Comments on: DO LESS – more thoughts on streamlining

By: Allisa

Allisa — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:09:41 +0000

I need less:
1.Guilt
2.Pressure
3.Paper
4. Time spent online
5. Negativity
6. People who complicate things
7. Forced socializing
8. Pain
9. Worry
10. Self-deprication

By: Magpie Girl » Blog Archive » BlogHer Mondays: Soulful Practices

Magpie Girl » Blog Archive » BlogHer Mondays: Soulful Practices — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:34:26 +0000

[...] Soul asks “What are you ready to give up.” Her post inspired me to make my list awhile back (several, actually) and can testify that it was literally life changing. Be bold! Ask yourself, "What [...]

By: myriam

myriam — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:46:35 +0000

I need less…
anxiety
judgement
fear
extra stuff that doesn’t have a home
Patron Tequila
worry
fear
creative ideas that I’m too afraid to start
comparisons of myself to other people

I need more…
love for myself
love for myself
love for myself

By: Goddess of Leonie

Goddess of Leonie — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 06:13:40 +0000

less comparing
less behaving
less doing
less to-do-lists
less reading because i “should”
less obsessing over what others think of me

more walks
more breathing
more creating because i want to.

By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Thu, 31 May 2007 18:33:23 +0000

Oooo..don’t those half-hearted promises just drain you dry? Those really give me a lot of brain noise that I really don’t need. That’s one of things I struggle with the most because I want to build community with all the wonderful people I meet, but the reality is I can maintain a much smaller circle than I think I can!

magpie rachelle

By: Other Rachelle

Other Rachelle — Wed, 30 May 2007 13:53:34 +0000

I need less:

-chocolate
-facebook
-safety
-fear
-perfectionism
-half-hearted promises (I make but never get around to keeping..”we WILL go for coffee! soon!)
-emotional attachment to book characters
-shoulds
-junk mail
-carcinogens

By: Karla MG

Karla MG — Mon, 28 May 2007 10:27:00 +0000

(this list is as it came to me, randomly)
sleeplessness
crazy work
laundry
kids resistant to helping out
migraines
disagreements
perfectionism
“winging it”
anger
overwhelmed feelings

By: Jennifer/The Word Cellar

Jennifer/The Word Cellar — Sun, 27 May 2007 22:16:59 +0000

I should probably clarify that #2 on my list definitely does not apply to *this* website and the other quality blogs I visit! I call this *mindful* surfing. There’s a big difference. :)

By: shay furness kearns

shay furness kearns — Sun, 27 May 2007 01:53:15 +0000

can you really ever have too many books? (and if you can and wanna send some my way to lighten your shelves and further burden mine, let me know! *grin* i’m sure you have some amazing stuff)

By: jen lemen

jen lemen — Fri, 25 May 2007 02:50:49 +0000

i need less (or fewer):

children in my house
friends who would like to watch their children in my house
stuff in my house
perfectionism
interruptions
projects (why can’t one magnificent thing turn up at a time?)
reasons to leave my house
carpool responsibilities
ideas (experiencing some flooding right now)
criticism
requests for attention
opportunities to volunteer, be a good mother, blah blah blah

By: Jennifer/The Word Cellar

Jennifer/The Word Cellar — Fri, 25 May 2007 02:22:54 +0000

in no particular order:

1. therapy (sometimes all i want to hear is my own voice in my head, not a paid professional’s)
2. mindless web surfing (it’s a great avoidance tactic)
3. fatty foods (and the accompanying calories, of course)
4. self-doubt (but how?)
5. idle worry (idle. useless. not healthy.)
6. late nights and late mornings (even though my biorhythm runs that way)
7. disagreements and misunderstandings (they’re starting to hurt too much)
8. things breaking around the house (lights, air conditioner, fridge)
9. living in the past or the future (i need to learn to be present)
10. procrastination (again with the avoidance tactics)