I felt totally overwhelmed yesterday, so naturally, I browsed the internet, spent some time on facebook, and otherwise wiled away my hours. Today, I feel more ready to tackle my “to do” list. This post by Keri Smith helps.
…there is a point where you have to push through and get past the “stuckness”. you can also apply this concept to creating something, as there are often block that come up that make you want to quit. you get overwhelmed at some point and think “this is not working”, I’m not very good at it. but what you don’t know at the time is that the place you have to push through to is very close, just inches or minutes away. it might be a simple as moving one item. but you don’t know that because you’re stuck on the side of uncompletion which feels bad (read: self criticism). those of you reading this who have given birth may recall that the moment most women want to quit is right at the point of “transition”, (when the body is coming through the birth canal). But at that point you are almost done!photo credit: Wonderlane
this is why it has become so helpful to me to perceive everything as an experiment. because the next step then becomes about trying anything. just make a move no matter what it is and a different conclusion than the one you are faced with will arise.
Click here to check out Keri Smith’s blog.
She has inspired me in the past. I am learning that when I am just not into it to not push – there are ebbs and flows and getting in touch with that makes me so much more productive.
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Braidwood Reply:
June 29th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Hmmm.. Thanks for that comment, Jacqueline. That reminds me of another author I’ve been listening to: Barbara Kingsolver in High Tide in Tuscon talks about us all listening to our own tides- our ebbs and flows…
That’s a nice thought. Thank you for reminding me.
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