DISQUS

mattpfingsten · 3 months ago

Let's see. Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California....

Sorry dude. Couldn't resist. :)

Tyler Wainright · 3 months ago

I didn't expect anything less from you

David · 3 months ago

I love:
Bacon, steak, chicken, fish, butter, potatos, shrimp, crap...mine are all going to be food.

Tyler Wainright · 3 months ago

You might want to do this after dinner :-)

Dan Smith · 3 months ago

Wow...what a great idea! And a lot of work! Thanks for the project!

daddybrain · 3 months ago

Great post Tyler. I had done something similar to this a couple of years ago. It really helps you focus without putting pressure on just 1 choice.

Of course the next step is boiling down the list to a handful of things you actually want to act on, then setting up goals to attain them. This can be difficult for a parent (let alone anybody), but IT IS POSSIBLE.

We just need to break it down into steps that we can manage. This is a HUGE first step. But remember: positive thinking, without positive action gets you positively nowhere.

Peace!

babbo
http://www.daddybrain.wordpress.com

Tyler · 3 months ago

I agree - prioritizing and focusing on just a handful of things has been hard. It did help me when my mentor took a look at it and gave me his point of view. That allowed me to narrow down a few things and get me on the right track.

I'd love to hear more from you on breaking it down into steps and where to go next. You have my email :-)

familycalamity · 3 months ago

Things I really "love"? I'm not sure I could get past 10. Unless there is a long list of people.

Tyler · 3 months ago

Well, I guess you could try to list people but I avoided listing people in my 50 things. I approached it as a way to find the things in life (not people) that I'm passion about and use it as a way to focus on a new career or a new hobby. I needed to find some balance in my daily activity and this list helped me realize that I love certain things and now I'm trying to surround myself with those things.

Daddy Forever · 3 months ago

Nice challenge. I'm going to have to sit down and really think about it. And I do need to make changes to my life to be a better dad.

Mom Gift · 3 months ago

What a charge! If I sit down and think about how I define love, I don't even know if I could come up with 50 things....definitely good things to think about. Thanks for the post!

San Francisco Catering · 2 months ago

Food!!! That's why I own a San Francisco catering company =)

trystanlyn · 2 weeks ago

1. My Mom! She is my best friend, and I hope it stays that way for the rest of our lives.
2. Crayons
3. Yard Sales
4. Quilts
5. Road Trips. (With Friends and Bad 90’s Music of course!)
6. Potatoes (Mashed, Baked, Fried, French Fried, Soup. All Sorts as long as it’s a potato)
7. Swimming
8. Polka Dots
9. Hot Pink
10. Post Cards
11. My Tattoo’s
12. Cats
13. Pictures
14. The Beach
15. Lists
16. Cuddling with the one I Love
17. Fireplace’s and Hot Chocolate
18. Traveling
19. Inside Jokes
20. Flip Flops
21. Pink Lemonade
22. Bad 90’s Music. Boy Bands. N*Sync. Spice Girls.
23. Cell Phones
24. Big Sunglasses (I own like 30 pairs!)
25. Purses (My closet currently harbors 82…)
26. My Camera
27. Lime Green
28. My Room
29. Vanilla Ice Cream (Gotta Be soft serve!)
30. Oceans
31. Clouds (Big Puffy Ones.)
32. -Live Laugh Love-
33. Remixes My Friends do with my name in them.
34. Stripes
35. Cooking
36. Texting
37. Sleeping
38. Movies
39. Shopping
40. Driving (Even if its aimless)
41. Chocolate Chip Cookies
42. Camel Menthol No. 9’s… (I know bad habit.. But there the constant in my life when things go bad…)
43. Channing Tatum (Smexy Much?!)
44. Reading
45. Music (NeverShoutNever, Tokio Hotel, Owl City, just to name some favorites…)
46. Facebook
47. Bonfires, Loud Music, Alcohol and Friends, to make the best Summer Nights…
48. Boxers (The Dogs... Specially the white ones!!)
49. Being a Big Sister
50. Getting my Hair Done, and Doing Hair.
51. My Life…

I've been thinking about writing something like this for a while now. I took a notebook and Wrote one letter of the alphabet on each page. I am starting to write everything I can when I think of it. Its been a real good thing for me. These are all things I have currently decided to add to my notebook. It really helps to see life in a new way when you think of all the good you can bring of it. Through high school, I had a notebook of all things I hated, I realize now that might be why my high school years were so miserable for me. I pushed everyone away except those closest to me. Turned 21 last week, and it was the best birthday of my life, as I realized just how much I have changed my life around, as we had to rent the entire place out, because of how many people showed up to have fun with me.

I Hope doing something like this can help others as much as it helps me.