some former cannots

a springtime study of mostly green & yellow - oh my I take so many photographs - 'tis the my season ;-)

Keep high aspirations, moderate expectations & small needs

William Howard Stein

I think you might be surprised at some of the things on my former list of cannots
or in the spirit of the cans ... just a few of the items on my yes I can list. 

I can clean out (& off) my incredibly plentiful, stuffed to the gills, imac computer files
I can & will get noticed out there in the beautiful fray of creative talent
I can empty my trash (imac) on a regular basis without holding my breath in fear
I can breath deeply & often
I can, once newly clean & sparse, file & trash effectively & efficiently the files on my computer
I can & will use usb sticks to archive (in a sensible & orderly fashion) important scans & files
I can figure out a way to continue to blog every day without it taking up so much of my time
I can sort through & organize my iphoto files by genus, species, colour, alphabetically ... whatever
I can do my own financial books, I can know the profit margin of things I sell on etsy & wholesale
I can completely de-clutter my office ... my home, my life & keep it that way
I can paint, draw, collage & be creative at least 50% of my working hours - it's about 2% now
I can worry less ... a lot less
I can stop taking things personally
I can speak less, think less & be more still
I can stop making assumptions
I can be more kind & more grateful, always
I can streamline my creative world & life (who am I kidding they are 1 in the same) so I'm not pulled in a zillion directions
I can garden this year 'til the cows come home
I can have a much more balanced life - I've turned into a workaholic but it's counter productive I do believe
I can stop trying to prevent bad things from happening everywhere ... all the time
I can learn to houseclean ... I'm so bad at it now - who has time to vacuum - not me (5 animals ;-)
I can have much less stuff, spend less money
I can practice & apply the "good enough" principle more often
I can read more, relax more
I can write more letters (snail mail) & send more packages (shammy)
I can get more exercise, stretch more, treat my body better


I can stop rushing & holding my breath through life
I can, I will, I promise myself