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Just making the bed
Jan. 25th, 2012 07:54 amSince writing my post about just making the bed, I've really adopted it into my life, and have been actually getting things done. Now, nothing's finished, but it is creeping toward completion which is better than it was.
Honestly, I'm pleased with my own progress. Mainly because now there is some. Which, before there really wasn't.
I enjoy crossing those things off on my daily lists.
One thing I've been thinking about lately is the pressure to do all these things. Society puts a lot of pressure on everyone. Kids should be a certain way, should be involved in certain ways. Adults have certain social obligations that should be followed. This is the way XYZ should be.
I want to spend 2012 being kinder to myself. Or just being kinder in general. I have some issues that prevent some things, but I can be kinder in other areas.
But, just making the bed makes being kinder easier. Because it isn't pressure to be all these things to do all these things. Instead, it's a single step. An inch forward.
When you think about things in smaller steps they aren't nearly as daunting. A paragraph isn't as challenging as a chapter. Editing a page isn't as scary as a scene. Reading a chapter isn't as scary as an entire book.
Just make the bed. You'll feel a little better.
Honestly, I'm pleased with my own progress. Mainly because now there is some. Which, before there really wasn't.
I enjoy crossing those things off on my daily lists.
One thing I've been thinking about lately is the pressure to do all these things. Society puts a lot of pressure on everyone. Kids should be a certain way, should be involved in certain ways. Adults have certain social obligations that should be followed. This is the way XYZ should be.
I want to spend 2012 being kinder to myself. Or just being kinder in general. I have some issues that prevent some things, but I can be kinder in other areas.
But, just making the bed makes being kinder easier. Because it isn't pressure to be all these things to do all these things. Instead, it's a single step. An inch forward.
When you think about things in smaller steps they aren't nearly as daunting. A paragraph isn't as challenging as a chapter. Editing a page isn't as scary as a scene. Reading a chapter isn't as scary as an entire book.
Just make the bed. You'll feel a little better.
