Have You Built Your Life List Yet?
What's Really Important to You?
"Throughout our lives, many of us may find ourselves changing direction in careers, however, writing has been a part of my life. There has always been this burning desire to share with others."
A few years ago I was watching Ellen on television & they were talking about a life list, a list that a girl made of all the things that she wanted to accomplish by the end of her life. If I recall she was diagnosed with cancer, don't quote me on that though, I'm not positive. The list contained things similar to a traditional resolution list, but it also included goals that were for fun rather than an accomplishment or need; such as sky diving or learn how to knit.
But I was thinking to myself that the term "Life List" seemed so much more in depth to me. To contain more meaningful things. I guess it was just the way I interpreted it. Not to knock the traditional resolution list, Lord knows, we all need improvement, right? But what about things that are more in depth? Things that a person never really "graduate" from? Those daily challenges that we face over and over again?
Many people have a New Year Resolution, a list of goals that we plan and hope to accomplish by the end of the year. These things can be a wide variety of things (usually things "needed" to be accomplished), such as buy a home, lose weight, quit smoking, go back to school, etc.
Anyway, as I was watching the show, I kept thinking these thoughts as well as what in particular I had in mind that would be included in my life list. I was inspired! I even thought to myself that this would make a fantastic scrapbook page, a creative way to document my personal thoughts. So I made this page with 20 different items & I have to tell ya, I think it's one of my favorites. But more importantly than the scrapbook page is that it is something that I do try to focus on...on a daily basis. I strive, no matter how hard it may seem some days, to maintain this list with as much balance in my life as I humanly can.
But I thought I would share this with you all because I know I am not the only person in the world who is concerned about self improvement. So as you take a peek into my personal life, consider what you might have on your own life list, and maybe even embark on making a life list (not necessarily a scrapbook page, just the list) for yourself. Perhaps you might even want to put it away for your children when they grow up, a tangible item for them to hold on to after your gone. It will give your children one day or whoever reads it in later days, a glimpse into who you truly are deep down.
"Nancy's Life List"
- Keep a close relationship with God.
- Be a loving and caring wife.
- Listen to my kids with a caring ear.
- Help others in need.
- Be a better person.
- Explore nature & it's beauty.
- Honor my mother.
- Be good to myself.
- Live joyfully.
- Practice gratitude, humility, compassion & forgiveness.
- Laugh everyday.
- Know Jack spiritually. (This is my son who passed away)
- Provide the safest, most loving & understanding place for my kids to rely on.
- Remember my father with peace. (passed away)
- Be the best friend my husband needs me to be.
- Remember my past & where I came from.
- Trust in my dreams & fly.
- Keep my family close together.
- Regret nothing, it's my soul's strengths.
- Live to learn.....more about life.
Copyright © 2013 Nancy Horton
A mother, wife, and inspirational/motivational writer, Nancy currently has one book self-published thorough Amazon called "Life's Daily Challenges - Discovering joy through your journey in life".
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