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This is a way of making myself write something coherent and grammatically correct almost every day. I'm opinionated and need an outlet. I'm also prone to flights of fancy. Thanks for stopping by. |
| At first I thought 2015 is going to be the year of less. Less junk food, less clutter, less stress, less worry. Less anger. Fewer rules. Fewer deadlines. But then I realize I need more. More exercise. More fiber. More fresh air. More writing. More reading. More joy. More flights of fantasy. (The latter leads to creativity.) One of the finest moments this past year is when my whole extended family stretched out on the grass with the little ones, looking for four leaf clovers. The Easter egg hunt had run its course. So little ones and twice as many adults of all ages sat or squatted or crawled on the grass collecting clovers. It was quiet and noisy all at once. Time was suspended and the moment was everything that mattered. If you could freeze a moment and keep it forever, that would be such a moment. I want more moments like that. They cannot be programmed. They just happen. I almost listed fewer responsibilities. But that wouldn't be me. I like being on committees, serving in various ways. It makes me feel useful, like I'm making a difference. I like being knowledgeable, or stepping up with authority to lead others. I like having older people turn to me for words of wisdom. I like being charitable. Maybe I need to be more charitable with time and money in 2015. Maybe most important, I want to be more forgiving of myself when I fall short of my own expectations and goals, and a little less critical of myself. I've had that negative voice in my head all my life telling me how terrible I am. I turn it off a lot, but it comes out at weak moments. I'm going to listen less. Happy New Year to me. |
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