5 Tips for Simple, Important, Refinement:
This post kicks-off our Wednesday Tip Days. Every Wednesday, we will have Simple Refinement tips focused on Monday’s Passage theme. Here is our first list:
- Skip a favorite TV show and go for a walk. So much of the world’s beauty can be enjoyed through walking. Also, so much valuable thinking happens when it’s quiet. If you don’t want to go alone, take a spouse, or a friend, and enjoy some meaningful conversation. You may also want to take the kids--they might enjoy the fresh air. If it’s snowing, or too cold, go down to the shopping mall and walk the mall. Here is a picture I took on a walk recently…
- Visit a neighbor. Whether she is a widow, a mother, single, or married; we can all use a visit time and again.
- Take time to schedule an activity with the children and allow yourself to get wrapped up in the experience. If you don’t have children, take your sister’s kids out or a friend’s. We, as women, are and have always been mothers, even if children come in unusual ways.
- Go down to your community center and explore. Find out what is there, how you can get involved, etc. Lots of enriching experiences can come into our lives and our family lives by getting to know our community. You could also go down to your children’s school, and get involved there. Education truly can change our children, for the good or for the bad. Our involvement is needed so that we can make sure that the things going on there are important.
- Smile more. I know that smiling can change us and those around us. It will also help remind us that we ARE happy and satisfied with the simple important contributions we are making.
Let’s experiment…
Today is Wednesday. Let’s see if we can do all five of these things before next Wednesday. Then, next week, when we get tips on next week’s passage, lets share how these tips have refined us and blessed our lives.
Time to hear from you:
Tell us some of your tips and share some experiences that you have had that have changed a course of events either for you or for someone else… I can’t wait to hear what important things you have been doing.
Many of you have asked how you can contribute to this blog. Your comments are an important contribution. I believe that we learn from each other, and we can also see just how many of us there are out there that believe these things and that are making simple contributions. Also, PLEASE email me some information any one you might know that could be spotlighted. It will help me look beyond just who I can see and meet more accomplished ladies.
Keep an eye out for the book club, because I am going to be introducing that very soon!
Thank you all for all you are doing.
Yours truly,
i'm so excited for these tips especially since we'll be in a completely new area before next wednesday. also, the weather will be warmer so i can better enjoy my walk :)
ReplyDeletei think that one of the things that has helped me in my efforts to become a more accomplished lady is to spend a little time each week (or even each day, if i can) working on developing a talent. whether it be writing, playing piano, or whatever else i feel like trying that day, it helps me to feel my own capacities expanding and gives me more opportunities to share with those around me.