Wyatt was right, an inch above the belt. Dug the old film and have tried numerous systems in my life to do everyday things. The one system that taught me efficiency was”touch everything once”. It is a fun game until it isn’t. I have a propensity to overthink as most here, so I had to find a new system. I would call it “this is my purpose “. It’s my purpose to write now, to sip my coffee, to wash the cup, to lie down, and so on. It is a great game. But lately, I am done with the gaming. I’m “being” now as I do things. I don’t think while I am being in the moment. It’s not necessary to think all the time. My brain cramps when I do. The easy way for me is to be a human being not a human doing. I rest my brain on purpose and find I am responsive instead of reactive. I’m a passionate person and I have found a way that helps me move through tasks with ease and grace. Something falls and breaks? I say ”chaos!” which makes me laugh instead. The hard times come willy nilly but I am enjoying the in-betweens no matter what. Are you?
Hi Jeff, I did watch it and it made me think about a school friend, who I've known for 41 years, who always seemed to do everything perfectly. Her writing is perfect, she wraps things perfectly, she never drops anything or appears to trip and is always very precise. I admired her ways, was even jealous sometimes - and wanted to be like her when we were children. But I'm tall and don't have control over my limbs in the way she does - I'm 5' 10", she's 4' 11.5" so it was unlikely to happen. She's done some interesting things in her life - BUT, her life is no better than mine, just different. The film made me think that wanting to do something in the way someone else does doesn't make me want to be THEM.
So much of learning is collecting other people’s useful ways of doing things and learning how to make them your way of doing things. In the process new ways are created.
Living in the moment is the key. We’re going so fast, our reset is leaning towards being intentional to balance the frenetic pace we keep to keep up. Even my phone reads” you’re going too fast “! Idk 🤷♀️
Wyatt was right, an inch above the belt. Dug the old film and have tried numerous systems in my life to do everyday things. The one system that taught me efficiency was”touch everything once”. It is a fun game until it isn’t. I have a propensity to overthink as most here, so I had to find a new system. I would call it “this is my purpose “. It’s my purpose to write now, to sip my coffee, to wash the cup, to lie down, and so on. It is a great game. But lately, I am done with the gaming. I’m “being” now as I do things. I don’t think while I am being in the moment. It’s not necessary to think all the time. My brain cramps when I do. The easy way for me is to be a human being not a human doing. I rest my brain on purpose and find I am responsive instead of reactive. I’m a passionate person and I have found a way that helps me move through tasks with ease and grace. Something falls and breaks? I say ”chaos!” which makes me laugh instead. The hard times come willy nilly but I am enjoying the in-betweens no matter what. Are you?
For me, do easy feels like learning how to fully inhabit my body.
Hi Jeff, I did watch it and it made me think about a school friend, who I've known for 41 years, who always seemed to do everything perfectly. Her writing is perfect, she wraps things perfectly, she never drops anything or appears to trip and is always very precise. I admired her ways, was even jealous sometimes - and wanted to be like her when we were children. But I'm tall and don't have control over my limbs in the way she does - I'm 5' 10", she's 4' 11.5" so it was unlikely to happen. She's done some interesting things in her life - BUT, her life is no better than mine, just different. The film made me think that wanting to do something in the way someone else does doesn't make me want to be THEM.
Thank you for making me think again on a Tuesday.
So much of learning is collecting other people’s useful ways of doing things and learning how to make them your way of doing things. In the process new ways are created.
Thank you for thinking!
Love this. It's sort of...mindfulness when you still want to do things...
'Mindfulness when you still want to do things’ – perfect. This is exactly what I’m aiming for.
Living in the moment is the key. We’re going so fast, our reset is leaning towards being intentional to balance the frenetic pace we keep to keep up. Even my phone reads” you’re going too fast “! Idk 🤷♀️