What details of your life could you pay more attention to?

Daily writing prompt
What details of your life could you pay more attention to?

Sadly, I didn’t have to think too hard about this, and this answer is me.

I seem to be at the bottom of every to-do list, and to be honest, I don’t find myself there very often either.

I worry about everything, the bills, the family, the housework, the gardening, the future, my latest writing, but I hardly ever give myself a thought. And I really should, for at 80, I have more problems than a Tory government!

I watch my diet and do some gentle yoga, but none of this is a conscious thing, just two more things that must be done every day.

Thinking about what details I could pay more attention to, reminds me that I still haven’t managed to visit the sea this year. Plans have been made so often, but something always manages to get in the way. Could I have made more of a fuss, or jumped on a train myself?

Maybe I should, and that is definitely something to think about…


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  1. Jennie Avatar

    Well said, and I think you already know how to think about this. The ocean awaits you. 😍

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      That visit to the sea was disappointing, Jennie, so near and yet so far…

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      1. Jennie Avatar

        I understand!

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  2. authorstephanieparkermckean Avatar

    I’ll be praying for you to make it to the sea this year…or soon, Jump on a train yourself and have an adventure if you’re feeling up to it! God bless.

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      I sometimes wish I wasn’t so old, as my family are very protective and don’t let me out of their sight… but I did get to see the sea this week…

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      1. authorstephanieparkermckean Avatar

        I am so happy for you that you made it to the sea! God put healing in the waters. Just looking and experiencing the majesty is wonderful medicine. God bless.

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        1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

          It was much better than not seeing it, anyway…

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  3. acflory Avatar

    I look after a lot of people too, but I’ve made it a priority to do something for myself every day. For me, that something is usually a ‘game’ online. Nothing special, but it is ‘me time’. Keeps me sane.

    Go visit the ocean. Walk on the sand, buy an ice cream, throw bread to the sea gulls. Give yourself /permission/ to just…be.

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  4. Widdershins Avatar

    Ha, an adventure of one’s own! … Go for it! :D

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      Looking after me is something I have never had much time for, so it is an adventure, Widds. 💖

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  5. John W. Howell Avatar

    As we get closer to the next adventure it is time to think about finishing this one in grand style. Yeah, jump on a train.

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      You know something, one of these days I might just do that. Trouble is, it would be a one way ticket, John…

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      1. John W. Howell Avatar

        That would be the temptation for sure.

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  6. Tofino Photography Avatar

    I live by the ocean but not a sea. The closest sea would be the Salish sea over by Vancouver.

    When the ocean roars, the birds soar.

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      That is a lovely quote, and my heart soars too… Right now, I would be happy with a large puddle!

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  7. Author Jan Sikes Avatar

    We do tend to put ourselves last, don’t we? I’m working on that.

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      Me too, Jan. It is time, I think…

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      And to you, Annette…💖

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  8. kinge Avatar

    I also wanted to visit the sea this year but couldn’t but I’ll try next year January. I rarely watch what I eat, just eat small portions of what’s there, I at-least workout twice a week and do lots of long walks, I rarely read as I used to, or write either. I think I should re-visit those two

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      Yopu seem to be doing okay, I wish I was as careful…

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  9. Stevie Turner Avatar

    Make time to visit the seaside… it’s very soothing out of season.

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      Don’t I know it, Stevie. I have been dropping hints all year, but haven’t quite given up hope yet!

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  10. janetweightreed10 Avatar

    At this moment in time I am content:)

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      That’s wonderful, Janet. Not many of us can say that…

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