We can
do hard things. Today getting out of bed felt like a hard thing to do.
It
really wasn’t. My legs worked just fine, my back and arms propelled me right
out of bed. The hard part was in my mind. It’s the Tuesday after Labor Day and
I would prefer to sleep. But I won’t, I have a day and evening full of
meetings, projects that need to be taken care of and life. I have a run that
should be done. But my mind would like to take the easy route. Drink coffee,
surf the net, play a game of solitaire, yes that is a thing, I play one game
every morning as I drink my coffee.
Sometimes
I have to trick my mind into getting things done. Get out of bed. Move forward
with the day, I have to lay out my running clothes so I will slip into them in
the morning. Bargain with myself on a project, if I do the hard thing, I can
play, or sit to read.
So many
dreams are left undone because we think they are too hard. The list of to do’s
are long. It’s easier to tick off the simplest things. Admittedly I even put
things on the list that I completed earlier because I need the feeling of
accomplishment to move me forward.
I go
way back as a list maker, I am not sure if I started it in High School,
certainly shortly after. I keep a list to stay on task, so I don’t forget the
little things that need to be done. I keep a list because it keeps me moving
forward with tasks. I even put the fun stuff on my list. I guess I just like a
good list. These days I use my IPad and my Apple pencil to make the list.
I
really make the list because I need to do the hard stuff. Within my list I
label the to do’s as ABC items. A’s must be done today; B’s should be done
today. C’s are just things I would like to get to this week. If I have time to
tick one off each day, great.
The A’s
are usually the hard stuff. We can do hard things, get them on the A list and
get them done. Go make your list. BTW, last thing on the list...make tomorrow’s
list.
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