Comments on: Lists, naps, and a month of living ‘perfectly’ http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/ The shape of daily life. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:06:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Leah http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-128167 Leah Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:25:44 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-128167 The perfect day must include: 1. Tea 2. A cuddle with my husband. 3. A cuddle with my dog. 4. Body-movement of somesort: yoga, running, walk. 5. Laughing with a friend. The perfect day must include:

1. Tea
2. A cuddle with my husband.
3. A cuddle with my dog.
4. Body-movement of somesort: yoga, running, walk.
5. Laughing with a friend.

]]> By: Molly http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-128142 Molly Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:57:37 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-128142 Belated, but mine: 1. Be outside every day, with or without the dogs. Close my eyes and listen. 2. Read at least one hundred pages. Read more. Devour books whole. 3. Have dates with my husband. 4. Cook something new. 5. A poem, every morning, renewing that ritual. See the world with new eyes, somehow, through art, through writing, through living. Belated, but mine:

1. Be outside every day, with or without the dogs. Close my eyes and listen.
2. Read at least one hundred pages. Read more. Devour books whole.
3. Have dates with my husband.
4. Cook something new.
5. A poem, every morning, renewing that ritual.

See the world with new eyes, somehow, through art, through writing, through living.

]]> By: melanie http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-127397 melanie Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:26:31 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-127397 It must be something in the air, as I have been thinking of a similar concept. I swear there was a quote I read once, something about the person who you wish to be and what are you waiting for, start being that person *now*. So I have been pondering just that -- what self-definition do I wish to live by, and what *am* I waiting for? Start living that way already! Hmm, my top five... 1. spend my day at home, time divided between the art studio + outdoors 2. eat wholesome foods (avoid the processed junk) 3. yoga/meditation 4. so something thoughtful and 'just because' (random gifts, phone calls, etc) 5. spend quality time with my family, fully focused on the moment Interesting to see that there is really nothing stopping me from doing at least 4 of those 5 things, if not all of them... p.s. a visit here *always* inspires me to live more mindfully. Your words always have a way of reminding me that life is indeed worth living fully! xo It must be something in the air, as I have been thinking of a similar concept. I swear there was a quote I read once, something about the person who you wish to be and what are you waiting for, start being that person *now*. So I have been pondering just that — what self-definition do I wish to live by, and what *am* I waiting for? Start living that way already!

Hmm, my top five…
1. spend my day at home, time divided between the art studio + outdoors
2. eat wholesome foods (avoid the processed junk)
3. yoga/meditation
4. so something thoughtful and ‘just because’ (random gifts, phone calls, etc)
5. spend quality time with my family, fully focused on the moment

Interesting to see that there is really nothing stopping me from doing at least 4 of those 5 things, if not all of them…

p.s. a visit here *always* inspires me to live more mindfully. Your words always have a way of reminding me that life is indeed worth living fully! xo

]]> By: bb http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-127151 bb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:08:19 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-127151 yoga practice cook dinner write read something that sets me ablaze dream yoga practice
cook dinner
write
read something that sets me ablaze
dream

]]> By: Lyric http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-127032 Lyric Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:26:41 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-127032 Top five things I would do everyday... Journal. Read. Listen. Create. Laugh. All against a backdrop of sharing love and music with those I love... Top five things I would do everyday…

Journal.
Read.
Listen.
Create.
Laugh.

All against a backdrop of sharing love and music with those I love…

]]> By: Sarina http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-126994 Sarina Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:35:23 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-126994 Ahhh, so beautifully written...thank you. Only 5... 1. Be creative every day 2. Spend 15 minutes in the morning engaging in mind/body practice 3. Learn to take a breath before reacting 4. Laugh and play with my little ones without thinking of anything else 5. Be outdoors Ahhh, so beautifully written…thank you.

Only 5…

1. Be creative every day
2. Spend 15 minutes in the morning engaging in mind/body practice
3. Learn to take a breath before reacting
4. Laugh and play with my little ones without thinking of anything else
5. Be outdoors

]]> By: shanna murray http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-126967 shanna murray Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:58:10 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-126967 1} walk with my dog in our woods 2} sing 3} eat great home cooked meals 4} snuggle 5} spend an inspired morning in my studio p.s. love these photos! 1} walk with my dog in our woods
2} sing
3} eat great home cooked meals
4} snuggle
5} spend an inspired morning in my studio

p.s. love these photos!

]]> By: tara pollard pakosta http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-126964 tara pollard pakosta Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:59:45 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-126964 exercise. eat very very healthy & lots of cooking with my girls~ photograph each moment every day. laugh. read. nap. play. could not stick to just 5! tara exercise.
eat very very healthy & lots of cooking with my girls~
photograph each moment every day.
laugh.
read.
nap.
play.
could not stick to just 5!
tara

]]> By: summer http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-126963 summer Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:53:18 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-126963 1.write 2.play (with my daughter and then later with my husband) 3.keep up on cleaning (doing the little things) 4.read 5.photograph The sad thing is how accessible this list is and how hard it seems for me to just do it! 1.write
2.play (with my daughter and then later with my husband)
3.keep up on cleaning (doing the little things)
4.read
5.photograph
The sad thing is how accessible this list is and how hard it seems for me to just do it!

]]> By: lizardek http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-126959 lizardek Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:39:52 +0000 http://mytopography.com/2008/03/02/lists-naps-and-a-month-of-living-perfectly/#comment-126959 Every single paragraph of this post made me glad. Glad to be alive, glad to have a friend like you, glad to have joy in living even when things seem overwhelming. Glad to see the details and the beauty around me and glad that I can read your words and savor them. As for living perfectly for a month and how I would do it, honestly...I have no damned idea. :P Every single paragraph of this post made me glad. Glad to be alive, glad to have a friend like you, glad to have joy in living even when things seem overwhelming. Glad to see the details and the beauty around me and glad that I can read your words and savor them.

As for living perfectly for a month and how I would do it, honestly…I have no damned idea. :P

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