It's Writer's Workshop time! Kathy, over at 'Mama's Losin' It', gave several writing prompts this week, as usual. I chose, "I Believe..." (though I couldn't keep it to 10... I'm mouthy... sue me).
~ I believe in The Golden Rule.
~ I believe in living by example and that “do as I say, not as I do” is so not cool.
~ I believe in tolerance over faith because, in the end, no matter what we each believe, not a one of us really knows for sure.
~ I believe in ice cream for dinner… once in a while.
~ I believe a society has an obligation to care, and care well, for its members who can’t care for themselves, but not those who won’t.
~ I believe in getting 90-minute massages as often as I can afford them.
~ I believe I’m better now than I was at 30 and I believe I’ll be better at 50 than I am now.
~ I believe in being a parent, not a friend, and that sometimes, “Because I said so!” is answer enough.
~ I believe that credit cards are the work of the devil.
~ I believe that education is not an indicator of intelligence and that the best lessons often come from the unlikeliest teachers.
~ I believe you have to risk your heart and be willing to be hurt in order to find real love.
~ I believe it’s OK to want a man… but not to need one.
~ I believe it’s perfectly fine to do all your laundry in one load, to ‘iron’ in the dryer, and hem with scotch tape.
~ I believe we have a moral and ethical obligation to protect and preserve the environment and that convenience, ‘progress’, money, or oil aren’t good reasons for destroying it.
~ I believe travel is the best way to open oneself up to the amazing and wonderful diversity in our world.
~ I believe life is too short for toxic people, bad wine, bad sex, and for harboring anger, grudges, or regret.
~ I believe a sense of humor, a great smile, and an open-mind are way sexier than 6-pack abs.
~ I believe in karma, in magic, in ghosts, and in all manner of things I can’t see or explain.
~ I believe in the power of love and hope and positive thinking.
~ I believe completely that the best is yet to come.
20 comments:
I believe you are right!!!
What a great post and since I am getting sleepy...it's a great thought for me to end my night with...Thank you, Diane!!
Thank you for the well wishes for my birthday! Your blog is great and I hope to get to know you better. It's still hard after ten years?! AAAAARGH!
Great list. Not so keen on wanting a man, you understand, and ghosts are totally beyond my ken. But that's Ok.
What a beautiful post! I love particular the last statement as that is what I believe at all times (and will ALWAYS believe).
What a fun list..
Thanks for sharing..
and I believe many of the
same things..
Just realised I never leave commments here so you may think I don't read it.
I do.
Several times a week.
Its on my Favourites.
Just so you know.
lots of your beliefs made me laugh, but in a good way!
you're a funny gal!
=0D
and I don't know why it seems ok for me to TYPE "gal" when I don't use it in real life vocabulary... not sure! but i find myself doing that a lot!
I love this. I never do this stuff n my blog. Maybe I should. It's great way to get to know someone.
P.S. There's such a thing as 'bad sex?' I just thought mediocre was the worst you could hit.
Ronda... you're welcome! Hope you slept well :)
Jill... yes, 10 years and it's still hard... better, but hard.
Lee... whew!
Zuz... alike, as usual :)
Weeksie... thanks!
T... I know... xo
Solei... I'll take 'funny gal' ;)
Heinous... you're right, we can't be the same person, because if you were a woman, you would know that bad sex is COMPLETELY possible! You guys usually reach... ummmm... successful conclusions (and then you fall asleep). We girls aren't always so lucky... sigh.
Diane I love this! Everything you said is so great. I made a resolution last night while lying awake unable to sleep, to make a big effort to notice the beauty in the smaller things in life, and this post really kicked things off to a good start. Thank you!
(And I literally laughed out loud at the hemming with scotch tape comment. Although, I prefer safety pins...they generally hold a bit better. :))
HP... thanks! I'm glad you liked it :). Oh, and I agree that safety pins hold better (staples work, too), but when I use them, you can see the pins and it ruins the line (did I just sound like a fashion designer there? Ha... I buy my pants at Target). I'm simply an inept pin-hemmer. Sigh.
This list is amazing!
Ice cream for dinner, tolerance over faith & because I said so are my favorites :) Thanks for sharing this today, what a great set of reminders!
i LOVED this list... really.
this may have been my favorite:
~ I believe life is too short for toxic people, bad wine, bad sex, and for harboring anger, grudges, or regret.
but i'm not sure because there were so many lines that i agreed with: 90 minute massages! ice cream for dinner! yay!
loved it!
thanks for stopping by my blog.
Well Amen to THAT!! I love the list!! I love that you didn't stick to ten and you're right, sometimes "because I said so" is absolutely necessary!!
"Because I said so" - now that's what I'm talking about!
My mistake then. I always go with 'ladies first.'
I knew there was a reason I liked you ;)
So many great things are on this list! Fabulous & I really, really like you. It's amazing what a person can garner from a simple list of things you believe.
Thanks so much for this list! It's awesome!
I love when I come across a blog and say "Wow, I could totally hang out with this person!" Your list of beliefs made me say that. I'll totally be hanging out at your blog a lot more.
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