The Self List

Have you ever made a self list?  

You write words about yourself. Any random word 

that pops into your head... just write it down like 10 or 15, no stopping or editing. 

I did this exercise to help with my writing.

I went over my list. By the time I was done I had a huge frown on my face.  It made me sad. I am really negative toward myself.  All the negative stuff, was at the top, anything positive was at the bottom. Why is that?

I Did I even realize it?

That bummed me out.

So I cheated

I reworked my list, turning anything negative into something positive, and the things of most importance were at the top.

This list made more sense. It’s the positive me.       

This pleases me.

It was therapeutic to physically change the negative remarks into positive ones. 

Negativity will weigh down your thoughts and motivations.  It can make you forget who you are and where your going.

It will suck the energy right out of you……It is like the dark side, you might not see it but it's there. So be mindful of the force.

I can be prone to depression, Axing the negativity around me keeps my head in check.

It allows me to focus on the important part of life, living.

What is on your self list? Were you surprised at anything?

Too Many Distractions

Distractions, we all have them. Every single day in fact.

  

When you have a chance to do what you really want to do, you wonder how the distractions sneak in to  keep you from it. 

You know what I'm talking about, everyone has something. The thing that keeps you from doing what you want to do or worse what you should be doing.

Me? I have a thing for "stuff".  

I like to deny it but I love stuff. 

Stuff I have been given, stuff from the past, stuff for free. Things I kept over the years….then had to box up….. then had to move 6 times in 10 years.

Its everywhere…. And it's too much.

The "stuff" is my distraction.

So here it is, my truth for me:

If I am constantly cleaning and trying to organize everything all the "stuff" in my life,

I am never going to have time to do the things that are really important, like writing.

If there is no time to do the things I want to do, I probably will not do them, then I can not fail.

All the stuff, all the distractions are all just my excuses to keep me from trying something I would love to do - just so that I wont fail.

Well that in itself is a big fail. 

So no more.

Now that I am aware, Today Is the day for change.

No more putting off until tomorrow.. Because tomorrow there will just be another excuse.

I am reorganizing my attitude!

AND having a yard sale!

Is there something keeping you from something you would really love to do?

We can do this together! 

Today is World Ocean's Day.
The ocean is such a beautiful and important part of our world.
I am so grateful on a daily basis to be lucky enough to live near such a magnificent sight.
I have always been drawn to water, it calms me. Its tranquil and Peaceful.

Its unfortunate that we can sometimes forget how important it is to our own sustainability.
Humans need to oceans to survive. Yet we keep bombarding it with chemicals, waste and pollutants.
You can't walk a few steps without there being some sort of garbage.
The oil and radiation spills wreak havoc on the environment and everything that lives in it. Meaning us.

We need to tread lightly on this poor planet. For it will always be here, Its our own existence we will make extinct.

A long road

Stuck at a desk for 9 hours a day, answering phone call after phone call………..after phone call. I have worked in call centers most of my life.

Trapped in a box attached to a phone.

It wasn’t hard to leave my job of almost 7 years.  The constant unknowing, that’s the hard part. Its easier to resign your life to mediocrity when you know you have a schedule and a stable income to rely on.  

Now with the cords cut the real journey begins.

I knew an office might not be the way for me. I used to day dream about life.

I knew that I loved to create.

Did I ever think I could do the things I really love? No way.

Do I believe I have the talent to do such a thing? Hardly! I am my own worst enemy.

Is it going to be easy? Not even a little bit...

Is that going to stop me? Nah.

I was given the opportunity. I jumped on it,  I'm not sure what I should do, or how I should do it.

But that’s OK.

Life is a process of learning. Life is a journey. It may look like a long road to nowhere but there are plenty of stops along the way.

There is no good or bad if you see everything as an experience to learn and grow as a person.

 

I quite my job to search out an adventure. To search for something real for me.

I have a plan, its just time to take action.

A journey resides in us all. Shouldn’t we fight for what we love, especially if it is our own freedom?

I think so.