With extra time to get all the work related things done, I want to get it all done n o w .
I have been racing around some days so much that even though my body has arrives to pick up our son from school, my mind continues to race on — checking off to-do items and getting things organized. I can be a crazy multi-tasker.
I was just dashing out the door to go meet our little guy and it finally hit me that I have been acting as if I could get everything done at once and actually judging myself accordingly. Maybe there is a part of me that thinks the list won’t fill back up when I get these little items checked off. But it doesn’t work that way and I could finally see this belief I held staring me in the face.
Things take time to simmer and develop; learning unfolds at a perfect pace. So I wonder, why do I go on acting as if things can be done in an instant and holding myself to that impossible level of perfection?
I hadn’t taken time to acknowledge the changes that I have made lately, the growth that I have been experiencing, and most importantly, the amazing family that has been supporting me through this journey.
Of course I want and need to get everything done on my list, but maybe I can slow down just a bit to enjoy the projects, savor the process and relish the prefection that is right now. I am trying to make smaller lists for each day and designate priorities. Lessons always have a way of weaving back into focus just when I need to strengthen certain skills. As always, I say heartily, a million and one thank yous!
yes, a million and one thank you's :)
BTW, is that a bumbo in the picture to the top left?
Posted by: Robert Towne | October 19, 2011 at 03:16 PM