Yesterday

If you dropped by yesterday, you read something brief about curating your own life.

This is a work in progress for me but I did my best despite being busy for literally the entire day. There was next to no time to just stop and think as I ran from one thing to something else all day.

Here’s what I managed:

I cuddled my house panther.

I saw the chiropractor about my ankle and was assigned some exercises to help it get stronger.

I gave the gift of life by donating blood.

I supported a small business in my own community and ordered pizza for dinner. Plus, I didn’t have to cook!

I stopped to appreciate some late bloomers in the flower beds. Those beds are mostly weeds right now so I really appreciated the pops of color.

I avoided the television and social media as the loudest voices are ones determined to divide the country rather than bring us together.

I worked on my positive attitude while other people focused on their hatred. Can you read the purple graphic above? Here’s what it says:

“Always remain positive.”

* Falls down stairs.

Wow. I got downstairs so fast!

It’s a small start toward curating the life I want. However small it may be, it’s something and maybe I can do more tomorrow.

Curating Your Own Life

I read something recently that suggested you should be the curator of your own life and I liked this idea. It’s like curating an art collection – perfect since your life is a work of art. Cut out things that don’t matter and the things that drag you down, steal your time and distract you.

Keep doing this until you’re left with only the things that make your life better and that bring you comfort and joy.

Sometimes it’s hard to know what you want your life to look like and what it ought to be. Rather than picture that, sometimes it is easier to know what it shouldn’t be and begin stripping away the unnecessary.

There is such a thing as addition by subtraction.

Curating your own life will be harder than you think. That’s why you need to start today. Where will you begin?