Life Is Interesting
I know, the title is less than interesting.
This title thing is interesting!
An "interesting" title might be too vague to actually catch people's interest! And a title that's more explicit might be, well, too explicit. Not enough mystery in it. So no one will read it.
Maybe I need to take a blogger course, or something.
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So it's a new year! As we all know. And maybe it's a good idea to toot our own horns a bit? At least, I'm going to. I've had so many years in recent memory where, at the end, I say to to it--"Good RIDDANCE!!!"
Trust me. If you're there this year, I know the feeling.
Some years we just want to throw away. We want to watch disappear in that rear view mirror--being careful not to do so with too much focus, otherwise we'll sabotage the new year we're driving into.
2019 isn't one of those "Good RIDDANCE!!!" years for me. I don't feel too guilty about saying, "Hey, it was alright!"
Because I think we all get turns at bad years and good years and mixed up years.
Sometimes too many of the bad ones come in succession, though. So if you haven't had a break in awhile, well I hope that 2020 gives you one.
Either way, there are always things to be proud of, happy about, pleased with, excited for. If we try to find the bright side. I like trying to find it, and I like writing about it.
I've been thinking about *what is the point?* of this blog here I keep. What kind of category does it fit in? I'm not a huge consumer of blogs (or YouTube channels) so sometimes I feel an outsider in my own game. All I know is that I like to write, and I hear from you out there that you enjoy reading my writings, so I keep it up. I don't want to bombard people with long posts directly on fb all the time, so I guess this is a safer route. This is a good way for me to discipline myself too, to keep it up, to maybe turn it into more/different/bigger...maybe someday.
After all, this last year showed me, for one thing, that we CAN stick to our---DARE I say it---RESOLUTIONS!
Maybe you remember a post here called "Plank It Till You Make It"?
Well I've been planking it all year. And that was a resolution I had at the beginning of 2019. I think it turned into an actual habit. So I'm tooting my own horn! (That is really fun to say and write.)
I also started this blog. And now I'm on my 28th post!
With momentum from the last year I feel hopeful about this new year...this new decade, actually.
I know I know I know, everyone is talking about how they're going to change! Their big plans! And maybe if you're like me you hear those with a little cynicism. I'll be honest. (I hear my own plans with a little cynicism too, I'm equitable.)
But one thing I'm going to keep working on this year is to kind of mind my own business.
In fact, that's my decade resolution.
What do I mean by that? It might sound a little negative, but it's just one of those things that is helpful in general in life. I'm going to worry more about how I handle things, how I'm improving, how I'm taking care of myself---and I'm going to worry less about how other people do or don't do those things. Because if I get my hands into other peoples' messes too much, then all that happens is I make more of a mess, and my own hands get messy too. And I have my own messes to deal with.
If I show interest, provide support, and then stick to my own lane, well the drive into this new decade is going to be a whole lot better.
Another resolution I have is to be on time to places.
I've mentioned before that it's a real weakness I have. And it's all my own fault.
Do you hear that?!
It's all my own fault.
I can blame others, make excuses, spin it in my favour, yeah yeah yeah, but what it all boils down to is my own poor choices.
I can't change other people! I can't change society to not care about timeliness!
So I have to change myself. This is in line with my resolution, anyway.
You heard it right here! I'm going to be on time for things.
......Are you greeting this with cynicism?......
It's ok if you are. You don't have to worry about me, just worry about yourself.
I'm sure you have your own resolutions to think about ;-)
What are they?
Better with time? More organized? Nicer to people? More positive attitude? Spending less money on silly stuff? Exercising/Reading/Meditating? Spending more time with friends? Calling your family on a regular basis? Home improvements? Getting that promotion? Expanding your business? Finally going to that open mic night you've been wary about? (You too?!!!)
Ohhhhhhh the list could be endless.
And you're welcome, if you hadn't come up with one yet.
Just remember that it's better to choose only a couple, though.
It's like the other day when I decided to clean the walls. And once I got started I didn't know when to stop! All of the sudden EVERY ASPECT OF THE WALLS SEEMED DIRTY!!!
But if I went too far with that thinking I'd still be cleaning walls right now.
So just choose a couple. At least that's what I think.
(But I'm gonna stick to my own lane, ok?)
I want to keep this blog going into this new decade. If I keep writing and seeing its bigger picture then maybe I'll finally be able to understand what it's about! Right now I'm just kind of swiping around and going with whatever inspires me at the time. We've all got personalities--and desires and wishes for our futures--so I'm trusting this blog will direct itself, as long as I listen to myself.
Here's something to think about: What would happen if you started a blog? What would it be about? Is that a resolution of yours?
(Maybe you already have one! Tell me, if you do.)
Over these holidays I've spent time with family members who have incredible talents, gifts, and fascinating lives--family members who I don't see that often. One night sitting at dinner someone mentioned how much they enjoy my writing, and then someone else chimed in. I was a bit embarrassed, but also felt like, "Oh really? Tell me more!"
Not because I wanted more praise, but because I wanted to hear what they like about it, about this writing.
I didn't ask questions, I just let it flow, like I do here.
One statement that stood out was this, "When I open up a piece of your writing it makes me excited...like, 'What's she writing about this time?' Your life is so INTERESTING!"
Others in the conversation agreed, as if that specific observation had just nailed it on the head.
"Your life is so INTERESTING!"
That really struck me!
Yeah! It is!
And I think it's great others are entertained(?) by it. Who knows what else it does for them. I hope more than mere(?) entertainment. That might be why we're all here online in the first place, though(?).
"Your life is so INTERESTING!"
That really struck me, too, because it was almost said as if the speaker thought their own life wasn't. And the others in the room as well, nodding in agreement.
What about their lives?
I know all of their lives are very, very interesting.
And anyway, Life IS Interesting!
Always! All the time!
It can also be awful and painful and joyful and exciting and balanced and peaceful and sad. Just like our collective 2019's were.
But, life is always interesting.
That's when I realized a little bit of the point of this blog is to bring out the interesting. Observing people (and myself!) is fascinating, so I write about it. I like to go about my day thinking about the things that I notice, things that entertain me, that make me laugh, that make me feel deeply. And often I like to write about them. And often I like to find the brighter side, or at least the "what's the message in this?" side, or at least the art-side.
Cause there's definitely an art-side of life, all-the-world's-a stage kinda thing.
Do you ever read people's bios on Wikipedia?
Of COURSE you do! You HAVE the internet!
This is because we are fascinated by people and people's lives.
Do you ever read those bios and think, "Wow, that person had a rough life"?
That's usually what I think.
Usually what I think is, "Oh shit. If I end up with a Wikipedia bio at the end of my life, what kind of awful tragedies will be in it?"
Yes, I think that.
Cause life is interesting.
Everyone's life is interesting! Even if we don't end up on Wikipedia!
Over these holidays I re-remembered, for example, that one of my Grandfathers was a concert pianist, who quit playing at age 17 when his mother died. He was too sad to play anymore, because she had been the one who had pushed him in it, she had been the one he'd enjoyed playing with and for.
That is interesting!
A Great Grandfather, who I never met, had been a champion wrestler. Nation wide? Maybe? His first wife died young, and his second wife was very conservative. She made him quit wrestling and she threw out all of his trophies and wrestling photos etc. (Maybe she needed to learn to mind her own business like I'm going to try to do!)
That is interesting!
What about you? What's on your family's Wikipedia page?
What's on yours?
So. I guess that's why I'm here, writing on this blog. Cause I find life even more interesting when I notice the things, and write about the things.
And probably you won't do the same as me, because we don't allllllll like to write, but...maybe you'll notice things more too. Maybe something here will catch something you've seen or thought or wondered about, or experienced.
And you'll remember that Life Is Interesting!
The way a child does, so naturally.
We all can.
Throw some resolutions into that mix, try to find the message or the brighter side or the art-side of it, and then life's even more interesting.
Let's let each other know what we discover!
Happy New Year!
This title thing is interesting!
An "interesting" title might be too vague to actually catch people's interest! And a title that's more explicit might be, well, too explicit. Not enough mystery in it. So no one will read it.
Maybe I need to take a blogger course, or something.
****
So it's a new year! As we all know. And maybe it's a good idea to toot our own horns a bit? At least, I'm going to. I've had so many years in recent memory where, at the end, I say to to it--"Good RIDDANCE!!!"
Trust me. If you're there this year, I know the feeling.
Some years we just want to throw away. We want to watch disappear in that rear view mirror--being careful not to do so with too much focus, otherwise we'll sabotage the new year we're driving into.
2019 isn't one of those "Good RIDDANCE!!!" years for me. I don't feel too guilty about saying, "Hey, it was alright!"
Because I think we all get turns at bad years and good years and mixed up years.
Sometimes too many of the bad ones come in succession, though. So if you haven't had a break in awhile, well I hope that 2020 gives you one.
Either way, there are always things to be proud of, happy about, pleased with, excited for. If we try to find the bright side. I like trying to find it, and I like writing about it.
I've been thinking about *what is the point?* of this blog here I keep. What kind of category does it fit in? I'm not a huge consumer of blogs (or YouTube channels) so sometimes I feel an outsider in my own game. All I know is that I like to write, and I hear from you out there that you enjoy reading my writings, so I keep it up. I don't want to bombard people with long posts directly on fb all the time, so I guess this is a safer route. This is a good way for me to discipline myself too, to keep it up, to maybe turn it into more/different/bigger...maybe someday.
After all, this last year showed me, for one thing, that we CAN stick to our---DARE I say it---RESOLUTIONS!
Maybe you remember a post here called "Plank It Till You Make It"?
Well I've been planking it all year. And that was a resolution I had at the beginning of 2019. I think it turned into an actual habit. So I'm tooting my own horn! (That is really fun to say and write.)
I also started this blog. And now I'm on my 28th post!
With momentum from the last year I feel hopeful about this new year...this new decade, actually.
I know I know I know, everyone is talking about how they're going to change! Their big plans! And maybe if you're like me you hear those with a little cynicism. I'll be honest. (I hear my own plans with a little cynicism too, I'm equitable.)
But one thing I'm going to keep working on this year is to kind of mind my own business.
In fact, that's my decade resolution.
What do I mean by that? It might sound a little negative, but it's just one of those things that is helpful in general in life. I'm going to worry more about how I handle things, how I'm improving, how I'm taking care of myself---and I'm going to worry less about how other people do or don't do those things. Because if I get my hands into other peoples' messes too much, then all that happens is I make more of a mess, and my own hands get messy too. And I have my own messes to deal with.
If I show interest, provide support, and then stick to my own lane, well the drive into this new decade is going to be a whole lot better.
Another resolution I have is to be on time to places.
I've mentioned before that it's a real weakness I have. And it's all my own fault.
Do you hear that?!
It's all my own fault.
I can blame others, make excuses, spin it in my favour, yeah yeah yeah, but what it all boils down to is my own poor choices.
I can't change other people! I can't change society to not care about timeliness!
So I have to change myself. This is in line with my resolution, anyway.
You heard it right here! I'm going to be on time for things.
......Are you greeting this with cynicism?......
It's ok if you are. You don't have to worry about me, just worry about yourself.
I'm sure you have your own resolutions to think about ;-)
What are they?
Better with time? More organized? Nicer to people? More positive attitude? Spending less money on silly stuff? Exercising/Reading/Meditating? Spending more time with friends? Calling your family on a regular basis? Home improvements? Getting that promotion? Expanding your business? Finally going to that open mic night you've been wary about? (You too?!!!)
Ohhhhhhh the list could be endless.
And you're welcome, if you hadn't come up with one yet.
Just remember that it's better to choose only a couple, though.
It's like the other day when I decided to clean the walls. And once I got started I didn't know when to stop! All of the sudden EVERY ASPECT OF THE WALLS SEEMED DIRTY!!!
But if I went too far with that thinking I'd still be cleaning walls right now.
So just choose a couple. At least that's what I think.
(But I'm gonna stick to my own lane, ok?)
I want to keep this blog going into this new decade. If I keep writing and seeing its bigger picture then maybe I'll finally be able to understand what it's about! Right now I'm just kind of swiping around and going with whatever inspires me at the time. We've all got personalities--and desires and wishes for our futures--so I'm trusting this blog will direct itself, as long as I listen to myself.
Here's something to think about: What would happen if you started a blog? What would it be about? Is that a resolution of yours?
(Maybe you already have one! Tell me, if you do.)
Over these holidays I've spent time with family members who have incredible talents, gifts, and fascinating lives--family members who I don't see that often. One night sitting at dinner someone mentioned how much they enjoy my writing, and then someone else chimed in. I was a bit embarrassed, but also felt like, "Oh really? Tell me more!"
Not because I wanted more praise, but because I wanted to hear what they like about it, about this writing.
I didn't ask questions, I just let it flow, like I do here.
One statement that stood out was this, "When I open up a piece of your writing it makes me excited...like, 'What's she writing about this time?' Your life is so INTERESTING!"
Others in the conversation agreed, as if that specific observation had just nailed it on the head.
"Your life is so INTERESTING!"
That really struck me!
Yeah! It is!
And I think it's great others are entertained(?) by it. Who knows what else it does for them. I hope more than mere(?) entertainment. That might be why we're all here online in the first place, though(?).
"Your life is so INTERESTING!"
That really struck me, too, because it was almost said as if the speaker thought their own life wasn't. And the others in the room as well, nodding in agreement.
What about their lives?
I know all of their lives are very, very interesting.
And anyway, Life IS Interesting!
Always! All the time!
It can also be awful and painful and joyful and exciting and balanced and peaceful and sad. Just like our collective 2019's were.
But, life is always interesting.
That's when I realized a little bit of the point of this blog is to bring out the interesting. Observing people (and myself!) is fascinating, so I write about it. I like to go about my day thinking about the things that I notice, things that entertain me, that make me laugh, that make me feel deeply. And often I like to write about them. And often I like to find the brighter side, or at least the "what's the message in this?" side, or at least the art-side.
Cause there's definitely an art-side of life, all-the-world's-a stage kinda thing.
Do you ever read people's bios on Wikipedia?
Of COURSE you do! You HAVE the internet!
This is because we are fascinated by people and people's lives.
Do you ever read those bios and think, "Wow, that person had a rough life"?
That's usually what I think.
Usually what I think is, "Oh shit. If I end up with a Wikipedia bio at the end of my life, what kind of awful tragedies will be in it?"
Yes, I think that.
Cause life is interesting.
Everyone's life is interesting! Even if we don't end up on Wikipedia!
Over these holidays I re-remembered, for example, that one of my Grandfathers was a concert pianist, who quit playing at age 17 when his mother died. He was too sad to play anymore, because she had been the one who had pushed him in it, she had been the one he'd enjoyed playing with and for.
That is interesting!
A Great Grandfather, who I never met, had been a champion wrestler. Nation wide? Maybe? His first wife died young, and his second wife was very conservative. She made him quit wrestling and she threw out all of his trophies and wrestling photos etc. (Maybe she needed to learn to mind her own business like I'm going to try to do!)
That is interesting!
What about you? What's on your family's Wikipedia page?
What's on yours?
So. I guess that's why I'm here, writing on this blog. Cause I find life even more interesting when I notice the things, and write about the things.
And probably you won't do the same as me, because we don't allllllll like to write, but...maybe you'll notice things more too. Maybe something here will catch something you've seen or thought or wondered about, or experienced.
And you'll remember that Life Is Interesting!
The way a child does, so naturally.
We all can.
Throw some resolutions into that mix, try to find the message or the brighter side or the art-side of it, and then life's even more interesting.
Let's let each other know what we discover!
Happy New Year!
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