I love little brown bags. To me, it says “treat” inside. I guess it goes back to my childhood, when I brought bagged lunches to school. It would always carry a treat or two inside, and it gave me something to look forward to at lunchtime. Now, when I want a treat, I just go and get it. Instant gratification. Can instant gratification ultimately lead to perpetual dissatisfaction? Seems that way to me, anyway.
I want to paint today. I need to devote more time toward my creativity. My fairy friend (FF) paints and does a multitude of other fun and fascinating things. She inspires me, and I envy the time she takes to learn and pursue her loves. She has a plan, and I need to have one too. I need to start putting things on a calendar the way she does. However, I know my limitations. When I’m not in the mood for something, I won’t do it, regardless of whether it’s on my calendar or not. So my calendar needs to be loose. Since loose plans are less intimidating, here’s my plan:
- Write at least 1 paragraph 5 times a month in my novel. It could just be ideas, a description of a character or just stream writing.
- Draw 1 critter 3 times a month.
- Do yoga twice a month.
That sounds like a nice, healthy, do-able start.
Long term goals:
- Update my butterfly website.
- Re-arrange and decorate B’s room to be more conducive to a quiet room. That room is a disaster! Everything needs to be taken out and redone with new energy treasures. I'd like to use that room to do yoga and work on puzzles. When I’m gone, I can just close the door so kitty won't have his chance to do his version of the puzzle.
Work beckons my attention at the moment, so off I go.
I also like Today's Daily Motivator:
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Every Choice is an Opportunity
Every choice has certain benefits. And every choice has its costs.
If you are willing to bear the costs of a particular choice in order to enjoy the benefits, then go ahead with it. If the costs are too high for you when compared to the benefits, then move on and find another, more appropriate choice.
When you adopt an attitude that life, or the world, or your community owes you something, you set yourself up for extreme disappointment. Realize instead that you are already living in a universe filled with abundance, and that creating meaningful value out of that abundance is up to you.
No matter who you are, where you are from, or what you have, a life of fulfillment requires personal effort, commitment and integrity from you. It is through making continued positive choices that you line up life's abundance in ways that uniquely express your visions and values.
Every moment is a choice, and every choice is an opportunity to build real and meaningful value in your life. Your choices enable you to direct efforts so that those efforts add up to something great and desirable.
Through the choices you make, you have the power to access the very best of life. Choose often, choose wisely, choose with the highest intentions, and your choices will take you precisely where you wish to go.
-- Ralph Marston
2 comments:
I definately loved reading this blog entry. My calendar got all out of whack today when I realized I was a week ahead! I'm with you on the stream writing (any writing is better than none!) and the sketching. I really need to work more of that in. And yoga too. Having a place to do yoga and other re-energizing activities is a great idea. You are definately flowing with ideas and I think you will make them all happen in the months ahead! You go girl!
As always, thanks so much for your encouragement. I feel so blessed by your friendship. ((( Hugs )))
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