I want to use this space so much more because I love creating on here!) and I want to keep pushing myself towards my goals and highest vibrational self. Happy Aries season!