J – Jam: Squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space. Back home, in Tennessee or Kentucky, we referred to a Jam as an unpleasant situation! Now, I have a different Jam.
You know, I am planning the trip back East and in spite of purging many items, there are still more than my car will hold. I am eagerly anticipating that my son and granddaughter will ride with me bringing more luggage, body space and all the things for the trip! This time jam will mean packing tightly but leaving room for comfort.
J – Joy: a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. Delightful thoughts race through my head planning this trip! It is a long road trip. Eliana will have the opportunity to see Wall Drug, Wall Dakota and the Corn Palace in Mitchell, Dakota.
Each time I made this trip in the past, I stopped at Wall Drug to eat! The cafeteria is awesome and of course a bit of shopping ending with an ice cream makes the day..
J – Jazz: American music developed especially from ragtime and blues. My favorite music is the blues! Thoughts of Tennessee take my mind to Beale Street in Memphis where I fell in love with the Blues!
J – Justify: show or prove to be right or reasonable. It’s a big project moving back to the South. I pray in the end, the action is justified!
J – Join: come into close association or relationship.
One of the most powerful words of action I know is Join. Think about it. We join something every day. You or I may: Join a church, join a group, join friends, join a political party or join an event. Opportunities to join something continue. We seek a person or people of like mind to join with in marriage, prayer, goals and feel validated when we find them.
From the words published for each day, I select and choose the one meaning the most to me. From this list, I create my actions to live into. Yes, it’s a long list. There are 24 hours in each day and we either consciously or unconsciously select actions to do.
Invitation: I invite you to Join me in an endeavor to Know at the close of the day, we are living into one verb reflecting love, kindness and or understanding. Let’s
Friday’s Introduction: Since, I decided to publish this adventure, it seems appropriate to share why it’s important to me. ABC and 123, look I am changing me!
Last week I was inspired in my spirit to do my ABC’s. It’s a childhood memory, learning the ABC’s by singing the letters.
I have tried to dig out of the emotional rut. This week has been fun, researching to find verbs for each letter. I will continue until I complete the ABC’s. My daily assignment is to implement the verbs I call to front and center! Writing the assignment each day, studying the words and applying has already elevated my mood and mindset.
The awareness of musical notes this week is amazing. We hear music everywhere, on the radio, our phones, in commercials, church and other places.
Music is tied to Joy from my childhood. My parents were excited to get me started with piano lessons. It was salvation for me as I heard the music later in my head. I learned I could deviate from practicing the music notes and just play those melodies. The music still plays in my head, and I find solstice there. For Friday, day five it is the note and letter E. Action words are:
E – Eat…Ooops, this is the first word that comes to mind for E. Yes, I eat too much resulting in the fact of weighing too much. For today, I will discard the thought of sharing eating habits as a way to escape and focus on the recent cooking course I completed from Gordon Ramsay.
The course is a video and networking with other interested students. I stayed up most of the night just drinking in the words, pictures and results.
E – Elevate…raise or lift (something) up to a higher position. In the past, I used the phrase, raise the bar. It still applies. Instead of living a mediocre life, I will daily strive to Elevate my quality of life to another level and reach out to others for a healthier, safer place.
E – Earn…gain, acquire payment, reward, recognition, by work, effort and action. Here I am learning an intentional focus. When we get to F, Finance won’t be number one as I have designated E to earn…money, respect and peace of mind.
E – Edify…build or construct; encourage, improve or teach (especially intellectually, morally or spiritually); benefit; favor; persuade; convince.
E – Educate…build or construct; encourage, improve or teach. Those who can’t do teach. Some of my activities are restricted, but I have a burning desire to convert a little shed to my house! For those who are interested, I will teach.
E – I love the letter and the musical note. E. It’s hard to stop. These are the boundaries for today. It’s time to,