Morning Thoughts and Cat. No. 4
About the Cat: It’s my version of one of the cats given as examples in the art book: Drawing: 52 Creative Exercises to Make Drawing Fun. The goal was to quickly draw 30 cats from imagination while lying in bed. I guessed that the goal was to get the reader/artist to stop feeling like they had to be perfect, because the cat illustrations were certainly not drawn realistically.
Learning to accept that I wasn’t perfect, somewhere in my mid-30s, was one of the best moments my life. Remembering this got me thinking about other lessons learned during my 81 years on Planet Earth. I decided to make a list of 10 things, but only got to eight before my brain shut off. They are:
No. 1: Accept that you’re not perfect and be happy about it.
No. 2. Don’t take anything personal unless it makes you feel better.
No. 3. Realize that people are more concerned about how they look than how you look.
No. 4. Get a dog and walk it daily.
No. 5. Find your passion in life, and follow it.
No. 6. Get back on the horse when you fall off.
No. 7. Learn something new every day.
No; 8: Get enough sleep most nights. I say most nights because us old broads still gotta have fun once in a while.
Perhaps readers can lengthen the list by sharing things life has taught them.
Pat Bean is a retired journalist who lives in Tucson with her canine companion, Scamp. She is a wondering-wanderer, avid reader, enthusiastic birder, Lonely Planet Community Pathfinder, Story Circle Network board member, author of Travels with Maggie available on Amazon (Free on Kindle Unlimited), and is always searching for life’s silver lining.
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I would add: It’s okay to be wrong. Everyone is wrong sometimes, and accepting that is how we learn.
A good one Teresa. Another one I thought of is feel free to change your mind if you find a decision doesn’t work. Thanks for commenting.