Moving Day
Have you ever had the thought “As soon as…” or “If only…?” as if enlightenment, world peace, and fulfilling relationships are just on the other side of the next rise.
I catch myself at it often.
If we’ve spoken more than briefly in the last year, you’ve heard me be excited/discouraged/sad/hopeful/optimistic/pessimistic about my “new office.” This new office would make it possible to write same-day notes, develop more content, be more professional, teach yoga and meditation from the office. As soon as the office was done, I would arrive.
Except the new space took more than a year to construct. Somehow during the year, I arrived anyway. People were seen, tears were shed, laughter happened, learnings occurred.
Today, the air conditioning and internet services are in place. I like the room. There’s room for all the stuff and it feels comfortable. I don’t think my notes will be written same day and hopefully it will be a little easier to stay a little longer and do more of the right things. What would have happened if I waited until the office was finished and “perfect” to even start? Maybe you and I wouldn’t have met, and that would have been awful.
Tomorrow is moving day.
What’s on my diary card?
This week I challenged myself. Still eating at home, and now eating scheduled meals at scheduled times when I’m hungry. The challenge is in the mindfulness of current thought and emotion - when I feel the urge to grab a snack or an extra meal, what’s going on in and around me? Also continuing to look for ways to increase daily activity levels with some scheduled workouts.