I love newness!
I’m not talking about new clothes or new cars or other big
things. I’m talking about new little
things.
A new notebook, a new pack of coffee, a new loaf to cut
into.
And a whole new month.
I think it’s the big kid in me. I’m no good at remembering to say “White
Rabbits” but I find the first day of every month exciting.
A month is such a good period. There’s enough time to do significant things
but not enough time to run out of steam.
Each month I create a new month planner headed with "I have thirty days to make a difference, 30 days in
which to move my life a bit nearer to how I want it to be". I write my hope list – not a to-do list for
that would be to court failure. Hopes
are exciting, the stuff of dreams. To-do
lists suggest a certain driven-ness.
This month my hopes include things
like spending time on the swing in the garden, visiting Normanby Park, having a
day at the seaside, making a skirt.
And at the end of the month I
do a review. My review of May had such things
as my Staycation, a new hair-do, my first visit to the races, making three
bags. None of these is important EXCEPT
that each has brought me joy and that is supremely important.
Enjoy June.
If you manage a day to the seaside, please call in for a coffee, I would love to meet you. I love the idea of a hope list, I find that really encouraging.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to meet you but your blog doesn't allow e mails to you. Could you visit my profile where there is an e mail link? Thanks
DeleteA Hope List sounds a wonderful idea. Not being able to plan anything, not even a day ahead, I can see what a good idea this is - not committing: just hoping to do things!
ReplyDeleteIt's good to think in terms of just one month at a time, rather than a whole year.
ReplyDeleteJoy is supremely important! Today was the start of a new month AND I opened a new bag of coffee this morning. How perfect! (except that I spilt half the cup on myself in the car; it wasn't too warm at that point, none the less, haha).
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