Whenever I feel like I have a lot of things to do, a big list, I tend to get a little crazed and try to do more than one thing at once. So I do two things and think about the next three things on the list. So today I decided that I would do one thing at a time, and focus only on that one thing for one full hour.
In that hour, I cut my hair, did a load of laundry, collected the garbage, watered the plants, changed into workout clothes, put on my Crest Whitestrips, made my bed (woke up late today!), read aloud my life goals, ate an apple, and did some preliminary packing for my trip. For the most part, I was able to stay focused. It was pretty easy to do one thing at a time, but more challenging to stay focused on that one thing.
Just like this blog is a pretty good way to live life, doing and focusing one one thing at a time is a pretty good way to spend each minute and hour of each day. It seems strange now that I've done it to be doing something but thinking about the next thing to do. I don't really ever experience what I'm doing. So it's like I'm not really living at all, just thinking my way into the future, even if it's just a few minutes forward.
Staying present, friends. A lifelong challenge. But pretty worthwhile I think. The apple sure tasted better when all I did or thought about was eating it!
I will speak to you again from sunny and hopefully warm Florida. Enjoy and later!
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