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Living Out Loud!

Living Out LoudGood afternoon!

This post is a reminder to live out loud.

One of my favorite movies of all time is Mame. It is about an glamorously eccentric woman who is just all around fabulous, and never seems to have any problems living out loud.

My favorite quote of all time came from that movie, and that is:

“Live! Live! Live! Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are staving to death!” – Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame had the ability to roll with the punches, not caring what others thought of her. She was a friend to everyone, open-minded (an anti “braces on the brain” type); willing to try all sorts of new things whether it was completely redecorating her home in every conceivable style, or camel riding through Egypt.

I love that Auntie Mame always lived out loud. That is my desire too!! Living out loud has never been easy for me! I have always lived my life with caution. Constantly worried about the consequences for every action I take, what people will think of me, who I could possibly disappoint, who could turn their backs on me, etc. Even as I write this, I can see how absurd all of that has been in my life. I have passed up opportunities because I am afraid that someone else might not like my opportunity? Maybe it is true that others are too busy worrying about themselves to also have time to be worrying about you too!!

What would my life look like if I were willing to adopt a  few of Auntie Mame’s living out loud philosophies?

  1. Be willing to constantly learn!
  2. Do the things that make you happy  – every day!
  3. There is nothing as valuable as friends!
  4. Your home should be a reflection of who YOU truly are!
  5. Travel! You have such a tiny view of the world if you only stay in your own backyard.
  6. Dress FABULOUSLY at all times – you never know who you might run in to!
  7. When times get tough, that is the perfect time for thinking outside of the box!
  8. When you love, love with all of your being!
  9. Honey, when you are feeling blue, throw yourself a HUGE bash and invite every artist, intellectual, guru, and eccentric to make it a SMASHING success! That will cheer yourself right up (just don’t forget to ask for help with the dishes!)!
  10. LIVE OUT LOUD! Don’t give a fig about what people think about how you look, where you live, how you live, what you believe in, etc. This is your life, and you only have one chance to live it!!

Wow!! How much different my life would be if I lived like this every single day???

Well, there is only one way to find out!!

Wish me luck!! 😉

Here is to LIVING OUT LOUD today!! 🙂

Signature Line

If you want to have a different life, you have to live differently!!

A Challenging Weekly Challenge!

Good evening!

As many of you may already know, I have been following the 12 week program, called The Artist’s Way. I am in week 5, and I have to tell you that doing this program may be ONE OF the BEST things that I have ever done in my adult life to in my quest to bettering myself!! I have been consistent with my Morning Pages, every singly morning, whether I want to do them or not, and I have gone above and beyond on making sure that I get my artist’s dates and weekly questions done EVERY SINGLE WEEK! However, I think that week 5’s challenge is going to be the one that REALLY tests my resolve!!!

This week’s challenge is supposed to help you listen in on what your inner voice is saying by avoiding any and all outside media. So, the challenge for this week is that I am not supposed to read any books, or magazines, watch any television, or movies, or play on the internet.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!

I didn’t realize what a crutch these things have been for me until I tell myself I am not allowed to do any of these things!!! I think I have used a lot of these activities to just “numb out” over things in my life.

How many of you do that?

Is it only me??

Let’s just say, it may be a very long week!!!

I know that every step of the process so far has been, just that, a process, and so far I have learned something new about myself all along the way!! So, for this week’s challenge I thought something that might get me through this challenging week would be to have some activities on hand, so that I don’t have to try and figure out what to do at the last minute – a la “I’m bored” style!! Not that I would really have anyone, but my poor sweetie to whine to about this, but I digress!! 😉

Some optional activities for this week will be:

  1. Writing
  2. Drawing
  3. Painting
  4. Cleaning
  5. Organizing
  6. Kissing
  7. Swimming
  8. Walking
  9. Cooking
  10. Baking
  11. Skipping
  12. Dog walking
  13. Photographing
  14. Miniature golfing
  15. Sculpting
  16. Bowling
  17. Dancing
  18. Stretching
  19. Sleeping
  20. Meditating
  21. Day dreaming
  22. Recycling
  23. Volunteering
  24. Making Love
  25. Twirling
  26. Laughing
  27. Card playing
  28. Any game playing in general
  29. Dressing up
  30. Playing make believe
  31. Making a video
  32. Playing with makeup
  33. Listening to music
  34. Blogging
  35. Decorating
  36. Furniture arranging
  37. Collaging
  38. Nature walking
  39. Yoga
  40. Mani/Pedis

That is a pretty healthy list, and some of these things really excite me to think about being able to do this week!! There will be no need to “Numb out” this week, I can just get out there and

LIVE, LIVE, LIVE my life!!!

You know what Auntie Mame always says,

“Life is a banquet and most poor sons of bitches are starving to death!”

OK, so I realize that is a movie reference, but I didn’t watch it, I am just recalling it, so I think that counts as being compliant!!! LOL! 😉

Have a FABULOUS evening!!! 😉

Epiphany!

At the end of the day, all you have are your memories and your experiences. You can’t take any of it with you!!! If you were to die tomorrow, what would you be taking with you?? Scary really! I have got to get out there and LIVE! LIVE! LIVE!! As Auntie Mame says,

“Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!”