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There are some days when I want to write. There are some days that I feel the need to write.And then there are days when I unequivocally commit to making sure I write.
There are some days when I want to write. There are some days that I feel the need to write.And then there are days when I unequivocally commit to making sure I write.
Today is one of those latter days.
After an extraordinarily energetic day on Monday where I made huge strides towards reconnecting to a positive forward moving life,I followed up yesterday by only committing to handling those agenda items that were slated to be handled on that day. My goal for the day was to build on all that I had accomplished the day before by making sure that I gave 100% effort to completing all of the tasks that were on my to do list or calendar for that day.
To do this and to ensure success, I found myself turning away from and passing on adding any thing else or new to my chores for the day. Writing to you was one of the casualties of that decision.I am sure I could have found some time or created some space during the day to have reached out to you. It's not that writing is unimportant. It just was not an urgent priority yesterday. Looking back at this decision, I actually believe that writing would have been a pleasant distraction, an entertainment of sorts, and I kind of feel that I did not have time for indulging in that type of pleasurable activity yesterday. Focusing on the task at hand was my goal for the day and I am happy to say that is exactly what I accomplished.
My day started off with some warning signs that if I lost focus, if I did not remain steadfast in my pursuit of accomplishing my goals, the day could very easily slip away from me.
When I stepped out of bed, in my bare feet, I landed on a small pebble.It shot a quick pain up my leg. When I went into the bathroom, I knocked over some toiletries. When I started to make a fresh pot of coffee I spilled coffee grinds on the counter.When I cleaned them up and went to dump them in to the trash can, my hand hit the side of the cabinet once again spilling the same mess I had just cleaned up.
It was beginning to feel like one of those days when I was just off my game. I knew that it would take a concentrated effort for me to remain focused on the task at hand. Any diversion or distraction would only serve to complicate and frustrate my efforts.
I mentally plotted out a list of all of the things I had intended to accomplish and set my sights on those items and only those items. By the end of the day, I had checked off each line,one item at a time.By any and all standards,the day was a huge success.
Duplicating that plan today,feels complacent to me.It would be easy enough to make another short list and accomplish all of that which I put on my agenda.
Then I could do that again tomorrow and the next day and the next day and delude myself by saying"gee...5 or 6 successful days....I am really on a roll". The truth is ,it would be like standing still while trying to climb a mountain. I can never get to the top if I just stand at the base , preparing day after day , to begin the upward climb.
If I want to continue up the mountain, or in my case,continue on my Journey, making the choice to once again move forward by going beyond my basic to do list,is an inevitability.
There's no time like the present to do just that,starting with making sure I made the time to write to you.
Now I'm off to tackle some more to-do's and see what new opportunities I can tack on before the end of the day.

BTW......my brother and Why Weight Coaching just launched the 30 Day Happiness Challenge.
Here's a link for anyone interested:

http://whywaitcoaching.com/join-the-happiness-challenge/