Writing Ideas For Those Who Need Them …

Sometimes we may get a notion inside our head that we’re not good enough, that others are better than we are, and that our life is a waste – if this is the case for you, make lists, such as these:
Reasons why I am a worthwhile person
Accomplishments I’ve made in my life
My favourite beautiful things in life
Things I am grateful for

Writing these things down can lead to other thoughts and ideas about our lives, perhaps delving back into our earlier years, and with a little thinking about things, we might learn to finally forgive people (ourselves or others), for things that have happened. There are many reasons why people do, or don’t, do things, and many times, there isn’t really a reason as such, it was just a bad thing being done, or said, and the offender not realising the hurt they’d caused.

Many people never reconsider things, because they’re too bound up in the things in their own lives to think further about reactions caused by their doings, because there’s something else they have to do, or at least, they think they have to do. At such times, there won’t be time for anything beyond doing, doing, doing, no time for reflection.

As I’m aging, I’m finding more and more interest in my own doings, and thoughts, and while I don’t call myself a learned person, not it a formal education way, I do feel my thoughts are becoming wiser as I’ve matured. I’m currently middle-aged, and remembering things, forgiving myself, wondering but not blaming …

If I were to follow the ‘Writing Ideas For Those Who Need Them’, I would come up with quite long lists, because I’ve been concentrating more on such things. If you feel you only have a few things to write down on those lists, then it is definitely time for you to think further about your life, and find more things. There are always things to be grateful for, if you think about it – the sun coming up and lighting your day, nice food eaten, a cup of coffee (or tea) in the morning to begin the day, The glorious night sky on a clear evening, rainbows, and in Australia there are the gorgeous birds to be seen, even in the cities and suburbs!

And there is always someone who cares about you, at least a bit, even though you may not realise it. Some such people care because that’s their job to care, some are your relatives and they care about family even if you don’t know it. And the people you see as you go about your daily life, some of them may have good memories of times with you.

When things go well, the memory of it doesn’t always hold the attention, but the bad things almost always to – thinking about our life can help to remind us of the good times. For instance, I am right now remembering the time my year 8 High School teacher praising something I wrote at school, and while I don’t remember the exact details, the warm and fuzzy feeling of pride is still there, and I’m feeling it again!

And my beautiful things list, will always have tall trees and flowers there, but other people may have other beautiful things – a person, perhaps, or the memory of a sporting moment when everything went well. Other beautiful things for people could be animals, and I would include birds for sure, I love watching the birds around where I life.

And as the President of a successful writing group, I certainly would declare I am proud of that! And my books I’ve written, poems that hit the mark for me and for others, I’m proud of myself for that as well.

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If you’re feeling a bit flat in life, these things may help to lift you, at least I hope so. If you can’t think of anything for these lists, please consider seeking help, there are so many good things in life to remember, experience, and look forward to, for each and all of us. Life is a Good Thing To Live!

That photo above, one of my own, or one of the lovely eucalyptus trees at our place, isn’t it gorgeous? Yes it definitely is, elegant and shady, home to a great many creatures, Beautiful!