{"id":8168,"date":"2019-07-16T12:18:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T12:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=8168"},"modified":"2026-01-15T20:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:02:00","slug":"i-am-committed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=8168","title":{"rendered":"I am committed…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our writing word for today is “commit.” It reminds me that I am committed to enhancing and enjoying whatever time I have left on this amazing planet. I work, for example, at keeping my mind active – I read, play the piano and write. I take on projects – I design and sew clothing, I keep a garden, and go on adventures with friends. I also keep physically active – I walk a lot and bike.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes, I think, I do too much. I reached a point the other day, when I realized that if I started a new sewing project, I wasn’t working in the garden or out walking. Again, if I’m writing, I’m not reading or playing the piano. I think I might have reached an overload and the hot, humid weather wasn’t helping. Oh, and I forgot to mention, I also run a small company!!<\/p>\n

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Time to slow down, be mindful and enjoy something simple! Enter the couscous salad!! I may have become addicted to couscous because it takes 5 minutes to make – boil water, add couscous, remove from heat, cover, wait 5 minutes and fluff!! In that 5 minutes, I went into the garden, snipped parsley, coriander, and mint, picked four small tomatoes and found a zucchini that was almost a foot long!! How did that happen!!<\/p>\n

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Yes, every once in a while, I have to remind myself that’s it’s not a race. I need to slow down and enjoy the process and\/or the products. The salad was delicious. I have written 3 blog posts in two days. Started work on another piano piece – The Rose of Tralee and I am about to look up the meaning of two words I found in my latest novel – Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. Here they are –<\/p>\n

Plangent – loud, reverberating, melancholy.<\/p>\n

Vertiginous – causing vertigo.<\/p>\n

Now what can I commit to today!!<\/p>\n

The pictures? Some of my commitments.<\/p>\n

Have a dedicated day!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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