^GOOD ADVICE TO LIVE
BY^
During my less self-scheduled days, I find myself tempted by
a sense of laziness to put off what I could do but don’t have to.
“I can always do it tomorrow or the next day.”
“Who says I should? No one will notice either way.”
“It makes no difference to anyone.”
“I don’t feel like it.”
“I really don’t feel like it.”
All the above are dialogues with self.
This is what I have discovered over the last years: I am
happier having done rather than not done. At the end of the day, and also the
next day, this reward is worth more than I previously realized. At the end of
the week, or the month, or the year, there’s a more contented me for having
done what needed to be done as soon as I could instead of as late as I
could.
Just a pep-talk to self here, which you are welcome to borrow.
😉
3 comments:
Yes, I feel like you do too, always better for having gotten things done. I find that it also reduces stress because entropy is always acting against you...and things have a way of piling up.
I agree. Mostly. I'm one of those people who makes a To-Do list every day and always feels good about checking things off. But I'm also trying to learn that it's okay to say no to some of the stresses in life, to just enjoy the blessings God has given me. Life is short. When I'm dying, do I want to look back on my life and remember that I did the dishes every day and the laundry on Fridays, or do I want to remember the good feelings I had when I ... (you can fill in the blank).
In general, I agree. But sometimes it is better to wait until tomorrow (or whenever) because additional information comes in that changes what it is to be done.
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