Open Plan

Feb. 1st, 2019 08:26 am
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Any plans for this weekend?

Perhaps you have a mini-vacation planned, or have major events to attend, weddings, Bar or Bat Mitzvahs, confirmations, a quinceanera.

Or maybe you have tickets to a game, a musical production or a play.

If you are a religious person you may spend Friday or Saturday or Sunday in prayer and learning, have special meals and guests.

Perhaps you have a list of jobs that you need to conquer before the weekend flees and you are back to your daily grind.

Possibly the only thing on your list is "chill". Maybe you'll catch up on your favorite show, or read a book, or hang with friends, or sleep in. You have no definite plans.

There may be a compilation of the above. 

If you were asked "what did you do all weekend" what would your answer be? 

If you find yourself going "nothing really" and wondering where your weekend went, you need to spend more time developing your "7 Acts - Great Day" field to give shape to the day. 

As explained earlier, the 7 acts aren't tasks. They may include tasks, but they also include such things as "eat breakfast" or "start that new book" or "long walk in country". 

7 Acts - Great Day, along with the daily focus, helps make a weekend of memories, not a weekend that slides into and merges with a string of weekends that came before.  It gives shape and color to your day, and deepens your appreciation for even a day full of "just chilled".


 

 

Weeks End

Jan. 4th, 2019 08:09 am
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What does the weekend mean to you? When you hear the word weekend what is your first thought? Are you a TGIF kind of person? Do you make plans for the weekend and do you keep them? Or do you let come what may? Or a little of both. 

How many days is your weekend?

Because I live in Israel my weekend is a day, in general, from a bit before sundown Friday to sunset Saturday. It is a day set aside for prayer, festival meals, family, and rest. It is a time to say no to media, no to social media, no to work.

It is a time to touch base with the inner you. 

As you go forward into your weekend look back into your week. What were your gifts this week? Do any of your challenges stand out? What presents were most significant? What beauty did you see and what did you learn?

Give a synopsis of your week, what you would like to see more of next week, what you would like to change next week,what you regret and what makes you happy. Try to use this write up to inform your week to come, at least a little bit, to institute one change (set it as a challenge) to make your life more harmonious. 

And however you pass your weekend for however many days, enjoy!

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