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Simple, simple truth, I know, but at the same time kind of profound. At least I thought so when I came to this realization this month. That's all I have to do to really focus - just give whatEVER it is that I'm doing my full attention.
I think if I wasn't doing this class I would most likely have forgotten all about my word by now. Or, at least, I would have forgotten to be thinking about it.
I'm realizing a couple things about myself.
1. I'm easily distracted. No matter what project, chore, study, conversation, etc. that I may be in at any given moment, my mind tends to drift. So, that above quote (by yours truly) is really something I need to embrace and adapt into my every day life.
2. When I feel stressed, I zone out. I may have mentioned this before, but I'm beginning to not only see that I have a tendency to do this, but that the "zoning" is usually done in one of two ways. I play games on my iPod or the computer or I watch TV I could care less about. (Though, I have to say, the latter is probably more about laziness than about zoning out.) I hate to have to admit these things, but, on the other hand, becoming painfully aware of them is really starting me on the road to changing them.
I don't expect these things to go away overnight. But just taking the time to think them through, combined with a few other things that I'm doing in my life (no coincidence, I believe...) is propelling me towards making some real changes. And I'm excited about that. I find that often I'm resistant to making changes - at first. (my husband would laugh out loud at that understatement!) Okay. It takes me a while to come around. (the laziness again, I fear...) But, at the end of the day, I'm not above doing what it takes and forging ahead.
All of this is so right in line with our "assignment" for March for the One Little Word class. And that was to DO "one little thing". Reassess our hopes for choosing our word. Set a teeny little achieveable goal. Formulate a plan of action. And then just. do. it. See? It's all baby steps. (Richard Dryfus' character in the movie "What About Bob" had it so right when he wrote the book, "Baby Steps"!)
Besides just learning the art of focusing in and of itself, the areas I wanted to focus in on this year are: faith, friendships, scrapbooking/art journaling, simplifying and getting healthier.
I'm so happy that I followed through on my one little thing. It was:
Here was my process and how I felt about it:
Cleaning out my desk was something that had been on my "to-do' list for over a year! It was one of those things that I knew I needed to do, but just never sat down and made a plan to do. And, although, the opportunity to clean it happened in an unplanned way, I was well aware of this being on my "one little thing" list and so I was able to seize the moment when it arrived.
Here's a look at my whole March layout:
And, with the flap open:
You can see I had a few things on my list and I've actually done all but one so far. It's obvious to me that having a plan is going to be very necessary if I want to increase my focus in the areas I mentioned. Otherwise, my days just chug along, and I feel they take charge of me rather than I them. I need and want to change that. It's only March! I'm excited to see what happens!
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Happy hopping! :)
Jan
