October 24, 2008
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Just some personal reflections
This week I started my “ to do “ written list again and with interest, noted last time I did it was late April, and again May 2008.
So my life does have cycles and predictable but I will move through them.
OKAY what is the push and what is the resistance. The push is the inner voices or at times, external “ shoulds and ought tos” The resistance is the wanting to “ hold on to”s... the current situation or season. The fears or perhaps uncertainty, is that in 8 weeks it will be a week
before Christmas, and will I be north
or here? 
Of course, I feel like nothing yet has come together, have a tentative contract, but no house sitter here and/or dog sitting/housing arrangement there. And the many events and arrangements between now and then.
When I discovered the frozen plants on the back porch, after the weekend in Rocky, I finally did realize that indeed again doing too much holding on to my summer as often I do. The humour in this, is when I saw my Italian neighbour friend Rosanna, legs sticking out of a garden umbrella to protect some last of vegetables from frost….her husband said it is just stubbornness but I think something else….what does the earth, yards, flowers provide?
But these I can let go though not always willingly…which leads me to some other notes...
Planning Principles:
• Time and energy are finite and need to be focused in the right direction.
• Keep planning private until schedules confirmed. Allows my own control and centeredness in the midst of uncertain events.
• Make decisions as best I can, based on the information I have and let the rest go and somehow still build margin in, LIKE THE GARDEN AND CHANGING SEASONS
• Do not let others sense of urgency or priority become my own
• Do what I need to do to have surface sense of organization without panic
• Do the higher priority items first so that will get some clarity in
bigger picture
• Keep open list of client to dos
• Keep open list of personal to dos
• Add events to daytimer
• Respond to e-mails and phone messages but establish priority
• Do NOT get distracted
• Meditate, nap, play piano, get outside to do yard, walk dog, exercise, run, bike, write in journal or blog
• Attend to “to do “ list, but recognize will only probably get 70% done of the list
• Set aside some time to think about goals, planning, dreams and write them down
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