The Ten on Tuesday prompt for this week is 10 intentions for 2015. I like that description. Not resolutions - not goals per se - but things I intend to do (or should say - I hope to do)....
1. Be more giving - in my time and my pocket book...volunteer more - donate more....
2. Be more patient....
3. Be still more....
4. Laugh more...
5. Be braver...try to worry less about what might happen - and live instead....
6. Be more open....to whatever might come my way - say the word "no" or "not today" less.... (see number 5)
7. Read more. I read... but not nearly as much as I used to before I started knitting! I miss my reading time!
8. Start cross-stitching again. I put this aside when I got sick last year. And then I wasn't doing it as much even before that (see knitting comment above). I find that I miss the quietness and anxiety reducing feeling that I always get when I stitch...
9. Call my parents more... My Mom used to call me a few times a week (since we live 500 miles away from each other). But since she developed alzheimers about 7 years ago, she doesn't call anymore. I need to call them and chat with her - even if she can't sustain a conversation, I can....
10. Be more spontaneous (sort of in line with number 6).
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I need to listen to more audiobooks while knitting, instead of having the TV on for background.
What a thoughtful list! Enjoy making things happen this year.
I like your list. I'm sorry about your mother. That must be very hard.
My dad is in a nursing home now (for physical reasons, but he also has some memory issues) and he doesn't have much to say since he doesn't do anything. He doesn't have a phone in his room now so I've started writing letters instead.
Thanks Beth! I love love love the fact that you are writing letters to your Dad! What a lovely thing to do!
Linda
Thanks Kym! I'm going to try hard to keep to my intentions this year!
Linda
I actually can't knit without the tv being on - LOL! Not sure why, but I just can't see to do it! It is soothing to me....
Linda
I used to cross-stitch, it was fun. My sister and I took a class to cross stitch on clothing. Now, with the spinning and knitting and the reading, there isn't much time left over.
That must be hard with your mother. My parents are in their 80's, very hard to watch them age.
I used to cross-stitch, it was fun. My sister and I took a class to cross stitch on clothing. Now, with the spinning and knitting and the reading, there isn't much time left over.
That must be hard with your mother. My parents are in their 80's, very hard to watch them age.
These are great goals. I like the idea of setting these instead of resolutions. Congratulations.
Love that you have intentions rather than hard, fast resolutions. These intentions can roam around in your head and give you a gentle nudge whenever you need it.
Love the new picture--what a scrumptious looking dish!
Thanks Marcia! I decided my blog needed some freshening up!
Linda
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