Thursday, January 14, 2010

birthday gathering | mindful list | music share

Good Afternoon (morning/evening/wee hours/what have you).

I've got spaghetti on the stove, cookies in the oven, and laundry in the washer... and yet i've still managed to plop myself in front of the computer for a little 1 on 1 time with my figurative best friend (i.e. my computer) (i should really name her) (i think i'll name her Susy).

Moving forward, January has been a busy busy month on this end of the computer screen (but an exceptionally wonderful one, i might add).

In the past 14 days I have completed the following:
- 1 celebrated my 24th birthday (at least, my birthday dinner with friends). It was so very nice to spend time with those friends that we don't get to see very often.
- baked 3 things from my massive baking cookbook i received for Christmas
- read wayyyy too many blogs [current blogroll Northern Belle, Gwen Bell, Cleavage (not what you think!), & wholly jeanne ]
- made a christmas 2009 fold out album (pictures will be taken & added.. well.. as soon as i officially finish!)
- finished my 24 before 25 goal list
- started my 5 year plan
- given up on giving up coffee (giving up coffee wasn't a new years thing either, i've basically given it up for the past year or so, and have recently decided that i function much much better with a daily intake of caffeine).
- mentally taken part in the the mindful list. If you haven't scoped out this site yet, i highly recommend you do, as it is awesome. Ok. To clarify, it basically forces you to stop, if only for a few minutes, and reflect on a new topic every day. It's a prompt to remind you to become more human and strengthen your character just a little bit at a time.

And so, with that, i will share today's prompt and my quickie response:

MINDFUL LIST #14

Breath Quality

How are you breathing right now? If the quality of your life depends on the quality of your breath, how’s yours?

As previously mentioned, i currently have a lot on the go. That being said, my breathing is currently quick and shallow [read: not exactly in line with my word of 2010][which is relax by the way]. Regardless, I am currently working on improving my breath quality. Which is difficult (i admit) when i get in one of my particular ambitious moods. Meaning I get excited easily about all the things i can/want/wish/hope to do in my present/near future/distant future. It's seriously ridiculous. Regardless, thousands of other people are equally, if not more, ambitious, so i know it is not impossible. Right?

Seriously though, my quality of life (i.e. breath) is about 100 times better than it was last year - and that makes me feel pretty darn good. I'm even... proud.... of that dang nabbit.

And with that! I leave you with a beautiful composition that i discovered through youtube & twilight.



one love

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