Inspired to do more…
I am inspired to do more. I have so many things on my to do list and so many things I know I need to do yet I don`t really seem to be getting to any of them….I believe I am in what some call a “rut”! I have spent the last couple of hours surfing around on blogs I read and looking up stuff and I realized that I need to take action- I need to get motivated.
My friend Mandy wrote “Have thought that perhaps instead of making so many to-do lists and planning, I should actually just take action and practice what I preach.” and continued on to write things she was working on for her 101 things in 1001 days list and she has already marked ONE OFF in just a day and I realized I need to be more like that! Jen had a rough couple of days and had to make a couple of hard decisions but she has bounced back and written about what she is going to do with her life and her plans sound so amazing (and yes I am jealous!) and again it made me realize that I too can achieve what I want to do! Deanne at Suzhizume (who has moved to a new location-update your links and reader all!) is one of the people that inspired Jen and she is definitely worth a mention because she is such a fun loving, awesome, down to earth person (Who I have had the pleasure of meeting quite a few times- she is the one that inspired me to get some hula hoops!) who decided what she loved and is doing it and while I haven`t quite figured out what it is I love so much that I want to do I figure crossing some stuff off my to do list etc is going to help me head in the right direction!! She is such an inspiration! Another inspirational girl is Gala Darling, oh how I heart thee! This lady got up and went to New York and now has decided she wants to live there and is making her dream into a real possibility. If you have never read gala`s site then you simply must start now because it is fantastic stuff and I am so jealous (yet again!) of all the stuff she does- and she always does it so eloquently! She is a great writer, and I totally wish I could be more like her! And she used to do weekly resolutions which is what this post is actually all about!
I journal, and sometimes, after reading about them at Gala`s site ages ago, I write my own weekly resolutions in my journal and I realize that it is time to bring this back into my life- and sure it is another list but I do love lists and they do help keep me motivated! So here goes, here is my weekly resolutions for this week!
- hoop at least 10 minutes everyday
- track the food I eat in my little weight watchers book and do at least 4 walks!
- blog another 2 times
- Contact wedding celebrants (at least 2) and set up meetings for sometime in the next couple of weeks!
-Study Japanese for 3 hours!
- and since it is nearly midnight I am going to think about this last one and make a decision on it by Monday! Or perhaps one of you might have an idea of something you think I should try and acheive this week in my weekly resolutions!
Thank you to all my bloggy friends out there- some of you I have met in real life and others I have yet to have the pleasure but the joy I get from following your adventures and reading your comments, advice and inspirational writing makes my day! I only mentioned a couple of you who have inspired me in the post but trust me, it is not only those I mentioned! My goals for the week might not seem like much but to me they are important and I promise I will try really hard to acheive them all!
Hugs to all, xoxoxo
Ps: All is going well with Shun- he is also inspiring me of late because he is trying so hard with his English already and it makes me realize how slack I have been with my Japanese study hence the mention in my weekly resolutions! Oh and in other news we picked up Abbey today and she is just adorable- Shun and I played with her all afternoon and it was delightful!!! And while writing this blog post- it was interupted by a howling little dog….but I went down to see her and she is doing ok now- I think she just woke up and forgot where she was for a minute!
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I love Gala too! She always has such fun links.
Those are great resolutions. I know what you mean about feeling like you’re not making any progress, but try not to forget about the part of the “to-do” list that you HAVE done. I think it’s great that you’ve moved countries, started working, joined WW, kept up the blog, been hooping and walking, and organised half your wedding! So don’t forget that you have acheived a lot this year, even if there is still stuff you want/need to do.
PS - I meant to comment on your last post - your engagement ring is beautiful.
Good on Shumpei for trying with English - it is good when you can see someone close trying hard as it spurs you on more, I think.
You might already have enough leads for celebrants, but fwiw, we used a female celebrant from Ormiston for our wedding (in Manly). We had several Japanese elements included, and some of the ceremony translated etc, and she was very flexible with things in that sense. If you are interested, I can pass on her details. From what I remember, her price was also quite reasonable.
Thank you gorgeous!
I can see you big and beautiful smile as I was reading that.
Doing what you love doesn’t have to be any one particular thing, it is doing everything WITH love that counts!
Big love to you!
d
xx
Hooray for inspiration!
Am glad Shun AND the puppy are doing well, and that you’ve got a new found burst in your step :o)
I love Gala too! She’s on FB :o)
Seriously, if I can do it, you can do it
I just kind of realised that I can think of reasons why I can’t/shouldn’t do the things I love or I could just do them and worry about what happens afterwards.
I read someplace that 80-90% of things that we worry about never happen, so I can totally handle dealing with the 20-10% that MIGHT actually go wrong rather than letting such a tiny percentage stop me.
Excellent idea with the resolutions, I might pinch that idea!
Suzy- thank you! You are also an inspiration to me but you know that because I am always gushing over on your blog and on email! I hope that I become a cool mum like you! Thanks for saying I have made progess- I know I am slowly getting there it just seems the past week or two have brought that to a bit of a standstill so hopefully this week I can get remotivated!
tj-in-japan- Thanks, I would love the celebrant information! Does your DH speak English? You have probably talked about it before….like I said on your blog I didn`t realize you were from Brisbane!! Small world! I have met a lot of other Brisbane bloggers in Japan!
Sushi- Thanks D! You are awesome! And, I love that you do everything with love and keep spurring everyone on! World Hoop Day is coming up and I really hope to partcipate!
Enny- Yes I have Gala on facebook too! She is a great great inspiration to a lot of people I think and it is so amazing cos she is still so young! I wish I could be her!!! hehe!
Jen- That is an interesting fact about 80%-90% of things we worrying about not happening - I can totally deal with that!!! Glad to hear you can too! Go ahead and pinch the idea for the resolutions- I stole it from Gala like I said!!!