Show me the money…

Daily writing prompt
Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done.

I finally quite making those ridiculous to-do lists, as they only reminded me of what seemed to never get done!

Since there are no longer any of those discouraging lists lying around, I’m free to take one day at a time, while savoring my successes and rethinking my failures.

Whether I ever come to any financial success is no longer a priority, but rather, where I put my faith and hope. God speaks to me freely, and without handing out any lists.

I know that we like to make lists to make us feel like we are moving forward, or getting a thing accomplished. I suppose that’s all well and good, to a point. However, for many folks, we tend to take things a bit over the edge. Notice how I’ve said we, because I’m no different than anyone else.

It’s alright to make a list of things essential for the day’s comings and goings, but beyond that? Perhaps we should just put “don’t let the tires out of your nasty neighbor’s tires” and, “smile when you feel like crying” on those lists.

My point is that we often put the wrong things on our to-do lists, which is why they never seem to get done!

We humans tend to make things an awful lot harder than we need to, especially when it comes to our to-do lists.

I vote for a to-do list burning party! I’ve got the cookies…

Do You Mean the List that I Lost?!

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Daily writing prompt
Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done.

Back in the day I was a professional list maker… ask any of my kids. White boards, Poster Boards, notes in lunch boxes, you name it… I listed it!

I was always making grocery lists, laundry lists, homework lists and even vacation lists… I classed myself an expert!

Gone are those days… and gone are any lists… anywhere! I have a white board Calendar that never displays anything more than the days of the month that I rewrite each time the months change… that is as far as that goes.

At some point, things just became a long line of polls being knocked out from underneath my boardwalk, eventually leading to now… where most days find me adrift, on a piece of broken plank I’d been standing on when all the supports gave way!

When you go into what I refer to as “Survival Mode”, there is no need of any lists… just wait for the next wave and hold on!

There are days that I truly wish I could write a list and then “Poof” things would just begin to fall into place like a puzzle, creating something beautiful and lovely to gaze upon… but believe you me, I tried that and it was fruitless! 

There is freedom in surrender! I choose to take one day at a time, praying that my father continue to guide my path, as He faithfully does. Living this way causes the need for making lists obsolete!

I do not need a list to guide my path, as I have already found the light and He guides me fully, in all things!

Here, have a cookie…