I make one of these lists every month or so. The first ten or so are things that come to mind right away, but as I get beyond ten or eleven, it is harder for me to come up with things I really wish for in my life. I find that the items closer to the end of the list are somehow truer, more abiding wishes for me. I also find that the items that get repeated over and over from month to month in these lists are activities or goals I should really make an effort to pursue. This blog is part of that. I am writing more and hoping my words reach others like hands held out in peace.
The List
1. Even better relationship with kids.
2. A great job I love.
3. To finish my play.
4. To learn more about woodworking.
5. To finish my book projects.
6. Enough money to travel.
7. The ability to take my kids and people I care about on life-changing journeys.
8. To do yoga.
9. To become even more fluent in Spanish.
10. To learn Portuguese.
11. To get in really great shape and to be totally hot!
12. To have a really big house so people could stay with me.
13. To live full-time with my kids.
14. To have more great, high-quality sexual/sensual interactions with people I care about. (Okay, so I did edit that one a bit.)
15. To write and perform a one-woman show.
16. To have the courage to be a stand-up comic.
17. To act in local theater productions.
18. To direct!
19. To own a farm on a lake.
20. To help others realize their fondest dreams.
21. To learn how to sail again and to own a boat.
22. To have more woodworking tools.
23. To be a great person and to truly serve as God in translation.
24. To be able to support my aging parents.
25. To find out what exactly my sacred contract with the universe is, and to fully fulfill my life's purpose.
My dear Gretel, I love your new blog! And I have the perfect outlet for one of your wishes--my old wooden house! I have eight specific woodworking projects mapped out for this old house and am just making the first bumbling attempts at accomplishing them. So if you have a little time on your hands, come stay in my guest room for a month or two and woodwork to your heart's content! :) (Even though I put a smiley face right there, I'm really not joking! I would love for you to come stay with me, and I wouldn't make you work on my house unless you wanted to.)
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