posted December 01, 2011 02:32 AM            

I don't know if I should try again, or get the message that seems to scream at me to leave it alone. I seem to go in the opposite direction of instincts, when I feel determined to do something right, and do the wrong things instead, at least some of the time.

I'm reading, intermittently, The Year of Living Biblically, and the author of that book has two more books out about year-long experiments. I know about Creative Every Day, Nanowrimo, and nablopomo - year-long and month-long group goals/projects, but I never seem to stick with anything. i wanted to give something a try next year - one person, in 2008, wanted to do everything that scared her (from what I remember). Julie Powell cooked her way through Julia Childs' cookbook, and came out with Julie and Julia.

I was wondering what anyone here might be interested in doing all year (PG-rated ). My head is still stuck in january of this year, and March of last year, and I'm trying to break out of the denial that we're thisclose to another new year, another birthday, and everything just seeming to move quicker than ever.

posted December 01, 2011 02:47 AM            

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Remember, love can conquer the influences of the planets....It can even eliminate karma.

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posted December 02, 2011 04:43 PM            

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posted December 04, 2011 12:30 AM            

You had setbacks? Don't give up and wait a whole new year- make that year start at any time. POsitivity means no internal penalties for faltering, just lessons on how to continue.

I don't know if thats what you mean though- but here's this-

Someone said the other day-
"Today was a good day, makes me feel happy in spite of what's going on in my life" or something to that effect.... my advice was- Well, focus on the good thing, and then the 'despite what's going on" will be less of what's going on and more a passing thing.. if the focus is on the happy thing that happened, the emphasis is put on the good, and the scale rights itself.

Someone else today said " I find in my life, if something good happens, three bad things happen immediately following it"
I did not like that logic at all! So you can never enjoy the good,because you are waiting for the impending bad which you have pretty much preordained into existence.

Anyway, blah blah blah.. I truly believe that life is neutral with intense moments of happiness, and intense moments of non happiness. You give power to the focus, and that usually depends on many outside factors.. but ultimately, the internal environment that you feed with your actions and thoughts.

posted December 09, 2011 01:19 AM            

i won't be posting here regularly & i told you why in the email.

ttus

posted December 18, 2011 03:27 AM            

I was actually wondering what anyone here might want to focus on for an entire year (or six months, whatever). I'm intrigued by these people who take things on for a year, and loved the Happiness Project book.

Pixie I was referring to the fact that whenever I start one of these things, things seem to go downhill fast. It sort of feels like I'm asking for trouble, but I'm trying to get out of that mindset. I was just poking fun at myself.

T. I'll email you over the next few days. I've been dealing with a lot of anxiety, and it's throwing me off.

Charmaine. If you were talking about the Happiness project, the author has a website, and offers something to help you get started. i signed up for it this year, but didn't get back to it, with everything going on - I totally forgot about it. I'm thinking about things, and trying to decide if I want to dedicate a month to one thing (12 changes in 2012), or a few things each month. I just know that I need to make some changes; at the moment, I find myself waiting for the next smack, you know?

posted December 28, 2011 09:35 AM            

Thanks teaselbaby

posted December 28, 2011 05:21 PM            

You might want to think about it too, Teasel.

posted December 30, 2011 08:41 PM            

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I was just encouraging someone on another site, to write every day, and really, anyone who draws needs to do the same thing - so thank you for the idea!

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& Thank you for the thread, me dear!

Might try a dream journal this year as I've had a few prophetic or psychic ones throughout this year. When someone dies, I dream of them within a day or two before or after passing, before knowing they died.

posted January 13, 2013 06:12 PM            

Some people have so much discipline!!! argh!