Spiritual Fitness

Tonight's class was really great!! One of the things we're to do with this class is write down something we really want to have in our lives, then work is done on that. Of the several things, I chose to go with money. I think before i work on finding my "Mr. Right" it would be a good thing to be off the disability pension I've lived on for many years. You see, if I live with or marry someone, I will be cut off the pension as the government thinks he should be responsible for me after that. I think it sets a woman up for abuse, to be trapped in what could be an unhappy or even dangerous situation. (Been there, done that... twice.) Soooo.....

My goal is $2000 or more per month income. Rev. Dale asked for an example of how I could make this happen. I didn't have a clue. He came up with a good example. I don't know if it will bring me to that kind of income, but it will be a good thing even if it doesn't. He suggested I write a poem every day for the next 3 months, add in some of my photos, and I'd have a book to sell. I asked how I could do that since I have a writers block, so how do I break that. He said by making a commitment to write a poem every day, and stick to it. Even if I write a lousy poem (my words, not his) it is still a poem and while maybe not being 'good enough' to be included in such a book, it would work towards breaking the block that has been in place way too long.

In 1997, I wrote a lot of poems, pretty good ones too, to be totally honest here (and I'm always honest with you folks), and since then I've written very few poems. Oh, managed the odd one, and some of them were really good, but definitely not the abundant flow of poetry I had happening in '97. So... my commitment to myself and my growth includes: Prayer & Meditation every day.... Journal writing every day.... write a poem every day. As Dale pointed out, the poem can even be part of the journal writing process. Part of the homework from the other class I'm taking is daily writing of 5 things we're grateful for. I figured I'm already doing a gratitude list here on my blog, so have that one covered. Dale says that the gratitude list of that class can also be part of the journal writing from this class. So, we can overlap our homework to cut down on the work involved. Good thing!!

Getting too stiff and sore. Gotta go move around a bit. Ahhhh.... more 'journal writing' completed. Don't expect all my 'personal journal writing' to be posted here, though.