january 22

For our MOM: How do you feel when things are in order? Clean? Neat? Sensible? Are you calmer? Do you breathe easier? See if you can remember how to feel that way right now.

JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Epiphany" and "Just Us" by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross from the movie soundtrack of Soul]

Chaos and disorder come in many forms - a messy kitchen, a long to-do list, absence notices from classes you're not even taking anymore - and it often causes stress and makes us uncomfortable. We like our universe neat. That's why many people prefer reducing life to things we can observe or count. Recently I watched the movie "Soul" with my family, and my daughter and I discussed our favorite characters. Hers is Terry. 

 

I asked her why, and she replied: "The count is off." Terry's whole purpose is to get it right - the idea of error nags him and annoys him so much that he's driven to fix it. So, here is my question for you today: What in your life is messy? Is there value in maintaining its messiness, or would you benefit if the count weren't off?

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Choose your own topic.

AGENDA:
1. MOM
2. Journal
3. Scanning your journals for the week
4. Reviewing & discussing road maps
5. Next steps/ reflection post

DELIVERABLES:
1. Three journal topics on your blog (today)
2. ROADMAP #1 on your blog (today)
3. Reflection post on your blog (title: REFLECTION #1) - by Monday morning 1/25