i need a routine. or a miracle schedule, as jim gold says.
that is what i need.
aha! good habits to replace the bad.
kind of like thoughts. it’s very difficult to just stop bad thoughts. what you need to do is REPLACE them with good thoughts.
| 1. |
actually work on my life list instead of just stare at it
3 entries . 7 cheers |
1 person |
| 2. |
break my pervasive habit of deferment
4 entries . 2 cheers |
1 person |
| 3. |
be/feel worthy of the label "musician"
6 entries . 10 cheers |
1 person |
| 4. |
Record a solo album
5 entries . 9 cheers |
53 people |
| 5. |
publish a book of poems
5 entries . 6 cheers |
50 people |
| 6. |
Reduce; Simplify
5 entries . 7 cheers |
1 person |
| 7. |
Clean my room
3 entries . 1 cheer |
2,691 people |
| 8. |
Improve my posture
2 entries . 3 cheers |
2,670 people |
| 9. |
stretch every day
6 entries . 3 cheers |
554 people |
| 10. |
do the splits
2 entries . 1 cheer |
2,049 people |
| 11. |
walk more often
6 entries . 3 cheers |
38 people |
| 12. |
work on my geneology
5 entries . 4 cheers |
3 people |
| 13. |
visit or call friends at least once every season
12 entries . 4 cheers |
1 person |
| 14. |
write a letter to one person every month.
4 entries . 6 cheers |
1 person |
| 15. |
meditate regularly
1 entry |
742 people |
| 16. |
actually read poetry
3 entries . 2 cheers |
1 person |
| 17. |
Sing regularly
1 cheer |
2 people |
| 18. |
Speak French fluently
1 entry . 2 cheers |
2,109 people |
| 19. |
Learn Japanese
1 cheer |
9,805 people |
| 20. |
Learn ASL fluently
5 cheers |
9 people |
| 21. |
speak Italian
1 cheer |
261 people |
| 22. |
learn shorthand
|
542 people |
| 23. |
gain weight
3 entries . 1 cheer |
2,986 people |
| 24. |
Do more Hiking
2 entries . 6 cheers |
10 people |
| 25. |
hike either the Appalachian Trail or the Way of St. James
1 entry . 1 cheer |
1 person |
| 26. |
sing sean nos
1 cheer |
2 people |
| 27. |
walk every street in my town
2 entries . 4 cheers |
1 person |
| 28. |
learn tuvan throat singing
1 cheer |
14 people |
| 29. |
live in Paris
1 entry . 4 cheers |
838 people |
| 30. |
Visit Japan
1 cheer |
5,563 people |
| 31. |
visit New Zealand
2 cheers |
1,420 people |
| 32. |
visit Iceland
2 cheers |
789 people |
| 33. |
get my own place
4 entries . 3 cheers |
780 people |
| 34. |
download all of my digital pictures (including those from my old camera)
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 35. |
go on a Jim Gold tour
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1 person |
i need a routine. or a miracle schedule, as jim gold says.
that is what i need.
aha! good habits to replace the bad.
kind of like thoughts. it’s very difficult to just stop bad thoughts. what you need to do is REPLACE them with good thoughts.
i have decided to cultivate a love affair with scales. scales, arpeggios, and other exercises.
now i just need to get my butt to the instrument.
and make a daily habit of it!
why is it so so hard to simplify life? i am almost done with my grad program (finally! it’s been more than 3 years), and i’ll be well on my way to a career. i’m beginning to hate that word. i feel more limited than ever, but i still want to explore and am not really sure it’s the right choice. i’ve spent so much time and money on grad school and sacrificed so much. and now, that i’m almost done, i’m having doubts.
i have a wonderful on-going opportunity of being in a band that is fantastic and going places, if slowly. but i’ve hardly been a member since june of this year, and so so much has happened that i have missed. and my availability looks to be extremely limited for a very long time.
i have no idea what i will do starting in january. either get a job where i can also use it as a paid practicum, or do another externship for no money and still have to live at home.
there are pros and cons for each of these. oy.
just venting.