Well, after some serious time spent assessing what I really truly need to be satisfied, balanced and genuinely happy it has become obvious that I am an ‘overstuffer’. Not in the sense that I collect too much stuff but, I feel a need to do everything. I want to experience everything and be good at everything. Personally, I think that’s a great way to live. What’s that saying about sliding into the grave sideways all worn out screaming “WOOHOOOOOOO what a ride!!!” The problem is that I am having trouble fitting it all in, making it happen and feeling good about it all at the end of the day.
Here is what I need from life (in no particular order):
- To know that my family can count on me for anything
- Meaningful, supporting relationships with like-minded people AKA- friends
- Good times and cutting lose every now and again
- To commune with nature on a regular basis
- A happy blend of control and spontaneity
- Structure - I crave it like a child
- To do work that means something to people and makes lives better
- A body that is healthy enough to keep up with me
- Financial security
Well, when it’s all out there in a structured list format, it seems pretty simple. I have most of those things. What I have been struggling with is fitting in the parts that are missing. Is making this little list happen really the answer to my quest for personal fulfillment, health and happiness? Hmmm. I just had an idea. I am going to post the list on the fridge. Maybe I’ll make a piece of artwork out of it and hang in on the wall. I don’t know. I’m getting excited now. This little list seems achievable. Structure will be the key. Without structure, it all just floats around like a pretty utopian fantasy. Is there anyone out there who can help me with structure?
The goal for today: Stop procrastinating, bundle the kids up (it’s -20C today) and go buy that big magnetic board and finish my invention. I have a great idea for something to plan each day Monday to Friday. It will include daily schedules, meal plans, fitness reward chart and chore distribution centre.
Sasha, try a vision board. Take pictures or cut them out of magazines of what you want in your life. It can be anything on your list, or even that dream car/house you've always thought of. The key is when you have the visual reference and you see it everyday, you put those thoughts out into the universe for them to come back to you. Look it up, there's lots of info. You'll be surprised when you look back in a few years, you'll probably have a lot of what you wanted.
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