I read a quote by Thomas Edison that said, “If we did all the things we were capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves.” I remembered thinking, “what would it be like to astonish myself?”
Several summers ago, I got into doing what is called pen turning. This is putting little bits of wood on a spinning lathe and carving these wood pieces into cylindrical pieces and then assembling them into pens. I love fountain pens and thought, “Wow! A new pen.” So, I ordered the assembly pieces and got started.
When it was finished, I loaded it with ink and sat down to write with it for the first time. I pulled out my journal book and fully went into a feeling of overwhelm. I realized that the journal I was using was the one I had written several years ago, the pen in my hand was one that I had produced and I just had to sit with the experience for a while.
I had an astonishing experience. It was like nothing I had ever experienced before. Now that I have had one, I want more. So, my next question is, “what else am I capable of doing?”
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