There are to-do lists on Post-It notes, on my iPhone, in my daily journal, mixed in with the grocery list and on my laptop.
Lists for things to complete around the house, lists of things to pack, lists of people to call, lists of queries to pitch, and somehow it will all be done and once we’re on the way to the U.K., whatever is not done…will simply remain undone.
I really must be getting old, and maybe just a titch wiser, because none of it feels particularly urgent. I am just systematically ticking things off and letting them take as long as they take. No rushing through phone calls. No scurrying about. Just tick and tick and check.
There’s still time for a walk, my journal, meditation or a yoga class.
For a brief moment this morning I was visited by a flutter of anxiety because we weren’t packed yet, but I really do believe that the impending deadline is the impetus to start the project and if I’m really packing light, well…how long could it possibly take?
But here’s the real wisdom part; I have turned down anything that doesn’t line up with what I’ve already committed myself to.
It’s easy to say ‘No’ when I know what I’ve already said ‘Yes’ to. And in that spirit, here’s something I said yes to recently; this is a link to my first post as a weekly columnist for The Brightside Blog. If you like it? Please click the Facebook Like icon.
That would be one more check mark on one of my lists and that would make me happy 🙂
Wise words indeed – time is elastic so it seems.
And what an AMAZING photo!!!
Thanks Mary..yes, time gets rather taffy-like when I just slow it down and focus on what’s directly in front of me. Hardly a new concept, but I’m having moments when I actually get it! That photo was taken last December of candle-lit paper lanterns floating on the pond. It was quite a magical night.
Your happiness post was great, Colleen, and I think you’ve hit upon a doable solution. Something to consider: I’ve written a couple of posts on the little things that are guaranteed to make me smile deep in my soul.
Thanks Sharry. Really appreciate your kind comments. And yes, I was working on my next post and it’s going to be about the joy of collecting eggs from my chickens 🙂