COMPUTERS.
Computers suck so much of our time. Last Sunday a returned missionary spoke of making changes in our lives and how important it is to make a plan for making change. Without a plan we have no direction wandering in circles and feeling frustrated with our lack of progress. 1. Make a plan. 2. Share the plan. When others know about your plan they can help you. Change. What else is there? Change our way of thinking, finding substitutes for what ever it is we want to change. 3. Find enjoyable replacements. SO, Here are just a few things I can do instead of spending time on the computer... ;0) ...read, walk with a friend along the waterfront, talk with my mom on the phone, coordinate genealogy with my Auntie, garden (though it is awful muddy right now), crochet a hat for myself, make cards with the neighbour kids, write in my journal, practice the flute, play the piano, sing, dance, ride my bike, go geo-caching with my family, do an art project with the boys, clean house, bake, cook, (no laundry, mount washmore has be conquered this week), pack for a trip to Nanaimo, wash windows, practice new Mother Goose songs and rhymes, scrapbook, go back to bed and sleep, soak in the tub, make bath fizzes and salts, learn how to make cheap homemade laundry soap ;0), get a birthday package ready for the post office for a nephew, clean the van and rain x the windshield, have hot cocoa with a friend, feed the birds, hem Drew's pants and curtains for the boys room, teach a friend to crochet, and work.
Now comes the hard part,,,,,, choosing only one thing to do..........
because honestly I can only do one thing at a time.
Since I am being honest here, it isn't the amount of time on the computer I waste that I want to change.
The thing I want most is to be an early riser.
The early bird gets the worm! And since I love bugs this is a rewarding motivating vision YET each morning I stay in bed longer than planned each night as I go to sleep. I keep telling myself, "tomorrow will be the morning I get up 'on time' ". A dear friend shared a website with me and there is a quote there that I think will help 'change my vision'. The tired old me simply wants to get up 'on time'. The new motivation will be to start my day off right by having time to take care of my body, mind and spirit that will set a precedent for the rest of the day. Doesn't that sound better.....so what will tomorrow bring? SUNSHINE, SMILES, and lots of love! Love for myself that I am a Daughter of God who is on the right track and needs to stop and tie her laces so she can keep on going without tripping. May you have an enjoyable journey today!
