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arathreelThese are things I would like to try and do this next coming year.
I want to start doing a 15-20 minute stream of consciousness writing exercise daily. I am really curious how long I can keep it up for and I'm wondering if it will reveal anything exciting about me. My hope is to post them all here on LJ and keep them public. I really want to try and decrease my worry of how others think about me and feel this might help.
I want to do 15 minutes of my DDR workout daily. Again, I want to see how long I can keep it up and, honestly, what is 15 minutes of my day? That's, like, nothing. I understand there will be days I can't do it, such as if I am at an SCA event, so I will have to either do half an hour as make-up, or I have to do 15 minutes of very vigorous walking. Again, I would like to log my progress. The reason for this one is the fact that I feel like I have no time for anything. If I am able to do this 15mintue exercise along with the writing one, this is half an hour that right now I might be wasting. I could easily prove to myself that I have, at least, a half an hour every day that I am able to do my hobbies if I stop wasting my time.
These are simple fun little goals that need little to no interaction with other people. And I always like one really big goal and then one that is much more interactive. So here will be my big goal and my interactive goal:
Live each day like it is my last. I am honestly going to pretend as if, when I go to bed, I will never wake again. I want to live each day as if I never will have another. It will force me to take more of the opportunities in front of me, face more danger, and in general, really help me realize everything I have. I feel like I don't take things for granted, but I also want to make absolutely certain I don't. So starting January 1st, each day will be the last day of my life. I want to do it all, see it all, and tell everyone what they mean to me daily. I don't think people realize how much they mean to me, what they have done for me in my life. I am hoping this will also help with some little things, like making amends with my father. But most importantly, I think that by doing this, it will make my life much more adventurous. I wont keep taking the safe route of staying home. There are so many people out there that have been given so little time, and I think of the lists they made and how it is more important to live than to just survive. I want to feel like that. I want to feel the joy in living again. The great thing about doing this, though, is that it will make me care a lot less about how people feel about me. Let them feel as they will. They can't rain on my parade because life is too short to sit in a slump because someone doesn't like you.
And my last change for the new year is: I want to talk to strangers more. On the bus, waiting in line, checking out at a register. I'm going to ask them how they are doing, what their plans are for the summer, where they get their hair cut, if they have any children. In the job I work, it will be easy because I am always meeting strangers. And I have learned in the past that just having someone to speak to, even if only for a moment, can really make someone's day. I want to help spread smiles on more faces. So my goal is to make at least one friend from a stranger.
I want to start doing a 15-20 minute stream of consciousness writing exercise daily. I am really curious how long I can keep it up for and I'm wondering if it will reveal anything exciting about me. My hope is to post them all here on LJ and keep them public. I really want to try and decrease my worry of how others think about me and feel this might help.
I want to do 15 minutes of my DDR workout daily. Again, I want to see how long I can keep it up and, honestly, what is 15 minutes of my day? That's, like, nothing. I understand there will be days I can't do it, such as if I am at an SCA event, so I will have to either do half an hour as make-up, or I have to do 15 minutes of very vigorous walking. Again, I would like to log my progress. The reason for this one is the fact that I feel like I have no time for anything. If I am able to do this 15mintue exercise along with the writing one, this is half an hour that right now I might be wasting. I could easily prove to myself that I have, at least, a half an hour every day that I am able to do my hobbies if I stop wasting my time.
These are simple fun little goals that need little to no interaction with other people. And I always like one really big goal and then one that is much more interactive. So here will be my big goal and my interactive goal:
Live each day like it is my last. I am honestly going to pretend as if, when I go to bed, I will never wake again. I want to live each day as if I never will have another. It will force me to take more of the opportunities in front of me, face more danger, and in general, really help me realize everything I have. I feel like I don't take things for granted, but I also want to make absolutely certain I don't. So starting January 1st, each day will be the last day of my life. I want to do it all, see it all, and tell everyone what they mean to me daily. I don't think people realize how much they mean to me, what they have done for me in my life. I am hoping this will also help with some little things, like making amends with my father. But most importantly, I think that by doing this, it will make my life much more adventurous. I wont keep taking the safe route of staying home. There are so many people out there that have been given so little time, and I think of the lists they made and how it is more important to live than to just survive. I want to feel like that. I want to feel the joy in living again. The great thing about doing this, though, is that it will make me care a lot less about how people feel about me. Let them feel as they will. They can't rain on my parade because life is too short to sit in a slump because someone doesn't like you.
And my last change for the new year is: I want to talk to strangers more. On the bus, waiting in line, checking out at a register. I'm going to ask them how they are doing, what their plans are for the summer, where they get their hair cut, if they have any children. In the job I work, it will be easy because I am always meeting strangers. And I have learned in the past that just having someone to speak to, even if only for a moment, can really make someone's day. I want to help spread smiles on more faces. So my goal is to make at least one friend from a stranger.
