saying "no" to:
beating myself up
people who make me feel bad about myself
feeling ashamed
hiding from people who love me
giving into my fears
jealousy
jealousy
Saying "yes" to:
spending time with the people who fill me up
reading for pleasure
tapping my own creative resources
trying new things
fun
talking to my Mom more often
giddy about:
all the great books that are available to read
the way my kids and spouse make me laugh until I cry
dog bellies and snouts
the potential of things I could knit
the thought that I am a Writer
scared of:
dying
not being able to read, or write, walk my dogs or play with my kids
writing fiction and discovering that I don't have the talent for it
anything bad happening to someone I love
deeply inspired by:
beautiful prose
my sister
my friends
my kids
being in love
obsessed with:
the clutter in my house (not that I do anything about it)
wondering where the day goes
finding peanut and nut alternatives
thinking about things I could knit (as opposed to actual knitting)
tracking what books i read and planning what books i'm going to read next
Scrabble
in love with:
Tim
my boys
the dogs
feeling the sun on my face on a warm spring day
saved by:
blogging and my journal
world class health care
Tim
the people who love me
good chocolate
finding a reason every day to be happy.
Thanks to Mocha Momma and Dancing Mermaid for inspiring me to do this.
7 comments:
Oh, I love this... consider it stolen. :)
This was beautiful.
All good things. Very good things.
saying "no" to: over-committing and rushing from ‘thing’ to ‘thing’
saying "yes" to: making more time to read
giddy about: my son’s upcoming visit
scared of: not death, but the process of being sick and dying
deeply inspired by: you (Laurie) and other bloggers who share your stories
obsessed with: purging “stuff” from my home
in love with: my dog Katey
saved by: my community of women friends
Re the clutter: there's a Canadian show on every morning at 7:30 called Neat. I have a cup of tea and watch it most days for inspiration. A trip to Nepal in 2000 made me question why I have so much 'stuff' and I've been a recovering packrat ever since.
Nat- Can't wait to read yours. CM - thanks so much and Christine - Thank you so much for sharing yours. I was very moved. And if I'm ever not rushing around after the kids at 7:30...maybe I should tape it...
Oh I am so doing this...RIGHT NOW!
You rock! I feel you on so many of those.... I have some of the same feelings, thoughts...life...almost.
Hey Babz! Can't wait to read yours.
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