How To Move Oneself

There are all these things I could do in the garden that would really be good. I could go out and do some work first thing in the morning, a lot of days. That would be the ideal time. When I think about it then, though, I don't want to go outside, for various reasons. It's too cold, and I feel shy, and I don't want to spend the whole morning doing those jobs. So, typically, and pretty much every time, I've just stayed inside and put off the outdoor things. It made me mad that I wasn't getting anything done, but that's just how it went.

In general, I've been experimenting with the idea that, when something is hard to get done, I can make progress by tackling it in very small pieces. This has actually worked really well, at least on some things. Mostly I've been using to keep up with the cleaning, and I feel like I'm gradually getting caught up with it. I'm using the idea in other parts of life, too, though. Actually, this blog is probably an example, though, as I think about it right now, I'm having to work to remember how I developed my routine, and what I thought about. Still, I'm sure it's the case.

What I'm saying is, I think people can succeed at anything by taking this approach, even really big things. In fact, I think it's the secret to being able to get really big things done. Also, I think when we work at little parts of something, gradually, we build momentum, until, at a certain point, we can find ourselves really flying, and all sorts of amazing stuff can happen in really easy ways.

Anyway, I was thinking about how to get all those garden things done, and I had been thinking for more than a week about maybe going out in the front yard in the morning, with my bushel basket, and just picking up a few leaves, and trimming a few of the long Bermuda runners, and then going back in. It wouldn't even look like I'd done anything, which was actually part of the idea, but over time, doing it regularly, it would get the yard looking tidy.

I could still feel how I would hesitate, when it came to it, in the morning. Then I got this other idea, to just go out and sort of tour the yard and look around a bit, at that time in the morning. One of the things that I felt was happening was that I couldn't remember what I needed to do, at those moments, and that made me hesitate, so, if I did a little tour like that, I would be reminded. Plus, it would get me moving around a little.

Well, I did it this morning, and then I ended up doing a little raking. I did just a little, just as I'd planned, and then came in. It felt good.