"I" got a letter

Here is the story. I stopped over to the sacred art of living, and saw a fun new game happening. Someone else chooses for you a letter of the alphabet, and you respond with 10 things you love beginning with that letter. I was assigned the letter "I." A new friend Rachel played today, and Antony is in on it too. Oh sometimes this web community is so...
Inspiration (inspiring): I find my inspiration in this community, the blog-o-sphere, and in my own community a little closer to home. And in art, and in beauty, and in really great books.
Intuition:  Never leads me astray, listen to that still small voice, my intuition, and things work.
Imagination:  A great quote to sum it all up. "I believe in the imagination. What I cannot see is infinitely more important than what I can see." Duane Michals
Ice Cream: MMMmmmmm....- wouldn't be a list of "i" without this one. My favorite comes from Sebastian Joe's, they make cinnamon, pistachio and  coffee ice creams that kicks the pants off of any other I have tasted.
Indigo Girls: I just alphabetized the CD's the other day - and was amazed at how many CD's my beloved and I have of them. They have sung me through some of the best days and the worst days.
I:  To be honest, I have a love hate with I. Striking the balance between being centered on myself and making room for me to assert my "I"-ness is difficult for me. But, when it all falls apart, I (me) is all I have, and I love me.
Island Time:  When I first moved to St. Thomas, I had never heard of such a thing. The locals that became my friends were always laughing at me, being so quick and efficient. Island time means really tasting the coffee you are served, and listening to your conversations instead of being caught up in what you will say in response. Island time is slow enough to feel and enjoy the wind in your face. It's really wonderful.
Ick, ish, and iieewww.: All great ways of acknowledging the gross. Ish-ka-bibble. A fond memory of my mom changing my little siblings diapers, this is what she would say in a sweet voice. Ish-ka-bibble. Funny what the mind will recall.
Icing:  Nothing like a good butter cream icing on top of a dark chocolate cake to make one smile. I am one of those people who will  gladly eat those huge flowers made of icing and take just a hint of cake with it.
Identity:  Mine - bi-sexual. And I love that God made me this way. Oh of course I have not always felt this way. But, now - I would not have it any other way. Being a bi-sexual person to me means that I don't have the same body hang-ups that others do. It means to me that love comes in the face and form of humanity in general, male or female, black, white, yellow, purple. It just has never mattered to me. Oh - and there is so much more that just this identity to me. I identify as a child of God, a woman, a sister, auntie, partner, friend, daughter, and the list goes on. I am proud of who God is making me into. I love my identity. (On a side note - the show Identity - le' suck.)

Thanks C, this was really challenging and fun. If you would like to play - visit one of the links above of Antony, Christine or Rachel. And have an incredible day!

Comments

[Sacred Art of Living]

Great list Rachel! I love your combination of the philisophical and the earthy here. I would definitely include intuition and imagination, as well as ice cream and the Indigo Girls myself. Blessings to you! :-)

[Rachel]

Wonderful list, fellow Rachel. I struggle with 'I' myself sometimes, but by being in relationship with God, 'I' am learning to see myself through his eyes, and am finding love there.

(And Ain't the 'net grand? I love our little community of travelers!)

[wendy]

Wow, I love "island time" : )