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Post by ClutterBlind on Jul 15, 2010 18:47:57 GMT -5
Things can change and be different starting any time, no matter how long things have been like this.
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Post by Starting Again on Jul 20, 2010 21:41:36 GMT -5
If you can't JUST DO IT then JUST START! And RE-starting is OK too.
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Post by bigtimetroubles on Jul 20, 2010 23:05:28 GMT -5
In AA we say we can restart our day at any time when things are not going so well...the way that many people in AA start their days is in prayer and meditation....
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Post by Rory on Jul 21, 2010 2:37:33 GMT -5
Thank you BTT
Yes it is a good way and if ever I am in a hurry and don't do it I'm usually aware that something is missing.
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Post by messymimi on Jul 21, 2010 5:34:25 GMT -5
Finally I have started getting things done by remembering that there is always today, too.
I don't have to wait until a certain "perfect" time to start or continue.
messymimi
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Post by Peach on Jul 21, 2010 10:54:50 GMT -5
Tomorrow might arrive with its own set of unexpected problems and then you wish you had done it yesterday.
Happened to me last week. Was almost out of cat food and litter. Planned to stop at Walmart on Saturday. Wasn't in the mood when I drove past, so said to self I'll just stop Monday when I'm in this area again driving home from Mom's. By Monday, I was totally out of cat food and litter, although I did have canned tuna and salmon. And.... by Monday, I had a migraine headache that wasn't responding to anything.
Try going into Walmart on a hot Monday morning with a mind-numbing migraine. I did. It wasn't pleasant. I was wiped out for the rest of the day. Literally.
Lesson learned: Do whatever it is ahead of time, i.e., TODAY.
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Post by dtesposito on Jul 21, 2010 11:29:58 GMT -5
Perfect sentiments for all of us who are living in clutter. And they go along with another thing I've been thinking lately--Cut Your Losses. This doesn't just mean physical items that we spent money on and feel like we can't throw out because of it--it means mental items we're hanging on to. I thought of this when I was cleaning out email recently. I had some emails from businesses about things that weren't completely resolved, and I keep thinking I need to pursue them. Not involving money, more principle. Then I realized that every time I see those emails they raise my blood pressure. Just delete them and let them go. It's not worth whatever little bit of satisfaction I'll get complaining about something. I want to cut my losses and release my mind from nagging hanging on things--whether they are items I'm keeping for no reason, getting in the last word on a retaliatory email, regretting the years I spent with a cluttered house, or any other unfinished business that is dragging me down. Release them so things can be different starting right now!
Diane
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