maintenance
Posted by Allison Mack | Filed under Blog
You know what is so funny? I struggle so much to maintain anything in my life. I buy a plant, water and cultivate it for a few weeks and then it dies. I buy a sweater, wear it everyday for a month or two and then, it pills, gets dirty, and done.
It’s like I’m looking for the fresh, easy feeling and once it is over, instead of putting in the effort to build and maintain it–go really deep with it, I jump out and move on.
So consequently, I feel a strong sense of emptiness in my life. Since I began to see this in myself, I have made a pledge to build more depth in myself and in my life; to stick with things and build my ability to maintain and grow depth… just the next step in my staircase of growth!
Yay! Evolution!
xo
a
Tags: consistency, maintenance, reliability
59 Responses to “maintenance”
-
Ian Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 9:58 amYay for evolution!
-
lightstarangel Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 10:00 amI guess another way of looking at it as well is when you’re about to buy something, to ask yourself a few questions:
1) Do I really need this thing?
2) If I get this item, what am I planning on doing with it?And if you do go ahead and purchase whatever it is, a sweater, a plant, a new DVD (I struggle with this as well..I like STUFF way too much) — just keeping in mind that you want to take care of things.
Better to have a few, carefully taken care of items, than many new things that don’t hold as much meaning.
-
Avitable Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 10:05 amI have a similar issue. When I buy a new computer, for example, as it starts to get older and needs more maintenance, my first inclination is to buy something bright and shiny and new.
-
Kris Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 10:06 amThe novelty wears off quickly for me, too, then it’s onto something different.
For the pilly sweaters though, you can get one of those little clothes “shavers” that eat the lint balls off your favorite stuff.
-
Susana Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 10:06 amhaha your cute Allison lol! & Yeah i agree I mean we have all these things & yet we don’t go around fixing them when they break or anything. & it’s funny because my dad is in the business of fixing crap lol & even when something happens to mend or just break or anything I don’t go for him I just go on & keep buying new shit lol. Which I shouldn’t because I think once you start doing that you lose sight of whats really important.
I like that your looking at yourself more clearly which is always very important to grow from yourself. I wish I had that much strength in me to do it, but I would be scared to see what I am really thinking lol
Okay Allison have a great day & the rest of your week
Take Care & thanks for sharing & Yay for Evolution lol
Susana
-
Lynsey Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 10:22 amLOL – it’s all due to being part of the “I want it yesterday” generation – even instant gratification is too slow!
It’s good to recognise that and try to grow and nurture your life. I’m sure most of us could do with being a little more patient and a little less materialistic!
Personally, I’m always on to the next project before I finish the last one, I’m usually reading several books at once, and I often want something shiny and new when my existing stuff is perfectly adequate – but like you I’m working on developing my staying power, I find meditation (and lack of money due to having just bought an apartment!) helps!
-
Steven Kirk Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 10:27 amI dunno if kids are in the cards for you, but honey, just WAIT till you try and keep THEIR lives in order as well as your own. Take it from someone with 4 year-old “Wonder Twins”!
Enjoy your “you”ness before it becomes “us”!
-
Robin Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 10:42 amIt’s a bit of a catch 22, I mean will all like buying/recieving new things because it’s exciting, different and new …but there’s always (at least for me) an old favourite pair of jeans,t-shirt, jacket or trainers that although lod or tatty, I can feel really comfortable , relaxed and feel like , well, me.
I guess I sometimes transpose that to lot’s of areas of my life, because if I’m honest all these things are really my latest versiion of my own comfort blanket, be it sucking my thumb, favourate teddy, action figure (definately not a doll), to clothes,favourate film,tv or song, my own car to my best friends…they were/are each an aid to just get me through the day.
-
Josh Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 10:45 amMaintenance is the key to so many things in life. You start or get something because it’s really neat, fun, or exciting. But then the realization that you actually need to follow through with it sinks in.
Making sure that we stick with something isn’t easy but if we’re able to do it, it is that much more satisfying.
-
Ramon Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 10:49 amThis is going to sound corny, you should focus less on material things and concentrate on enlightening, and on things that will make you stop feeling empty, such as love & friendship, and making those other things grow in your life by just giving them love.
My 2 cents
-
Aziza Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 10:50 amI need to take your advice here.
Stick with something only if you believe in i, only if it’s really worth your time. The rewards may not be for you but somehow they could be helping the people around you.
-
Irene Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 11:09 amlet me give you a word of encouragement…you promised yourself to write something everyday, to “maintain” your blog & your doing that, so although it’s a good thing you’ve taken note of this, don’t beat yourself up about it.
Your on the right track. It’s a good day! Sounds “purposeful” and productive.
-
Andrea Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 11:13 amThats so awesome that you’ve recognized this about yourself! I know I’m the exact same way.
It’s less with “things” and more with “people” in my case though. I always feel the need to be the life of the party. I have some unspoken rule I’ve placed upon myself to always meet everyone in the room….and leave a great impression.
It doesnt matter where I am…I always try to be cheerful and come off as cool and collected.
But then I think….who am I really doing this for? Of course I want to make a good impression, but if I happen to be bitchy just one day of the week….will the world some how implode?
But when it comes to actually building on these relationships, I have no idea how to proceed. I’m great with strangers, and slightly awkward with those trying to take a permanent residence in my life.
I think new….is safe. There’s no attachment, and it’s fresh. So I’m constantly looking for that feeling. In things, people…and I know in my heart I’m missing out on something far greater then that lovely new feeling….which is intimacy.
This is probably the reason why I have hundreds of acquaintances and only a handful of good, true friends. It’s hard for people to make it past the “new” stage with me.
So, like I said…I applaud you for recognizing this in yourself. And the best advice I can give…which is the current method to my madness is:
“When I go after something, I want to go after it with everything I have. I want to push myself to the edge. Otherwise, whats the point?” – Greg Norman
-
Gnome Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 11:24 amIf you manage to achieve that would you mind to gimme some tips?
-
Neil Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 11:32 amAllison, sweetheart, you’re “evolving” just fine!! LOL Just keep up the good work!! Cheers!
- Neil
-
Amanda N. Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 11:42 amMaintaining something steady does not always go as planned.I totally understand where you are coming from.There are so many times where I will make this commitment to follow through with something and it never gets completed or done.And then I just become disappointed with myself.I hate feeling like that.I have something I want to do this summer,actually several things.Normally when I want to do something I don’t voice it aloud to others,I leave it to play in the back of my mind.I think though now I will tell my family members of this particular goal,and work on it everyday.Hopefully when summer is winding down and before school starts I will have finished it.
I am glad you made this pledge to keep maintaing things in your life and growing deeper.Thank you for helping me realize my own issue of maintaining goals in my life.Hey if your going to keep up with this pledge,I think I can do the same.
-
KJ Collard Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 11:42 am*Hands off some extra consistancy* Here, have some of mine. I have too much.
I get in my comfy rut and never bother to let go or venture farther. Seems we can learn from each other!!! :D
-
Maric Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 12:01 pmThe closest thing i have to this is with school. I have changed majors twice now because of not doing well in my chosen field and its pretty funny that towards the end of the year after i have set everything up to change my major i ended up understanding the previous major a lot better as a result of studying hard for the finals just so i can pass and move on. But by that time its too late. And some how even though i learned from this mistake over and over i find myself in the same situation.
-
Netra Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 12:19 pmI feel like you lack the ability to truly give yourself credit where it is due!! Your younger then I, and you have built a career, and extablished yourself in a way that I could not even concieve…you have had the same job for eight years, you have your animals that your commited to, and your boyfriend……relationships are the MOST DIFFICULT things to maintain….When a sweater no longer looks good…it might actaully be a good thing to chuck it!! LoL
I felt like I was terrible at maintaining relationships!!!! I get bored of people and things actually a little too quickly…I am making a real effort to stay in peoples orbits, and be invloved….it feels better to be a part of someone else’s journey in addition to your own….. because we are all on a journey!!! -
Joe Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 12:32 pm=) good awareness.
I certainly have experienced that..I think perhaps it has something to do with our intent in the back our mind..
As you know, our attention can be directed by our intention. If a friend is in trouble, we have a strong intention to help her/him, our attention throughout the day turns to ways / things / resources that can help the friend- and we see / do things / persist in things that follows that strong intent. Whereas if we have no strong intent or none at all, our attention flows everywhere and can get stuck surfing the web and gets pulled everywhere that seems fun / new / interesting..
I found the same with my daily meditation / prayer & work-out discipline. Before when my intent (or some call it – the “why”) wasn’t strong enough, so it was hard to keep to it.
Then I took time to do a process that helps me discover my highest intent (strongest why) which moves my heart & soul, and align it with these activities as nourishments / expression of that intent & install them / reinforce the alignment, then everyday I just feel pulled toward doing them & enjoying the activities with such passion and enthusiasm. & even when the routine feels a bit old, I would find new ways to do this to make it fun and interesting- changing environ., add music, etc.
With daily discipline, I’m experiencing so much joy & excitement from new levels of discoveries , about myself too and about the universal principles that operate all around us…
anyway- just my experience.. hope it helps..:D
-
Joe Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 12:35 pmJust add a bit more to my last mssg.
I think it’d be too difficult to use “will power” to try to persist in doing sth without a strong intent..
I often think of the intent either as the roots or the foundation that supports our attention / action.. without it, everything falls apart..
just my opinion.
-
shinefloyd / luigi Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 12:42 pmooohhh nooo!!
now I am thinking about your cat “Bosley”!!!
don’t forget Bosley’s food !!! LOL -
Smallvillekent Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 12:50 pmAllison, You are a great actor and you have stuck with that and maintained a good career. Everybody loves Chloe, 8 years of maintaining her. Once you are married with kids then you learn to maintain them and yourself and you really grow. The growth comes from the family. My sister has been married 10 years and they live like they are single and dating each other. They have no kids. The growth comes from the kids I found that out myself when I became a dad. I am sure your mom will say the same thing. So Allison don’t worry you are doing fine. We all have growing to do even us older people. Enjoy!
-
jennygirl Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 1:13 pmBut your reaction of throwing it out when you are done with it is actually quite efficient. Many of us are done with stuff…won’t want to actually use it again, but can’t seem to get rid of it. Then your house just fills with stuff…
And that’s not what you want either.
I think you are too hard on yourself, and are too quick to see things as “not good”.
Be easier on yourself.
-
Sara Loft Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 1:16 pmWhat you’re doing is just fine, though! Moving forward and taking initiative is already bountiful! ;>D
-
Marissa KV Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 1:27 pmI am the exact opposite. I grew up an only child and took really good care of my stuff. I’m the kind of person who gets stickers and then doesnt use them because what if I place them on something, but then end up wanting to movie it, etc? I was then given the gift of sibling when I was 8 and again 12, and ANY hand-me-downs I have passed on are now destroyed. But the point is, I had hand-me-downs to give. I still have many of my old articles of clothing that dont fit or are worn out. I’m too sentimental to give them away or throw them out. I guess i’m kind of a pack rat. In any case, i’m trying to get rid of a lot of the stuff. Purge my life of the things I dont need, and value what I use and live in the moment. Use all my stickers! Over the years, and I think with the help of my siblings, it has gotten easier. It’ll take time, but you can do it. Oh and here’s a trick about the sweater. Why not buy it in two different colors or two of the same. That way, even if you do wear it all the time, you’ll have a back-up. :]
-
Kris Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 2:04 pmI love that about the stickers!
I might have to get that made into a t-shirt:
Life is short. Use all your stickers!
-
Jade Ruby Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 2:28 pmSo there it is. My vows. I can’t remember when it happened, but I stopped making vows to myself. Although I’ve made some vows that were quite mistaken in my life, I have held them very dearly. I only have one left that I still maintain (it is commonplace though), after noting the foolishness of those others; however, I’ve not made any new ones to fill that place of utmost sincerity. I too have the habit of losing interest after some things no longer have that fresh appeal.
Funny, this morning I just had a definition of one of the sides of my personality that I have been suppressing for years in my mind rise to the surface. It kind of scares me now that the word vow has arisen as well. Am I ready to face it yet?
Allison, I hope it doesn’t get too tiresome for you to read how you encourage us in your travels through this lifetime.
-
Sage Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 2:53 pmPerhaps you should allow yourself to live in that state of “emptiness” for some time. Keep yourself empty of all “things” and you’ll find the vessel of your own being filling up with your own personal light.
A Saint once said “You think you’re a tiny being, but in you lies the entire universe!”
-
william Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 3:35 pmI sometimes don’t know when its time to get rid of something and replace it, shoes for example. so I have a completely different issue, lol. but good for u allison!
-
William Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 3:50 pmIt seems this is something we all do on a societal level. Instead of maintain and reuse, we tear down and rebuild. With shows and films we remake because we feel stagnet, instead of expending and extending.
I myself on a personal level have found that my girlfriend of five years and I are having a hard time with this in our relationship, we have reached a level of growth that we are becoming stagnet. We both need personal growth but are afraid of what that will entail and to me it is showing a lack of maintance done to our relationship. I admit some on my part but not all, and I feel as of my girlfriend just wants a shiny new relationship with someone else, someone less like me.
-
Hammad Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 3:59 pmMy HB says “Verily, human beings are created with a restless disposition…except for those…” I’m not going to preach it here, I’m just here to tell you to slow down and relax some. Maybe do Yoga like your good friend Kristin. Today’s society tends to inculcate in people the necessity to do things with haste because making money has become a sort of self-worth measure. I have this problem too. I feel an uneasiness when I am relaxing. I haven’t quite figured out why, but I think that I should learn to relax more, so I won’t feel an uneasiness about it anymore.
-
Jami Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 4:49 pmIt is much easier to cut ties and run than to face loss or boredom. The status quo is only satisfying for a short period of time because we change with each moment in time. Every moment builds on the previous one.
If you value something enough, you will perservere no matter what the cost.
Letting things go mean that the usefullness of the item, or person, has run it’s course for you. Knowing when to let go…that is a different matter entirely. You just haven’t found what you’re looking for yet. Have patience, it will find you.
I think the search for who we become needs the balance of who we are at each moment. Sometimes you can think yourself right out of the game. Maybe staying in the moment is the best place we can be. Goals are necessary for us to evolve, but the journey is the true test of character.
it’s like taking a trip. You can only plan for so much or you will lose the beauty of the experience itself. It’s nice when you look back on it, but the trip itself need to be enjoyed. Embrace the moments that you are given. There is where you will find your true self.
-
Krystal Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 4:51 pmHa. I was thinking something similar to this today as I was cleaning up a mess in my new apartment. I had gotten some of the few towels that I have really dirty. I was on the brink of pitching them, and I thought “Come on now. You can’t trash stuff all the time because it is going to be hard to clean!”
I do that with a lot of things too. Come into it with high hopes and full confidence. Stay a while and “jack things up”. Then, I want to move on to another situation and vow not to make those mistakes in the new situation. I always initially fully believe that I am not going to make the mistakes, but since I didn’t stop to learn from the last time….inevitably I jack it up again.
I just have a really hard time making myself do anything that I don’t want to do. Wow…that was hard for me to admit. But, it is true. Ha….your post just made me be honest with myself about that for the first time.
Hmmmm……
-
MarilyneL Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 5:02 pmMaintaining abstract things such as goals is so hard! but how rewarding when accomplished/ maintained
Yes you can!
-
David Hayes Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 5:31 pmWhat is really tiresome is maintaining things for other people. As a landlord, I have many people move out only to find that they haven’t done any serious cleaning for 5 years. If a screw gets loose, the tenants don’t tighten it. Eventually, a door hinge gets loose and it leads to a broken door. I have been working 4 days so far on one house and have at least another 4 days before it is habitable again. In the meantime, my own house suffers because I am too busy cleaning up other people’s messes to clean up my own.
One thing I think younger people have missed out on is the “Ed Sullivan Show.” He had variety acts that audiences don’t get to see on TV much anymore. One act seen occassionally was a plate spinner. A plate spinner would put a plate horizontally on the tip of a vertical rod coming out of the floor. He would spin a plate and, as long as it spun fast enough, it wouldn’t lose balance and fall to the floor. He would put more and more plates on rods and spin them. He would have to continually monitor the plates and add more spin to plates that were slowing down enough to lose their balance. The better the plate spinner, the more plates he could keep going at once. It was a great example of keeping a lot of independant activites going at one time — a great analogy for multi-tasking. Knowing how to properly maintain possessions, attitudes, friendships, other relationships … takes practice.
-
Joe C. Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 5:54 pmI don’t think it’s a matter of evolving. It’s a matter of a sweater being a sweater. They wear out. Plants die. You water them, not marry them. Don’t dwell on unimportant things so much.
You say your life feels empty. Do you have a significant other that you jumpd out of a relationship with after the newness wore off few months in? You’ve been on Smallville for 8 seasons now, which doesn’t sound like jumping out and moving on, as you said.
Priorities are important. Employment is important. Friends and family are important. Sometimes, a sweater is just a sweater, and a dead plant is just food for the next one. Energy can be better used. Build a bridge and get over it.
-
Kyle Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 6:30 pmI think you’re right. The maintenance itself might not be the problem, its just we need to discipline ourselves to consistency and regularly maintain/sustain something.
As you mentioned, most of it has to do with the inner self; depth as you put it.
To put it plainly: If you can maintain yourself, you can maintain almost anything.
-
thomas Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 6:37 pmJust buy packs of plant seeds and sprinkle them all over your town. Then flowers will pop up all over the place year after year. Effortless grace or frustrating disappointments.
-
Ornella Santilli Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 7:13 pmAllison: Is it really you? I can´t believe it!
Your thoughts are really deep and beautiful!
I’m Ornella Santilli from Argentina. I’m 23 years old and I´m a SUPER fan of Smallville and obviously YOU!!!!!!!
Is it true you are gonna read it? I really can´t believe it!!!! I´m so excited that I do not what to write!!!!
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Aguante Smallville!!!!!!!!!! (As we say) ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Viva Allison!!!!!!!!!!!! -
Ornella Santilli Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 7:23 pmDear Allison: Do not worry, be happy!!! You have to be happy because you are a model to follow for many of us, including me!!!!!! I really admire your work!!!!!!!
Smallville has made me forget all my problems!!!!!!!!! It´s like a therapy!!! It’s true!!!! I swear!!! You and the other actors, who I really worship, are like Psichologists for me!!!!!!! You make me laugh and appreciate life!!!!
LOS QUIERO HARTO!!!!!!!!!!
I wish you the best of this Universe!!!!
I hope you can read it ’cause it comes from the bottom of my heart!!!!!!!!
Orne from Mendoza, Argentina. -
Brittany Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 7:23 pmHey Allison, who doesn’t like a shiny new thing? I know I love them! But I don’t seem to mind older thinge aswell. But once the old stuff gets torn or damaged or just dies, I get fed up and just tired of it. But i’m pretty consistant and patient with these kinds of things. For example, my computer. It keeps restarting without command and it’s old and slow. It gets on my nerves, but I still appreciate that I have one, somewhat running
.
Can’t wait for SEASON FINALE OF SMALLVILLE!!!!
Much love & support,
BrittXOXOXOXO -
Brittany Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 7:24 pmto mind older things*
-
Lorraine Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 7:58 pmWhen my friends started buying potted plants, I also jumped in the bandwagon.
I thought I was disciplined enough to maintain a couple of house plants too. I was wrong. The flowers shriveled due to neglect. Because tending the plants became one of the chores. It was wake up call for me because loving simple things can’t end up as a chore. I think for me when I start to think an activity as a chore, I simply dump it and move on to the next novel idea or activity without trying to learn or understand what could be the benefits if I’ve actually cultivated a particular activity that may add to my growth as a person. I think this could also translate how I viewed my hobbies. I left several behind. tsk.tsk.
-
Ornella Santilli Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 9:12 pmIt will be my dream come true if you can e-mail me!!!!!!! This is my e-mail: ginis_22_08@hotmail.com
Please, I would cry!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!
Keep filming more and more Smallville’s seasons, DO NOT LEAVE IT!!!! -
Electra Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 11:21 pmHi Allison,
Well, not everything you handle dies. Just think about your pets. Plants are quite sensitive. They can die just because their owner is sick. However, don’t worry about some clothes. I’ve got a shirt witch is more than 15 years old. I wear it quite often and it’s still fine, but some clothes I bought last fall are already in the trash can. It’s not only the way we handle our clothes. It’s their quality that got worse. You see, not your fault.
xo
Electra -
Silvia Says:
May 12th, 2009 at 12:09 amHi Allison,
Well, not everything you handle dies. Just think about your pets. Plants are quite sensitive. They can die just because their owner is sick. However, don’t worry about some clothes. I’ve got a shirt which is more than 15 years old. I wear it quite often and it’s still fine, but some clothes I bought last fall are already in the trash can. It’s not only the way we handle our clothes. It’s their quality that got worse. You see, not your fault.
take care
-
Dick B Says:
May 12th, 2009 at 1:57 amIf you come up with a good recipe for maintenance please pass it on.
-
Jesse Says:
May 12th, 2009 at 5:12 amHi Allison
I really think its great going into the depths of yourself to promote growth within your life definitely makes you stronger as a human being. I hope you reach the level contentment that you are looking for, I really do. Always umm
-
Carissa Says:
May 12th, 2009 at 6:25 amThat’s an interesting observation but I don’t think you’re alone in it, I think the things we end up owning the longest are the things we don’t realize we’re overlooking…maybe they’re the things that we end up really liking and being attached to. New stuff is great, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with liking to buy new stuff, (so long as we don’t go overboard) maybe you’ll pull out that old sweater one day and remember why you bought it.
The plant issue….plants are boring. I don’t blame you for unintentionally killing it, at least you take good care of your pets. Maybe you’re just really not a “plant” person, lol
-
Ruthie Says:
May 12th, 2009 at 6:30 amSpeaking of maintenance, I just pulled everything off the walls in my house and started patching, getting ready to paint. Of course there are various pictures and such leaning against the walls all over the house and sanding to do here and there. So, I go to the kitchen and remove all the cabinet doors and their hardware, wash them thoroughly and sand them a bit, take them outside and get a started on the paint. Next I pull everything out of the cabinets, boxed and strewn all over the kitchen floor clean the cabinets, sand and start painting there. Okay, back upstairs to sand a few messy putty jobs…spackle all over the floor, vacuum out with the cord unwound (just in case I need it again later.) In the mean time, my kids need lunch, my kids need dinner, help with homework and general affection; dishes in the sink and laundry left undone not to mention the trail of toys, crayons and scrap paper everywhere. Now, I’m a project starter…always have great ideas and jump in with two feet, but, well you know. This time I have myself in deep…and I’m loving it. My house is a mess! But working hard is so rewarding. I’m determined to get this done!
On a side note, I think one key to maintaining is simplifying. Too much of anything gets overwhelming and crowds out what’s important.
love love love…
-
Jenny Says:
May 12th, 2009 at 6:52 amGotta love Evolution.
-
Ornella Santilli Says:
May 12th, 2009 at 8:15 pmIt will be my dream come true if you can e-mail me!!!!!!! This is my e-mail: ginis_22_08@hotmail.com
Please, I would cry!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!
Keep filming more and more Smallville’s seasons, DO NOT LEAVE IT!!!! -
BOUROUX Says:
May 12th, 2009 at 9:46 pmHi Allison.
Maintenance is an story of life.
Life is the struggle against disorder.
Maintenance allows us to continue what we started. It is not necessary to start from the beginning. It’s evolution.
We need maintenance in all aspects of our lives.
We must take care of our body by eating and washing, maintain our home, our friendships, our passions and our motivations.
Luck and patience are important in our maintenance activities.
Remember your best made in the area of maintenance. You can not maintain all if you want change.
Your 8 years as Chloe, 2 years of your blogs, your family, your friends, your passions and your career are fabulous examples of maintenance.
Thank you for allowing us to see your evolution.
Good night
Claude -
Beth Says:
May 13th, 2009 at 12:30 amWow. We’re very different. I used to try to maintain everything in my life so much it actually became a bad habit. Last year for my birthday my nana gave me these beautiful flowers from her flower shop which was awesome. It wasn’t until they had been dead for a couple of weeks that I actually got rid of them. Since then, my sister gave me fake flowers to put in my room. That works much better for me. They’re pretty and they’ll never die.
It’s the same with clothing. I would wait until some of my stuff was sitting in my wardrobe collecting dust for a long time after I stopped wearing it before I would buy new stuff to replace it.
I used to really hate change. Especially in terms of letting go of anything that had any kind of sentimental value to it.
I don’t mind it now. In fact, sometimes I like it.
I’m evolving too. -
Beth Says:
May 13th, 2009 at 12:40 amMarissa and Kris-I like the stuff about the stickers. When I was like ten or something I had a book full of them. I ended up chucking them out or maybe I gave them to my niece. I don’t rememeber.
Life’s too short to waste things like that.
-
Joy Says:
May 13th, 2009 at 3:56 pmthats how you spell maintenance…got it…
I think thats just the cycle of life. We totally contradict ourselves and don’t realize it until we’ve already done it. Although I’m always filled with highs and lows, no in between. I’ll be on a strict diet one week (maybe a whole week) and get tired of it and pig out the next. Same with homework, responsibilities, and so on. I think its important to find a balance in your life, whether you think you need one or not.
love the posts.
JOY -
Karen Says:
May 14th, 2009 at 5:01 pmThat’s exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks Allison.
-
Dan Frisby Says:
June 1st, 2009 at 1:48 pmHi Allison,
What a privilege and honor to see you on Twitter….I am a devoted fan but never thought I would have you follow me on twitter….
I love your acting on Smallville! I NEVER miss an episode-in fact, have gotten a number of friends to watch, also.
Thank you for your Twitter contact.I am a retired clergy-United Methodist-progressive in social, political and spiritual values.
Hope all is well with you, Allison!
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND CAREER!
Blessings,
Dan J. FrisbyPS. If I knew where to send for an autograph I would be honored and pleased to purchase one! Be good to yourself, Allison!
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
