in the face of stress and giving in to it, i've neglected doing a lot of things that i actually like to do and that make me happy. so i want to make a list of those things, even though i know that making lists doesn't actually mean i'll do the things on it. but i think the first step is going to be recording it, then the second step is holding myself accountable for my own happiness.
-read books (already have some favorites i've been meaning to re-read checked out from the library)
-take photos and put the ones i like on my flickr
-run or climb 5 days of the week
-call or write to my friends and loved ones regularly
i can let myself fall into black holes too easily, and that's not good. tonight i watched a space documentary with christie and i learned that basically the sun is going to eat up the earth eventually, so really, when you put things in perspective, doing stuff you like is pretty important.
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Here's my list. I've been thinking along these lines too. Time is all we really have in life, so let's spend it doing things we love. My list:
ReplyDelete-Read books
-Knit
-Write (journal, pieces of real writing, letters to friends)
-Run 5-6 days a week
-Do 10 minutes of yoga every morning
i like that we have the first thing as reading books -- i've been reading since i wrote that post, basically, even though it's returning to old favorites. i'm on poisonwood bible for the 3rd time, but i really love that book!
ReplyDeletelast night i told aiza that if you were on a desert island with knitting needles and yarn, you'd be the kind of person who knit something, took it apart, knit something else, took it apart, etc.
let me know how you're doing with your goals! maybe we can make a virtual sticker chart? (a google doc?) :)