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Fantasy to-do list

5/1/2020

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            Someone’s recent quarantine observation struck a chord with me. It was something like, “Damn. I guess the reason why I never got to all those projects wasn’t because I had no time.” Our task avoidance is staring us in the face.
            It’s the first of May! Jonathan and I both got our “rabbit rabbit” out first thing, which means good fortune for the month. In the glow of hopeful optimism, I created a fantasy to-do list for home projects and taped it to the wall.
            Not yet on board, Jonathan’s response to the list was stress contortions and groaning. I assured him it’s only wishful…but maybe we can choose one thing in our life that causes stress, and tackle that.
            I once heard it called “the drip method.” Don’t plan everything, just one step, one corner, one task to elicit an uplift that might carry inspiration forward.
            We have some time; we just need the will.

 
My 60th year in 60,000 words
Day 251: 156 words, TOTAL = 41,149; 18,851 remaining


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Sam
5/1/2020 11:57:31 pm

While this may not have been the point, this made me feel better because it made me feel like I'm not alone in my endless uncompleted lists of projects and to-dos!

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Carl Bromwich
5/12/2020 10:56:46 pm

LOL...that's quite a list. If, when you get through it, there remains a surfeit of energy for such things, feel free to show up at 768 route 141 for lots of opportunities to further hone your burgeoning skills.

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Robin
5/19/2020 02:07:15 pm

So far we've done three things. It'll be a while.

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    Robin Clifford Wood is an award-winning author, poet, and writing teacher.  She lives  in central Maine with her husband, loves to be outdoors, and enjoys ever-expanding horizons through her children, grandchildren, and granddogs.

    To read about the "60th year in 60,000 words" challenge, go to the August 27th blog post. 
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