The Beginning of the Daily Blog
Day 1-There Will Always Be Something In Our Inbox
We may finish our daily list; however, by the next day, or even within the next hour, there will be another "to do". When we leave this Earth, there will indeed be things left undone, but what about while we are alive so busy doing, and yet never done? There are so many directions to turn, people to serve, thoughts to ponder, and projects to do. We tend to choose, if we even have that luxury, those demanding our immediate attention and leave those that may often be of equal or greater value for another day. Days become weeks, weeks become months, months become years, and our inbox is anything but current.
So, I have decided to grab hold of those "to do's" I push out of the way for one reason or another by sharing this blog to keep me focused and on task while doing something I have longed to do all my life: write consistently! Beginning this Labor Day 2014, I am going to begin a Labor of Love and write daily for 365 days about something I am prompted to create, do or think about in addition to caring for my family and my established "have to's" and "to do's". It may simply be to clean out a drawer, organize some of my past writings, tackle that black hole of old photos, slides, and videos, visit a friend I have not seen for a long while, meditate while sitting in my backyard, print pictures to hang, read family letters, type up old journals or anything else that comes to heart and mind, and then to write about it.
I have lived nearly ten years beyond what my father lived. Every day is a gift! So often I don't appreciate the choices and opportunities before me, and I waste precious minutes. I am not seeking happiness for I am truly happy, even in life's challenges and trials. I am wanting to develop gratitude as I take thought of the people and things that matter most. This is not, however, a gratitude journal. My entries will vary in subject, length, mechanical errors, and style as I discover my passion and voice in the form of the written word. I hope to do more that matters, write fervently, and appreciate deeply with my family's and friends' encouragement, instruction, and love throughout this coming year of ordinary and extraordinary possibilities.
"It always seems impossible until it's done" (Mandela). Thus, I am turning my "can'ts into CANS and dreams into PLANS" and taking action NOW! You are invited to come along for the ride and share your own creations, passions and thoughts. A bicycle built for two looks so much more inviting, don't you agree?!
The End of the Daily Blog
Day 365-My Inbox is Still Full, but My Life is Even Fuller
365 days have come and gone. I did some of what I set out to do on Day 1 of Mommeries while some things I simply never got to, but even if I did nothing more than write consistently, I did more than I ever dreamed possible in the days that passed all too soon.
I am having trouble wrapping my head around time: how fast it dissipates and how I choose to spend the remaining gift of time that is not filled with essential tasks to live, but also to learn, enjoy, relish, share, and give. How can an entire year have passed since I began this blog? Moreover, my proverbial closets continue to be a mess, I am still trying to decide what is valuable to keep in my life, and what I need to part with in both the physical, tangible sense and the emotional, psychological realm. I carry weight around like excess baggage constantly waiting for it to clear out of my unopened closets: the ones in my hallway, laundry room, and master bedroom as well as the ones tucked away in my heart and mind.
Day 1-There Will Always Be Something In Our Inbox
We may finish our daily list; however, by the next day, or even within the next hour, there will be another "to do". When we leave this Earth, there will indeed be things left undone, but what about while we are alive so busy doing, and yet never done? There are so many directions to turn, people to serve, thoughts to ponder, and projects to do. We tend to choose, if we even have that luxury, those demanding our immediate attention and leave those that may often be of equal or greater value for another day. Days become weeks, weeks become months, months become years, and our inbox is anything but current.
So, I have decided to grab hold of those "to do's" I push out of the way for one reason or another by sharing this blog to keep me focused and on task while doing something I have longed to do all my life: write consistently! Beginning this Labor Day 2014, I am going to begin a Labor of Love and write daily for 365 days about something I am prompted to create, do or think about in addition to caring for my family and my established "have to's" and "to do's". It may simply be to clean out a drawer, organize some of my past writings, tackle that black hole of old photos, slides, and videos, visit a friend I have not seen for a long while, meditate while sitting in my backyard, print pictures to hang, read family letters, type up old journals or anything else that comes to heart and mind, and then to write about it.
I have lived nearly ten years beyond what my father lived. Every day is a gift! So often I don't appreciate the choices and opportunities before me, and I waste precious minutes. I am not seeking happiness for I am truly happy, even in life's challenges and trials. I am wanting to develop gratitude as I take thought of the people and things that matter most. This is not, however, a gratitude journal. My entries will vary in subject, length, mechanical errors, and style as I discover my passion and voice in the form of the written word. I hope to do more that matters, write fervently, and appreciate deeply with my family's and friends' encouragement, instruction, and love throughout this coming year of ordinary and extraordinary possibilities.
"It always seems impossible until it's done" (Mandela). Thus, I am turning my "can'ts into CANS and dreams into PLANS" and taking action NOW! You are invited to come along for the ride and share your own creations, passions and thoughts. A bicycle built for two looks so much more inviting, don't you agree?!
The End of the Daily Blog
Day 365-My Inbox is Still Full, but My Life is Even Fuller
365 days have come and gone. I did some of what I set out to do on Day 1 of Mommeries while some things I simply never got to, but even if I did nothing more than write consistently, I did more than I ever dreamed possible in the days that passed all too soon.
I am having trouble wrapping my head around time: how fast it dissipates and how I choose to spend the remaining gift of time that is not filled with essential tasks to live, but also to learn, enjoy, relish, share, and give. How can an entire year have passed since I began this blog? Moreover, my proverbial closets continue to be a mess, I am still trying to decide what is valuable to keep in my life, and what I need to part with in both the physical, tangible sense and the emotional, psychological realm. I carry weight around like excess baggage constantly waiting for it to clear out of my unopened closets: the ones in my hallway, laundry room, and master bedroom as well as the ones tucked away in my heart and mind.
In addition, there is the baggage undeniably seen scattered out in the open: piles of paper and projects of who knows what on my desk or in various corners of the house touched once or twice, but not completed, treasured, or thrown away. Just there! (And, of course, there are containers full of wedding paraphernalia out and about, but those just make me happy thinking about the beautiful marriages that took place this year for my daughters.)
What are the essential things to keep in and out of the closets? When you have a choice, what do you choose to spend your precious time on? I continue to ask these questions, and after a year of pondering, writing, praying, and doing, I am finding answers as well. In addition to the time I spend on those things my family and I need to survive, I also spend time on those things I desire to "live life fully and bring joy" to others; some of which may include tackling those closets, but most do not. Mostly, I am seeking things that invoke timeless importance where I learn a lesson, make a difference, am taught a truth, find peace, appreciate people, and have balance.
Looking back on those 365 blog entries, amazingly I wrote nearly 80 new poems that would not have been written without my Julie, Julia challenge to do so every day along with other writings that included prose, reviews, commentary, happenings, photos, and gratitude. Throughout this past year, my sweet husband has been my muse giving me ideas when my mind was blank. I have already decided to continue this blog because I thrill putting pen to paper, but I am changing the amount of writing to once a week for a year hoping to generate greater thought and depth with more time to create. My husband suggested what I might write about for the next 52 weeks and I absolutely love the following idea: to try something new each week and include what I discovered, learned, felt, and created from the experience or adventure itself.
Beginning September 7, 2015 on Labor Day I will embark on another Labor of Love and hope you will continue to stay on board.
What are the essential things to keep in and out of the closets? When you have a choice, what do you choose to spend your precious time on? I continue to ask these questions, and after a year of pondering, writing, praying, and doing, I am finding answers as well. In addition to the time I spend on those things my family and I need to survive, I also spend time on those things I desire to "live life fully and bring joy" to others; some of which may include tackling those closets, but most do not. Mostly, I am seeking things that invoke timeless importance where I learn a lesson, make a difference, am taught a truth, find peace, appreciate people, and have balance.
Looking back on those 365 blog entries, amazingly I wrote nearly 80 new poems that would not have been written without my Julie, Julia challenge to do so every day along with other writings that included prose, reviews, commentary, happenings, photos, and gratitude. Throughout this past year, my sweet husband has been my muse giving me ideas when my mind was blank. I have already decided to continue this blog because I thrill putting pen to paper, but I am changing the amount of writing to once a week for a year hoping to generate greater thought and depth with more time to create. My husband suggested what I might write about for the next 52 weeks and I absolutely love the following idea: to try something new each week and include what I discovered, learned, felt, and created from the experience or adventure itself.
Beginning September 7, 2015 on Labor Day I will embark on another Labor of Love and hope you will continue to stay on board.
A Year Has Come and Gone for Mica Too
Who Leaves for Home:
How We Will Miss Her
Lunch In Walnut Creek
Mica Shows Us How to
"Balance" in Clogging
"Balance" in Clogging
Which We Need to Do
in Life As Well
in Life As Well
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