In A Hurry. . .
There’s a tendency I’ve noticed in myself (and many others) that I’ve started to call “In a Hurry to Be Done.” When I’m starting to learn something, or building a new habit, or starting a work project … there’s a big part of me that wants to be at the end, when I’m already getting the benefits of the habit, learning, or project.
Interestingly, this is also the source of the overwhelm that most of us feel when we’re faced with a big list of tasks, or an overflowing email, or a big house full of clutter that we want to simplify. It’s overwhelming, because we want it all to be done already, instead of having to face the pile of things one at a time.
You might be able to see that we can counter this tendency by simply giving ourselves over to the process. Just pour yourself into the language learning, into the pile of tasks in a project, into the book writing you’re doing right now, in this moment.
Pour yourself into the process, and find the joy in it. The play, the art, the wonder, of each moment of the process.
If you do that, then the benefits will come eventually, but you’ll already be experiencing the benefits of the process immediately.
You’ll get there when you get there. Or … you’re already there. Age-old wisdom, found in the midst of our daily impatience, frustration and overwhelm.
Peace and Love, Jim
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