In an on-going attempt to be aware, thankful, intentional, creative, simple, grateful, and live a slow, meaningful life...I thought I would do a series of Exercises in Awareness...little things that either stimulate my creativity, encourage simple interactions with my children, force me to slow down, to notice new details, etc. I may do one a day, or sometimes only one a week. I am not going to put strict parameters on it and make it complicated. I have a List of 100 ideas that I found online (I will put up the link later) that I am going to pull from to get me started. Today:
List your 10 most important things (not including animals or people).
1. My house.
2. Living an unhurried, simple, content life.
3. Nature.
4. Books.
5. Ergo.
6. Macbook.
7. Church.
8. Bubble baths in the claw foot tub.
9. Good food/cooking.
10. Date night.
What are your 10?
Although this list would probably change tomorrow, here it is tonight!
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Moleskine Journal/Bible
Coffee
Nature
Learning
Books
Margin
Computer
Beach
Good Conversation
Hummmmm........These aren't necessarily in order of importance.
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Quiet
Art
Books
The Outdoors
My House
Baths in my claw foot tub
Writing
Soothing music
Champagne
omg mrs debbie! when I was thinking of my 10... five of yours were mine!!!
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1.quiet
2.books
3.whiskey or champagne
4.baths
5.house
6.coffee/tea
7.shoes
8.down sleeping accouterments
9.breast pump
10.disposable diapers and wipes
How could I have forgotten about tea? Make my list with #11 on it!
ReplyDeleteIn no particular order:
ReplyDelete1. Living in a small town
2. A view of the sky, trees
3. Books
4. My glasses/contacts
5. Wifi
6. Access to good [vegetarian] food when traveling
7. Chocolate
8. Ipod
9. NPR
10. Good conversation
http://boysrulemylife.blogspot.com/2009/05/important-things.html
ReplyDeleteCharlotte - I heartily agree with you on the wipes issue. we STILL buy them. They clean EVERYTHING. Amazing. And, yes, I know I could use rags, but wipes are MAGIC!
ReplyDeleteOh, and for me it's not champagne or whiskey, but single malt scotch or red wine
Thanks for this great post, Laurel! I've made my list on my blog here:
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Looking forward to more exercises and I hope it's okay for the rest of us to do them too :)
Take care,
Chryselle