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My Sunday 'To Be' List

My Sunday 'To Be' List

By Stacey Lindsay
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I want 'to be” welcoming of all my feelings, knowing that they all belong. I want 'to be” receptive of the feelings of others, without feeling like I need to solve or change them. I strive 'to be” brave enough to enter into true intimacy in all of my relationships, even when the vulnerability is daunting. I know that 'to be” compassionate toward others means that I must be tender toward my own foibles, mistakes, and not-so-positive traits. I know that 'to be” happy in life has everything to do with gratitude and inner peace than with external validation. I hope 'to be” the person in my community who looks out for people who are lonely. I'm going 'to be” much more appreciative of my friends after prolonged distance! I want 'to be” able to say that I make people in my presence feel valuable. I plan 'to be” a writer who speaks straight from the soul.

Stacey Lindsay

Stacey Lindsay is a journalist and the author of BEING 40: The Decade of Letting Go—and Embracing Who We Are (from The Open Field).

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