On my to do list today:
Notice the little details
Showing posts with label to dos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label to dos. Show all posts
Monday, February 15, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
To Do: Saturday, February 13, 2010
To do today (along with the tasks on my list). . . .
Note: I've decided to only put one to do on my list for the next few days. I want to see if I can be more focused on that one point--be more intentional throughout the day. Let's see how it goes!
- Be intentional about showing my love for others
Note: I've decided to only put one to do on my list for the next few days. I want to see if I can be more focused on that one point--be more intentional throughout the day. Let's see how it goes!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Rainfall
The rainfall makes me listen
it babbles like a brook down the gutters
it taps tirelessly on the skylights
The rainfall comforts me
it prompts me to light a fire
it reminds me that I am sheltered and warm and safe
The rainfall makes me feel
the warmth of my cup of tea and the steam on my face
the presence of my husband next to me
The rainfall makes me see
the green and brown and gray of the day
the puddles of mud waiting for yellow children's boots
The rainfall makes me pause
to listen
to feel
to see
The rainfall gives me comfort
that I am alive
it babbles like a brook down the gutters
it taps tirelessly on the skylights
The rainfall comforts me
it prompts me to light a fire
it reminds me that I am sheltered and warm and safe
The rainfall makes me feel
the warmth of my cup of tea and the steam on my face
the presence of my husband next to me
The rainfall makes me see
the green and brown and gray of the day
the puddles of mud waiting for yellow children's boots
The rainfall makes me pause
to listen
to feel
to see
The rainfall gives me comfort
that I am alive
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
A word about lists and an invitation
I write lists. These lists are my daily reminders of things I need to do -- tasks mostly. . . .
Pick up the mail
Call about phone bill
Write thank you to Allegra's teacher
Work on new assignment
Photo copy documents for insurance company
and so on...
But, lists sometimes controlled my day so much that I forgot to live in-between checking or scratching off the tasks from the list. The day became a group of tasks that I proudly completed, and then came the sunset, and the day was gone.
It wasn't every day, but some felt that way. And, the problem wasn't that the tasks didn't need to be done. It was just that they become the focus and the day became about the tasks. I felt like the destination was a completed list and that somehow, in reaching the destination, I had missed the beauty of the journey.
I wanted the journey and all the things that go with living in the moment. I wanted to live and feel and enjoy the moments--the loving, laughing, listening, feeling, seeing--that happen when we journey out into the world and enter into relationship with others and God.
So, I starting making my lists not just about tasks, but about living the journey. My first list included the following along with the usual "to dos":
Seek God in little things
Listen more carefully to everything
I found that I did those things. And the other "to dos" on the list took on more meaning--when I cleaned the kitchen, I heard the beautiful sound of water running and my heart beating. I heard the music in the dishes clanging as I stacked them in the cupboard. And, while I was working, I heard the birds sing and praised God for their presence and music.
And, so I thought I would share my daily list. Just two things everyday that I would add to my to do list. And, then blog about how -- or whether -- I accomplished those little "to dos"-- and how they made life a little more about living.
I hope you will feel free to join me in my journey. Make your own "to dos" or follow mine daily--and add your own observations about how they made life a little more about living.
Pick up the mail
Call about phone bill
Write thank you to Allegra's teacher
Work on new assignment
Photo copy documents for insurance company
and so on...
But, lists sometimes controlled my day so much that I forgot to live in-between checking or scratching off the tasks from the list. The day became a group of tasks that I proudly completed, and then came the sunset, and the day was gone.
It wasn't every day, but some felt that way. And, the problem wasn't that the tasks didn't need to be done. It was just that they become the focus and the day became about the tasks. I felt like the destination was a completed list and that somehow, in reaching the destination, I had missed the beauty of the journey.
I wanted the journey and all the things that go with living in the moment. I wanted to live and feel and enjoy the moments--the loving, laughing, listening, feeling, seeing--that happen when we journey out into the world and enter into relationship with others and God.
So, I starting making my lists not just about tasks, but about living the journey. My first list included the following along with the usual "to dos":
Seek God in little things
Listen more carefully to everything
I found that I did those things. And the other "to dos" on the list took on more meaning--when I cleaned the kitchen, I heard the beautiful sound of water running and my heart beating. I heard the music in the dishes clanging as I stacked them in the cupboard. And, while I was working, I heard the birds sing and praised God for their presence and music.
And, so I thought I would share my daily list. Just two things everyday that I would add to my to do list. And, then blog about how -- or whether -- I accomplished those little "to dos"-- and how they made life a little more about living.
I hope you will feel free to join me in my journey. Make your own "to dos" or follow mine daily--and add your own observations about how they made life a little more about living.
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