I love lists. It is a strange thing, but writing out information in a list form makes the world seem like a more organized place. Makes me feel together. That is the functionality of lists. I also love making lists of things for entertainment purposes. Up until this point this blog has been entirely one sided. I have asked for nothing at all until right now. But I am making a list that I want added to. Please help me by commenting or emailing me at shellyhorst@mac.com. I won't say whose is whose. unless you want me to.
"Things or activities that take a bit of your soul away"
#1 Eating at PF Changs
#2 Really bad traffic
#3 Spending money at Wal Mart
#4 Going to the DMV/becoming a number
#5 Saying the words "it is what it is" to justify something and believing it
also on the flip side, to keep it positive:
"Things or activities that fill your soul"
#1 Singing really loud and not caring who hears
#2 Breathing in crisp fall air
#3 Petty hugs
#4 watching sleeping babies/baby animals, even more so when you can tell they are dreaming!
#5 Doing something I initially wanted to say no to, only to find the dreaded activity was fun!
#6 singing along to the Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff "Summertime" while working on a men's floorset.
please please send me some ideas for these lists. Something about this concept really does it for me.
"Things or activities that take a bit of your soul away"
ReplyDelete#1 - Distance
#2 - Friends who are no longer alive from doing stupid things
#3 - Getting your paycheck and seeing half of it gone because of TAXES
#4 - Being stuck in a place where you no longer want to be
#5 - missing someone who wants nothing to do with you..
"Things or activities that fill your soul"
#1 - Eyes
#2 - Vermont
#3 - My daughter falling asleep while laying across me on the couch, it never gets old.
#4 - Baseball games that start at 10:10 EST - it happens about 6 to 7 times a season.
#5 - High places and quiet places
#6 - Waking up with bodies tangled with someone you love
#7 - Veggie Hot Dogs with everything on them
#8 -Drinking wine while....
-a) going for a walk on the beach
-b) listening to old records
-c) after making a great dinner for someone
#9 - speaking in tongue and giving spiritual advise
soul away
ReplyDelete1. movies made to cause discomfort
2. stupid risks for stupid risk sake
3. ignoring suffering
4. being looked over
5. cocaine
6. self righteousness
soul in
1. a person eating across from you offers up the perfect bite (as long as you know that person)
2. the zombies
3. the moment before a kiss
4. someone you love napping in the grass
5. air tambourine
6. "let me get that for you."
7. swimming the length of the pool without a breathe
expand:
ReplyDeletesunshine
sailing
compliments that mean something
spending time with friends
three legged dogs hopping along happily
walking and listening to just the right music for the moment... preferably in the sunshine.
contract:
winter in the northwest
people crying
grown up decisions
being away from my family for too long
oh and i forgot...
ReplyDeleteunicorns, hearts, stars, rainbows, phoenix butterflies,
snow flurries and cupcakes. on the good list.
Soul Suckers:
ReplyDelete#1 Religious Freaks chanting at me while I wait for the walk sign.
#2 Take out that is the wrong order when you get home.
#3 Overexcited sales people!
#4
Fill'r Up!
#1 Smiles
#2 Baking dozens and dozens of Cookies from scatch and delivering them to your friends at random!
#3 Laying in the grass and examining the world underneath it.
#4 Memories of Tori!
#5 Pretending that animals and people actually live in peace together happily ever after!
texts between katie and shelly:
ReplyDeleteShelly
soul away: taxicabs in a city i am unfamiliar with
soul in: new clothes
Katie
soul away: cat calls
soul in: overhearing someone singing to themselves
soul in: shelly coming to visit me in one day. (i'm only crying a little.)
ReplyDeletesoul out: i can't even think of one because shelly's coming to visit in one day!
SoulSwell:
ReplyDeleteClimbing the tallest tree you can find
Childhood summertime memories
A remote beach and no agenda
Decrypting cloud formations
The perspective of young children
The smell after a rainstorm
Creating something amazing by yourself
Puppy breath
Watching a child succeed at something new
Water fights (or watermelon fights!)
SoulSuck:
Loss of something irreplaceable
The feel of velvet (shudder!)
People who take pride in being mean
Arrogance
Accidently hurting someone's feelings
Hopeless situations
Broken promises
Beets