The Lists I Like To Make

I like to make lists. It's my obsessive/compulsive side. I make lists for grocery shopping, to do lists, reading lists, lists of lists. All kinds of lists. Long lists, short lists, color coded lists.

I was listening to our Pastor of Senior Adults preach on Sunday night (he was talking about the poor in spirit) and something he said got me thinking about myself and when I am at my best. So, being the list maker that I am I decided to put down a few thoughts.

I'm a much better person when I'm:
Laughing - I love to laugh. I learned to laugh when I was ten, watching AW and Viv. I didn't always get the jokes, but I knew that when they shared in laughter there was joy in it and I wanted to be a part of it.
Listening - God has given me a lot of life experiences to share, but sometimes I need to be quite and listen.  
Praying - I don't do this enough.
Seeking - I forget sometimes that I don't know everything.
Making people laugh - I love to laugh. I think I said that. There is a special thrill in making someone laugh with you.
Being honest - sometimes you can be dishonest even when you don't say anything.
Encouraging someone - maybe with those life experiences of mine.

I'm a better person when I'm not:
Grumpy
Impatient
Jealous
Bitter
Angry
Selfish

Maybe I ended up making a list of my strengths and weaknesses. But somehow I feel better saying them - that maybe somehow by putting them down here, I'll be able to be a better person.  

Summer Resolutions

I would like to start by saying - it's midnight. The free wi-fi I normally get at home is no where to be found. However, I am on the 3G network. Is this a dream? Unable to sleep I was thinking back to the beginning of the year. How am I doing on my goals for 2009? I refuse to call them "resolutions" for whatever reason. Anyway, the goals were simple and are jotted down on a piece of paper in my Bible, I think. Something like: eat healthy, focus on spiritual growth, debt/finances, be a better everything (mom, friend, cousin). So not exactly measurable goals. I'm not up in the middle of the night though to write about those goals or my progress so it doesn't matter. It's been a good year so far and I'll leave it at that.

On with the summer goals, which is really the point. More of a "to do" list, maybe?
1. Enroll in fall classes (done, yay!)
2. Get new computer for school
3. Finish G$'s scrapbook from kindergarten
4. Begin online scrapbooking (see "to do" #2 first)
5. Invite my lost friend to church.
6. Paint the upstairs o my apartment.
7. Spend more qt with G$.
8. Walk the dog.

Ok, these seem doable. Come, Sandman, so tomorrow will get here and I can get moving on these things.