Day 2 and 3 Rubber and Road Meet

So I was able to get started on my list today and I'm happy to say that I used my list and completed another task. Here is my list now.

1. Start a new blog and write a post in it for the week A=
2. Email Onshin and Richard about ordination discernment B=
3. Email Sangha about ticket A+
4. Call Angela about amends B+
5. Make easy way to display to do list so I won't forget about it B=
6. Finish painting Jizo statues from Sesshin B-
7. Work on a song C-
8. Make a soul collage C-
9. Practice my marimba part A+
10. Book Xmas flight A+

The only problem was that it took me so long to do this during my dinner break that I didn't get to exercise as much as I normally do. Exercising for at least 30 mins a day is a vow I've been working on for a few months now and I am really looking at what do I have to give up in any moment to complete a vow. I'm glad I wrote an email to Rich and Onshin I've been procrastinating about it for a while, but I wish I had gotten enough exercise in as well. Then again some things came up that were out of my control.

My feelings on it are that a new vow is more fragile and so it needs to be taken care of maybe more than a more solid one so I think my sacrifice was a good one. I have missed exercise before and it always really helps me remember why I do it 6 days a week. I think that when I make my vows more visible I need to include these longer vows just to keep things in perspective.

DAY 3 Repositioning
So today I felt like I didn't have very much time because I really wanted to exercise and I wanted to write a post as well. So I tried to pick a task that I could complete quickly. I chose to work on making my to do list more visible so that I will remember what I need to do. Here is what it looks like:

These are my vows. All things in my life are impermanent, but my vow will continue beyond my small life.
Life Vows
1. I vow to be of deep and fundamental service
2. I vow to have a open unhidden compassionate heart
3. I vow to make amends for my unskillful actions
4. I vow to realize my true nature for the sake of all beings
Daily Vows
1. I vow to brush my teeth really well every day
2. I vow to exercise for 30 mins 6 days a week
3. I vow to smile everyday
30 Day vows
1. I vow to keep a to do list and complete or attempt to complete one item each day
To do list Week 1
1. Start a new blog and write a post in it for the week
2. Email Onshin and Richard about ordination discernment
3. Email Sangha about ticket
4. Call Angela about amends
5. Make easy way to display to do list so I won't forget about it
6. Finish painting Jizo statues from Sesshin
7. Find a place to go out for my anniversary
8. Find out about getting tested and make an appointment
9. Practice my marimba part
10. Book Xmas flight

As you can also see I changed a few items out. I realized there were a couple of things that were more urgent that I needed to take care of. I'm glad I categorized my list so it was easy to see what I could drop more easily.

I traded out working on a song and soul collage with finding a restaurant for my anniversary dinner and finding a place to get tested and making an appointment.

I'm going out for my anniversary this weekend so that made it a A+ item and I need to get my Regular STD test that I try to get every year or two depending on how sexually active I've been. I'm over due for it so I need to get it done soon.

What I'm really enjoying about this process is that I can see the things that are important to me and at the same time I can see what I need to get done sooner rather than later. It's like before all these wants and needs were just floating around in my brain. By applying a to do list to the chaos I can really make informed decisions about what I need to do and when. I'll keep working on it and let you all know whats going on in a few days.