Month: October 2012

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Aspirations

 

If you want your life to be a magnificent story,
then begin by realizing that you are the author
and everyday you have the opportunity to write a new page.
Mark Houlahan

You hear the term often…in movies, from friends…the ‘bucket list’…but do you have one yourself? Have you thought about what important things you would like to complete in your lifetime?

  • Writing down your goals unleashes positive thinking (because they make you focus on what you want, and not on what you don’t want); it also steers ideas and resources toward accomplishing them. Goals guide your thoughts in the right direction.
  • By setting goals you choose what is truly important to you.
  • It gives you a feeling of control and increased responsibility for your life.
  • Goals give you a feeling of significance and purpose in life. Heading toward them will make you feel happier and stronger.

In a well written paragraph, share some important goals that you have set for yourself.

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Going for a Walk

This amazing scene was photographed in Corner Brook, Newfoundland by my cousin.

Back home, autumn is a delicious feast for the eyes.  The colors create a majestic scene across the landscape. This time of year may not be as noisy as Spring, when new life is bursting forth, but there are still plenty of sounds in Autumn’s symphony. Canadian geese flying overhead, the breeze rustling the leaves and the crackling of burning fires all give this season a special place on the calendar. The smell of cool fresh air in the afternoon and those last beautiful sunsets of October are the best ones.

Imagine you are out for a walk one day in the scene above. Describe your journey. Something out of the ordinary happens; something that you will never forget. Use your imagination and describe in detail your walk on that Autumn afternoon.

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Thanksgiving

” I read a story about an anthropologist who proposed a game to the kids in an African tribe. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree and told the kids that who ever got there first won the sweet fruits. When he told them to run they all took each others hands and ran together, then sat together enjoying their treats. When he asked them why they had run like that as one could have had all the fruits for himself they said: Ubuntu, how can one of us be happy if all the other ones are sad?”

* Ubuntu in the Xhosa culture means “I am because we are”.

This beautiful story makes me reflect on all that I am thankful for in my life.     How does this story make you feel?

Write a paragraph about all that you are thankful for in your life. Follow the structure of a paragraph.