Instructions -- use each letter as you get to it. Start with...
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS MAKE ME...
Nervous. Have I thought carefully? Can I trust myself? Can I make
Every day count towards a
Wakening self?
Yes. Or at least I hope so. Will it be
Enough? I consider my dad's Pentagonal Man.
Awareness of all aspects of self,
Regardless of preferences, personality and past will help all
Sides of myself. I am a
Right-brained, yellow personality, Capricorn composit.
Eeek! I am the
Square peg that doesn't fit in the round hole.
Ouch! So, for me, resolutions need to include an element of
Laughter or fun!
Understand?!! Also, I work best
Tiptoeing around written resolves. It's almost like I need to
Inch my way towards the
Obviously secret wishes made when blowing out the candles.
Nice work! Give myself frequent pats on the back because no one else is going to.
Saturday, December 31, 2016
Circle Game -- Write-Brain exercise 1
I was given three strings of five words and was instructed to circle a word in each string that appealed to me. My circled words were 'carousel', 'jambalaya', and 'oriole'. I was then instructed to use the words in a story beginning with the phrase ...
Sometimes I feel like a gerbil, (and then I could choose one of four versions which were: running round and round on a wheel / avoiding the wheel / fearful of leaving the wheel / runnng freely without need of a wheel) running round and round on a wheel.
Not that this is a bad thing. The exercise keeps me fit. If music is playing it feels like I'm dancing or starring in my own version of Chariots of Fire. If I'm listening to an audio book I get lost in the story. If I'm tying to memorize something it's easier -- to memorize, that is.
Sometimes it's like that character says in Porgy and Bess -- Sometimes I just sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits. Only for me it would be -- sometimes I just runs and thinks and sometimes I just runs.
My wheel is like a carousel -- going round and round and round. The difference being that a wheel requires action on my part and riding a carousel is a passive, relaxing, and in ways an other-worldly experience. The similarity being that both hold one captive.
What would it be like to be a bird, let's say a brilliantly hued and diminutive oriole? I could fly without boundaries. I could explore. I could play -- soar, dip, dive, circle, nest.
What would it be like to try new things, as simple as changing my go-to menu? What would I learn by trying new spices, new ingredients, new cultures? A good example would be 'jambalaya' which connotes, to me, a celebration of integrated cultures and besides, the very word sounds like a party.
How does one become a Jamabalaya Oriole Hamster? Do the wheel but also escape the cage, the rut, the boundaries at will and celebrate a more multi-faceted life!
So, action plan:
Define the components of the wheel that I want, that are necessary, but ditch what is dross.
Step out of my routines, push my limits, observe and take in new perspectives.
Embrace a fuller life experience by walking in the shoes of others through books, film, music, cooking, and most importantly service.
TURN OUT! This will be a year of turning out!
Sometimes I feel like a gerbil, (and then I could choose one of four versions which were: running round and round on a wheel / avoiding the wheel / fearful of leaving the wheel / runnng freely without need of a wheel) running round and round on a wheel.
Not that this is a bad thing. The exercise keeps me fit. If music is playing it feels like I'm dancing or starring in my own version of Chariots of Fire. If I'm listening to an audio book I get lost in the story. If I'm tying to memorize something it's easier -- to memorize, that is.
Sometimes it's like that character says in Porgy and Bess -- Sometimes I just sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits. Only for me it would be -- sometimes I just runs and thinks and sometimes I just runs.
My wheel is like a carousel -- going round and round and round. The difference being that a wheel requires action on my part and riding a carousel is a passive, relaxing, and in ways an other-worldly experience. The similarity being that both hold one captive.
What would it be like to be a bird, let's say a brilliantly hued and diminutive oriole? I could fly without boundaries. I could explore. I could play -- soar, dip, dive, circle, nest.
What would it be like to try new things, as simple as changing my go-to menu? What would I learn by trying new spices, new ingredients, new cultures? A good example would be 'jambalaya' which connotes, to me, a celebration of integrated cultures and besides, the very word sounds like a party.
How does one become a Jamabalaya Oriole Hamster? Do the wheel but also escape the cage, the rut, the boundaries at will and celebrate a more multi-faceted life!
So, action plan:
Define the components of the wheel that I want, that are necessary, but ditch what is dross.
Step out of my routines, push my limits, observe and take in new perspectives.
Embrace a fuller life experience by walking in the shoes of others through books, film, music, cooking, and most importantly service.
TURN OUT! This will be a year of turning out!
Time for New Year's Reshaping 2017 Style
I've collected some thoughts which I hope I can lay my hands on some time today or tomorrow. My 101 things to accomplish in 1001 days ended last July. I want to repeat some on a yearly basis. I mean, there's just so much you can do realistically. I love challenges, especially when there's a game element to them and recognition of any kind at the end.
One year I made ONE resolution. It was to touch each of my children in a gentle way every day. It was one of the best life changes I ever made. Another year I made ONE resolution. It was to have one sit down meal every day with the table fully set. It was another powerful life change. Many of the positive changes did not begin as resolutions. There was a year or two that we had daily morning family devotionals. There were many years where we read aloud from a novel every night. There were many years where we read scriptures together as a family daily, with each one of us taking a turn reading aloud.
This year I'd like to...
One year I made ONE resolution. It was to touch each of my children in a gentle way every day. It was one of the best life changes I ever made. Another year I made ONE resolution. It was to have one sit down meal every day with the table fully set. It was another powerful life change. Many of the positive changes did not begin as resolutions. There was a year or two that we had daily morning family devotionals. There were many years where we read aloud from a novel every night. There were many years where we read scriptures together as a family daily, with each one of us taking a turn reading aloud.
This year I'd like to...
- plow through my scrapbooking backlog.
- read at least ten books I already own
- tackle one cubby hole each month -- handling item and managing each
- do one craft project a month -- I've collected so many ideas
- edit my "Vivie", "Libby V.", and "Lib" stories and begin my "Vera" story.
- tackle my 'homeshool' albatross
- complete the "Write-Brain Workbook", which means I will be making 366 posts
So, here goes...
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