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"To be good at wishing, practice wishing as you would any skill. Wish with no concern for reality. Too often our friends, our relatives or our inner critics try to restrict our wishes by pointing out that they’re impractical or impossible. This is a space where you can wish away, free from any constraints."
0. time
I wish i could see friends back east, both in the RDU area and up the coast in the DC area and PHL, both friends from ages ago and new on-line friends.
I wish i could spend time in Death Valley.
I wish i could take time off often for creative deep dives.
I wish we could do a retreat of several days in Ben Lomond.
I wish that i could go to conferences i enjoy (to broaden my job horizons).
Do i wish to see extended Florida family? Kinda -- in the wish it would be just a quick stop -- yet a trip to see the landscape of Florida: i do like the natural landscape....
1. SELF
I wish that organization became second nature, that taking care of myself was more habitual and not such a check list. I wish that being well seemed like my default. I wish i had energy to do all the things i want. I wish that i could sleep through the night as i used to reliably. I wish i was more efficient in the morning. I wish that exercises was another natural part of my day and taking care of myself. I wish that all the little health things would be healed. I wish my stuff was less cluttered. I wish that i had just the right wardrobe. I wish i could pack just one roller bag and the backpack no matter the travel. I wish air travel didn't have so many negatives -- between the security and the carbon footprint. I wish train travel were more convenient.
2. F&F
I wish i could easily communicate in brief bursts with extended family and friends in a timely manner. I wish i could make more of the opportunities of local friends. I wish i felt more like having folks in my home. I wish that i was timely with birthday and holiday greetings. I wish i could let folks know how important they are and how much they fill my life -- and i wish i didn't really think that the Real Truth is that i'm self centered and All About Me. I wish i could remember to ask the little questions, "How is your ____?" that show i remember and am listening. I wish facebook worked well for me instead of the annoying sense it's hiding people from me because i haven't commented or corresponded with them.
3. COM
I wish i could feel my creek news was actually meaningful. I wish i could participate in more meeting education/social events. I wish i found a good tech volunteer role that doesn't overwhelm me. I wish that i could feel more connected to the quaker lgbtq group. I wish i lobbied the government over Colombia more consistently. I wish i could be more reliably engaged in the elections. I wish i was able to use social networking with just the right touch to be visible and creep into professional networking.
4. WORK
I wish i didn't feel doomed to mediocrity and just getting the bare minimum done just after deadline all the time. I wish that the work with staff was not so draining. I wish that the project management stuff would make more sense, more intuitive habitual sense rather than feeling like ritualistic appeasement of the CPM gods. I wish that the other office folks would communicate more proactively (and i do hope i'm being as proactive as i should be). [what's the social network thing?] I wish i could have more time to do things that engage me (design) than bore me (planning reports). I wish i could find a perfect job.
5. CRT
I wish i crocheted faster. I wish i pulled out the paints more often. I wish i could make things that really seemed architecturally sound and express the vision of the thing. I wish i found a way to make dyeing seem less of a Major Production. I wish would take out the hook EVERY TIME i was sitting in front of a video. I wish making a sweater didn't seem so impossible. I wish i only needed a skein or two to make garments. I wish that i was productive enough that i could make toys for the kids and gifts for my friends. I wish tying for dyeing wasn't so damned time consuming.
6. HOME
I wish the home fell more spacious. I wish all the doors and drawers and knobs and hinges were in perfect condition. I wish the carpets turned into hardwood floors. I wish dust could be sucked from the air by an airfilter and never land on slats and blinds. I wish Christine had her book addiction under control. I wish all the things scratched by the cats were healed. I wish cable management happened magically. I wish the damned Roomba would work. I wish i wasn't so messy at the sink. I wish i could find perfect furniture for the living room.
0. time
I wish i could see friends back east, both in the RDU area and up the coast in the DC area and PHL, both friends from ages ago and new on-line friends.
I wish i could spend time in Death Valley.
I wish i could take time off often for creative deep dives.
I wish we could do a retreat of several days in Ben Lomond.
I wish that i could go to conferences i enjoy (to broaden my job horizons).
Do i wish to see extended Florida family? Kinda -- in the wish it would be just a quick stop -- yet a trip to see the landscape of Florida: i do like the natural landscape....
1. SELF
I wish that organization became second nature, that taking care of myself was more habitual and not such a check list. I wish that being well seemed like my default. I wish i had energy to do all the things i want. I wish that i could sleep through the night as i used to reliably. I wish i was more efficient in the morning. I wish that exercises was another natural part of my day and taking care of myself. I wish that all the little health things would be healed. I wish my stuff was less cluttered. I wish that i had just the right wardrobe. I wish i could pack just one roller bag and the backpack no matter the travel. I wish air travel didn't have so many negatives -- between the security and the carbon footprint. I wish train travel were more convenient.
2. F&F
I wish i could easily communicate in brief bursts with extended family and friends in a timely manner. I wish i could make more of the opportunities of local friends. I wish i felt more like having folks in my home. I wish that i was timely with birthday and holiday greetings. I wish i could let folks know how important they are and how much they fill my life -- and i wish i didn't really think that the Real Truth is that i'm self centered and All About Me. I wish i could remember to ask the little questions, "How is your ____?" that show i remember and am listening. I wish facebook worked well for me instead of the annoying sense it's hiding people from me because i haven't commented or corresponded with them.
3. COM
I wish i could feel my creek news was actually meaningful. I wish i could participate in more meeting education/social events. I wish i found a good tech volunteer role that doesn't overwhelm me. I wish that i could feel more connected to the quaker lgbtq group. I wish i lobbied the government over Colombia more consistently. I wish i could be more reliably engaged in the elections. I wish i was able to use social networking with just the right touch to be visible and creep into professional networking.
4. WORK
I wish i didn't feel doomed to mediocrity and just getting the bare minimum done just after deadline all the time. I wish that the work with staff was not so draining. I wish that the project management stuff would make more sense, more intuitive habitual sense rather than feeling like ritualistic appeasement of the CPM gods. I wish that the other office folks would communicate more proactively (and i do hope i'm being as proactive as i should be). [what's the social network thing?] I wish i could have more time to do things that engage me (design) than bore me (planning reports). I wish i could find a perfect job.
5. CRT
I wish i crocheted faster. I wish i pulled out the paints more often. I wish i could make things that really seemed architecturally sound and express the vision of the thing. I wish i found a way to make dyeing seem less of a Major Production. I wish would take out the hook EVERY TIME i was sitting in front of a video. I wish making a sweater didn't seem so impossible. I wish i only needed a skein or two to make garments. I wish that i was productive enough that i could make toys for the kids and gifts for my friends. I wish tying for dyeing wasn't so damned time consuming.
6. HOME
I wish the home fell more spacious. I wish all the doors and drawers and knobs and hinges were in perfect condition. I wish the carpets turned into hardwood floors. I wish dust could be sucked from the air by an airfilter and never land on slats and blinds. I wish Christine had her book addiction under control. I wish all the things scratched by the cats were healed. I wish cable management happened magically. I wish the damned Roomba would work. I wish i wasn't so messy at the sink. I wish i could find perfect furniture for the living room.
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