Every Friday Lisa-Jo Baker posts a word prompt. The idea is to set a timer and write for five minutes. You would be amazed at how fast 5 minutes really is. Once the five minutes is up you jump on over to her page here and post your link. Once you link up visit the person before you and offer some words of encouragement for their writing.
Life is like a song. Every song has a rhythm and rhythm is what drives life. Getting into a good rhythm makes life easy and sometimes unbearably boring. You know exactly were you need to be and when you need to be there. You know who you will get the pleasure of spending time with. The sun rises and the sun sets with no disturbance. Every moment of your day is mapped out without ever having to think about it.
Some times there needs to be a change in the rhythm of life to keep thing interesting. Wake up an hour earlier (HAHA! for anyone that knows me!) and enjoy some yoga or see what you can get picked up around the house. Eat lunch at a restaurant by yourself to see what stranger you can begin a conversation with instead of grabbing lunch to go and eating in your office. Take a different route home from work. It is amazing what a change of scenery can do!
What is something you can change in your daily routine to spice up the rhythm of your life?
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Five Minute Friday: Listen
Every Friday Lisa-Jo Baker posts a word prompt. The idea is to set a timer and write for five minutes. You would be amazed at how fast 5 minutes really is. Once the five minutes is up you jump on over to her page here and post your link. Once you link up visit the person before you and offer some words of encouragement for their writing.
Life is so busy and hectic these days. I miss the days of not having a care in the world. As I take a moment to sit back and listen to the world around me. I hear the baby birds chirping every morning as I walk to my car to head to work from their nest on my front porch. As soon as, I reach my car the music comes on, whether its Bruno Mars or Pink or Heather and DC talking during their show I crank it up. There is no better way to enjoy my commute into work than listening to the radio.
As I stroll into my office I am greeted by the lovely sound of our server closet and the hustle and bustle of my co-workers beginning their day. For many this means a pit stop in the kitchen to grab a cup of coffee. The essence of life around this office! Y'all should have seen this place the day the coffee pot broke! People were making plans to run to Starbucks for their big container of coffee to hold us over until our coffee pot could be fixed.
The best part of my day is when I get home and I get to wrap my arms around my awesome hubby to give him a big hug and he asks me how my day was. Whether I had an amazing day or a down right terrible day I know he will listen to my days tale. I have the best husband in the world!
Listen to the world around you and make the most of it!
Life is so busy and hectic these days. I miss the days of not having a care in the world. As I take a moment to sit back and listen to the world around me. I hear the baby birds chirping every morning as I walk to my car to head to work from their nest on my front porch. As soon as, I reach my car the music comes on, whether its Bruno Mars or Pink or Heather and DC talking during their show I crank it up. There is no better way to enjoy my commute into work than listening to the radio.
As I stroll into my office I am greeted by the lovely sound of our server closet and the hustle and bustle of my co-workers beginning their day. For many this means a pit stop in the kitchen to grab a cup of coffee. The essence of life around this office! Y'all should have seen this place the day the coffee pot broke! People were making plans to run to Starbucks for their big container of coffee to hold us over until our coffee pot could be fixed.
The best part of my day is when I get home and I get to wrap my arms around my awesome hubby to give him a big hug and he asks me how my day was. Whether I had an amazing day or a down right terrible day I know he will listen to my days tale. I have the best husband in the world!
Listen to the world around you and make the most of it!
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Five Minute Friday: Imagine
Every Friday Lisa-Jo Baker posts a word prompt. The idea is to set a timer and write for five minutes. You would be amazed at how fast 5 minutes really is. Once the five minutes is up you jump on over to her page here and post your link. Once you link up visit the person before you and offer some words of encouragement for their writing.
I can only imagine...
What would life be like if we had the time to sit back and smell the roses. Enjoy walks in the brisk evening air. Spend a few extra moments lying in the arms of a loved one. Celebrate all the little things in life. It is those little things that make life so grand.
The way we live our lives today is running from one appointment to the next. Writing a to do list where the first two lines are:
1. Write a to do list
2. Mark off number one for completing the list
By starting out every to do list this makes a person feel like they have accomplished something grand for the day because there is one more check mark on their to do list.
I never remember a time when I had time to sit back and enjoy the world around me for more than a few minutes at a time.
When I was in middle and high school. I was always working on homework or thinking about the next big project. Practicing my violin and cello for the school orchestra. Throw in a job and a boyfriend and there was no time left.
College wasn't any easier. By this time I was married, working part-time in the wee hours of the morning in order to carry a class load of 21-24 hours a semester. I worked my tail off in order to graduate with my bachelor's degree in three years.
As an adult three years removed from college my life is spinning. I have a to do list to complete other to do lists. I work for a non-profit and volunteer in my time away from work. My husband is working two jobs and we rarely have time to spend together.
I miss the embracing hold of my husband. I miss being about to crawl in bed at night and snuggle into his protective and loving arms.
I want to take the time to smell the roses. I want to make time in the day to do something I want. I want to make the time to enjoy more time with my husband.
Bucket list item: Pick a day and not worry about a single adult decision all day. Use this day to enjoy everything around me and be grateful for my amazing life! This day won't have a to do list, no itinerary, this day will consist of where life will take me.
My challenge to you: Choose a day to take a step back from your hectic schedule and enjoy life.
I can only imagine...
What would life be like if we had the time to sit back and smell the roses. Enjoy walks in the brisk evening air. Spend a few extra moments lying in the arms of a loved one. Celebrate all the little things in life. It is those little things that make life so grand.
The way we live our lives today is running from one appointment to the next. Writing a to do list where the first two lines are:
1. Write a to do list
2. Mark off number one for completing the list
By starting out every to do list this makes a person feel like they have accomplished something grand for the day because there is one more check mark on their to do list.
I never remember a time when I had time to sit back and enjoy the world around me for more than a few minutes at a time.
When I was in middle and high school. I was always working on homework or thinking about the next big project. Practicing my violin and cello for the school orchestra. Throw in a job and a boyfriend and there was no time left.
College wasn't any easier. By this time I was married, working part-time in the wee hours of the morning in order to carry a class load of 21-24 hours a semester. I worked my tail off in order to graduate with my bachelor's degree in three years.
As an adult three years removed from college my life is spinning. I have a to do list to complete other to do lists. I work for a non-profit and volunteer in my time away from work. My husband is working two jobs and we rarely have time to spend together.
I miss the embracing hold of my husband. I miss being about to crawl in bed at night and snuggle into his protective and loving arms.
I want to take the time to smell the roses. I want to make time in the day to do something I want. I want to make the time to enjoy more time with my husband.
Bucket list item: Pick a day and not worry about a single adult decision all day. Use this day to enjoy everything around me and be grateful for my amazing life! This day won't have a to do list, no itinerary, this day will consist of where life will take me.
My challenge to you: Choose a day to take a step back from your hectic schedule and enjoy life.
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