Good morning and welcome to July 1st! It’s officially mid-year. Six months behind us and six months still to go… How’s it going so far?
I don’t know about you, but my resolutions aren’t going as well as I’d hoped. Instead of beating myself up over it, I’ve decided to re-focus my efforts and try to make the rest of 2010 about living more mindfully. No more resolutions this year, just a commitment to be more in the moment and to seek joy. I plan to delight in the simple pleasures, like tending to my tiny new container garden (which I wish looked as pretty as the potted plants above.)
It seems the lovely Kaileen Elise of KaileenElise.com got it right the first time around. Following is her “2010 Manifesta” which she posted back in January. It’s a thoughtful list of intentions for living a beautiful life. I’m adopting parts of it as my mantra for the rest of the year and thought I’d share. Hopefully there’s something here for everyone. Here’s to a great second half of the year!
Photo source.
Manifesta: with permission, from KaileenElise.com.
Happy July 1st! The year is going quite well thx. Especially the summer
Hope yours is too!
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♥ Dawn – So happy to hear this year and your summer are going so well! I don’t know about you, but for me, summer is just a happy season. (Maybe it’s all the sunshine.) Best to you!
XO Piper
Thanks for this. I’m struggling with my intentions for the year as well, although I’m pleased that I’m making progress with some. Since I tend to be a perfectionist and beat myself up about what I HAVEN’T accomplished rather than what I have, one of my mantras for the year is “progress, not perfection.”
♥ Clara – I understand. It’s so easy to look at what still needs to be done and completely forget to give ourselves credit for what we’ve accomplished. Your “progress, not perfection” is beautiful. As a detail-oriented (perfectionist) person myself I find peace in that message and I’m sure others will too. Thank you so much for sharing it!
XO Piper
PIPER this post truly made my day, living mindfully is gonna be for me not only for this year but for the rest im still breathing here on planet earth, and how glad i am to have found you, you are definitely a treausure, much much love, jemina, xoxo
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♥ jemina – Thanks sweetie! I’m so happy you enjoyed it. The Manifesta’s author, KaileenElise.com is such an inspiration to me. I bet you’d enjoy her writing. You might want to check out her site. All the best to you!
XO Piper
Happy July, darling!
Lovely pic!
Great year so far
xoxox,
CC
♥ CC – Thanks and you too!
XO Piper
Such a great reminder!
Just stumbled by your blog &
I absolutely love it!
- Audrey Allure <3
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♥ Audrey Allure – Thanks so much for your kind words!
XO Piper
Awesome reminders! I never thought about the fact that we’re smack in the middle of the year. It’s kind of like a chance to make the second half better than the first! And I am, too.
♥ V
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♥ V – It’s crazy to think half of the year is gone already, but I like the idea of refocusing efforts at this mid-year point. The best to you on making the second half of this year even better!
XO Piper
I am loooooooving 2010. How about you?
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♥ Kristin – So glad to hear it. For me 2010 has been all about major life changes. I think it’s a good thing…it’s just been a little crazy.
XO Piper
July 1 also Canada Day!! We had a great holiday. Lots of red and white everywhere.
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♥ Laura – Happy Canada day to you!
XO Piper
So happy I stumbled across this post. My resolutions aren’t working out to well either, but I’m doing the same – trying to live with joy. The 2010 Manifesto is really inspiring. Thanks!
♥ Parks – So happy you enjoyed it. My best to you for the second half of 2010!
XO Piper
Thank you. This is such a great reminder of how we need to make more time for ourselves and remember to live mindfully.
♥ Violet Revolution – I’m so glad you liked it!
XO Piper