It's also about Procrastination and Presence...
Now bear with me here because I am going somewhere with this...
So... halfway up my stairs I have this canvas print that says It's not about the destination it's about the journey (Ralph Waldo Emmerson) and to be honest most days I walk straight past it without even a glance never mind a second glance. But there are days when I actually do "see" it.
Serendipitously, and thankfully it's usually a day when I'm living in my head and grumpy. Grumpy because I feel stuck, fed up, unable to even get started on something because all I can picture in my head is the end result. Now I fully acknowledge here that its good to see the goal, visualise the completed task as part of the manifestation process, but, this is about the days when I see what I need to achieve, and the thought of it sends me into the kitchen to make another cup of tea and sit down for another cuddle with my dog.
You know that feeling? That feeling that swans in when the thought of it all seems like too much and you can't bring yourself to even think about all the steps you have to complete, before you actually get to the end result...so what happens...? Procrastination is what happens...!!! Although I can say that my dog is a huge fan. He had more ear tickles that I've had hot dinners out of it so I guess he's biased.
Now I don't know about you but I can sometimes live grumpily in my head and in procrastination until the cows come home...but this is why (and I did say I was going somewhere with this) I love this canvas and this quote because when I do “see” it, and I actually think and feel what it means, it immediately alters my perspective.
I am suddenly reminded that life IS a journey with many sub-journeys (or steps) within it and that my current project is just one of those. I love it because it immediately refocuses me in the present moment, back to the task at hand dragging my thoughts back from some future imaginings where whatever it is I’m doing is already completed. I love it because it reminds me to slow down, to enjoy the ride and all the steps, and that the fun, the experience, the learning and the discovery are all to be found in the journey.
Now I need only take the first step…
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