I started my "Free Write Fling" with Cynthia Morris last Wednesday. The premise is to sit down and write for 15 minutes a day. I have such a horrible problem with procrastination, that this is one of the things that always gets put off: writing. But, I am also horribly competitive and, since those who write every day for 30 days will be entered into a contest to win some life coaching sessions with Cynthia
http://www.originalimpulse.com , I want to win the contest. Of course. Most of my writing I have kept private, but today I am going to use Cynthia's prompt and write on here today. Feel free to leave your musings!
Day 7 of 30: Free Write Fling
Prompt: What I want...
I am amazed to think about all the things I want in life. The majority of them are not material. Sure, I would love to have some beautiful diamond earrings and a wonderful new digital camera and MP3 player, but those are not the things that are fulfilling. I want to have a job where I not only do good for others, but that, at the end of the day, I feel good about doing. I want to travel the world, help people wherever I go, live naturally. I want to take beautiful photos so that I can share them with the world and hopefully, show people how special the world truly is so that they will concentrate on trying to save it.
What I want is a world of peace. No more wars because of religion or perceived hate or disagreement. I want all the nations to put the environment at the forefront of their problems because, if we don't have anywhere to live, what does all the rest of it matter? I want children to not be hungry, animals to not be abused, women not to live in fear, men not to live in hate.
What I want is a place where I feel safe allowing my children to walk to school and talk to strangers, and ride their bikes through town. I want a time and place where my children can be children; where they can laugh and grow and spend their childhood just being kids. What I want is to leave this place better than it was when I found it. I want my children and nieces and nephews to be proud of me as their parent or aunt and to be proud of their parents; I want kids who know who they are and are not influenced by material things or music videos or TV shows.
What I want is a husband who loves me unconditionally, who will stand by my side through thick and thin. I want a husband who is strong for himself and for our family; who is willing to sacrifice the things we want for ourselves to provide things for our children that we did not have.
What I want is to live in harmony; to be able to take the time I need to be me and take care of myself, physically, mentally and emotionally. I want to be whole, to be strong, to be the me I was always meant to be. I want the people around me, friends, family, strangers, to feel they can be themselves when they are near me. I want for them to be whole, to be able to express themselves in a healthy, righteous way and to learn from their mistakes.
The world is far from perfect and I know that it will never be. My head is not in the clouds, my dreams are not ones that I believe can be achieved tomorrow or the next day. I see the mess that our economy is in; the tragedy that is our morality; the sadness that is children bearing children and babies being killed by guns. I see the fear of parents losing the only home their children have known, not sure where they will go or what they will do. But I also see the charity of others; the willingness of those who have little willing to give to others to help them on their journey. We all eventually end up in the same place and, whether or not you believe in heaven or hell, we all end up dead. So, it truly is the journey that matters. When I come to the end of my journey, what I want is for those I leave behind to miss me, but to be happy that they had the chance to have me in their life. I want to make a difference, not for selfish reasons, but to benefit the lives of others, to put a smile on others' faces.
Finally at the top! Can you see the relief in my face? I think I was warm for about 5 minutes before I started freezing....which meant it was time to go home. Me, wet and cold. Not a good combination!
