Wednesday, January 25, 2012

remember this


I've spent a lot of time writing today and that always makes for a good day. Dave is sleeping and no one else is home so I've had the benefit of lots of quiet. I originally had an appointment for this afternoon but the person called to reschedule yesterday so I had the whole day open to do some creating. I love this. And it makes me wonder, "Why do I avoid this so much? In fact, why do I avoid a lot of things that I know for certain will make me feel wonderful?"

I'm a big procrastinator and a perfectionist, as you know, and these two qualities combined (I wonder if they're not always combined, like conjoined twins?) make for quite a bit of misery for me. I'm working on cutting myself just enough slack to settle for something less than perfect, while encouraging myself to just dive in without too much in the way of expectations. And I'm working on remembering how good I feel when I just do something that I've been putting off. Or at least start. Starting is the hard part.

So, today I got my breakfast and drank some water and put on the coffee and wrote. And I'm still writing. I'm actually taking a break from writing to write this. Funny. I have all kinds of other tasks waiting for me like grumpy little trolls tossing the furniture around. That's OK. Everything else can wait. (Maybe the trick is to just choose wisely among procrastination choices.) Right now, the keyboard is warm and my fingers are nimble. I can't think of anything I'd rather be doing right now. I feel good.

Remember this, Terri. Remember this.

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  1. Hi Terri.
    I am attempting to emerge from my hermit-crab state of mind for a moment, to say hi and that I am here listening. I also have a bunch of grumpy trolls bombarding my mind, (for different reasons) but I get that analogy all too well.

    But, all is well, Terri.

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    1. yes. all is well. hope your trolls settle down soon. they're messy.

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  2. i'm with you~ i think procrastination and perfectionism do (usually) always go together...i'm working on these same issues. and struggling to teach my girl a better way. if i struggle so with it, how do i help her avoid the same tendencies? but we're carrying on...feel free to give any tips. :)

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    1. yep. it's hard to learn to avoid avoiding. i got nothing for you dear. except doing just one teeny tiny little thing to get started. if your goal is so small that you can't not do it, it might just be enough to get you going in the right direction.

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    2. that's good. i'll take it.
      and i see you read anne lamott~ isn't she great?

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