ONE THING…
FEELING the FIRE….
FUELING the FIRE…

ONE THING….

This morning I woke up with ONE THING on my mind. Pull your wondering minds back to the moment people!

ONE THING.

I’ve been working to bring more order to my life – more simplicity, less “noise” in any format, more breathing room. Trying to tame the “To Do” lists, corral all the creative ideas flowing up and through my mental, physical and emotional space. It could be overwhelming. It “COULD” be. In a different time and space, it would have been. Yet, I’m at a place in life where I know this avalanche of ideas, deepening of connections with others, and new opportunities is simply confirmation that a tiny fear that I have is truly just that: a tiny fear.

So, I woke up this morning with ONE THING on my mind. ONE THING represents me challenging myself to do ONE THING – just ONE – that moves me closer to one goal I have for myself, that moves me one step closer to having ticked off an item on my multi-page “to-do” list.

That’s it. ONE THING.

ONE THING represents action. Action is the ONLY way to defeat procrastination. JUST DO IT. And when it looks tough, feels tough, JUST DO IT ANYWAY. I’m trying to move into a space where my words and actions are in alignment with the very things I want to usher into my life so that, once I’ve moved myself out of the way, there is space in my life for those things to grow, to flourish, to stay a while.

ONE THING represents commitment. Commitment happens daily. You choose an action, activity, relationship. You have to make the choice DAILY to renew that connection.

ONE THING represents faith. I’m doing this one thing, no matter how big or small knowing that in the end, my dream will become real.

ONE THING IS LOUDER THAN WORDS.

So, today I picked one thing. As soon as I post this, I’m going to complete *that* ONE THING. And then, being as bold as I wanna be, I’m going to pick another “ONE THING.

Some days, my ONE THING will be big – really, really big. Some days my ONE THING will be easy. No matter whether it’s big, small, hard, easy - it will ALWAYS be important. It will always be NECESSARY. It will always ADD VALUE. It will always be vital to the journey. There’s a bootleg NIKE commercial playing in my head with the “JUST DO IT” motto. My hope is that, at the end of the day, no matter how big, small, easy, difficult…my ONE THING will be done. I’m notorious for getting in my own way, for complicating simple situations so at the onset, I’ve told myself that in the event that my ONE THING doesn’t get done…I need to at least be ONE STEP closer to it. Bottom line? DO SOMETHING! TODAY!!

I think I just started my own personal revolution. LOL

Live DELICOUSLY!

** Oh, how’s this for synchronicity and confirmation? I received this little goody just as I was typing this post. It is a beautiful thing when you find yourself in a place and space where you’re truly open to what life is telling you. That’s a point for shouting. BUT…in respect for my neighbors this early in the day, I’m lighting up my candles instead. (Shout delayed until I see her pull out of the parking lot.) Enjoy the read!

THE CURE FOR PROCRASTINATION

The only cure for procrastination is action. Go beyond wishing, dreaming, considering, debating the options and get busy making it happen.

Yes, it’s going to be a little uncomfortable, it’s going to involve effort, it’s going to require commitment, and you’re going to run into difficult challenges. So ask yourself — do you intend to make it happen or would you rather put it off again and again so that it never gets done?

What gets done is what gets done now. In a little while, in a couple of weeks, in a few years, when you get around to it — these “somedays” never do come.

It’s helpful to substitute the word “never” for someday, for that will force you to confront the issue. Give yourself the choice between doing it now or doing it never, and you’ll be much more likely to do it now, if it’s truly important to you.

This moment right now is loaded with great value. You can choose to take action, and make that value your own, or you can choose to do nothing and forever leave this moment’s bountiful treasure behind.

Decide to accept the tremendous opportunity that is already available to you. Let go of the excuses, and make this the moment you jump into real, effective, purposeful action.

– Ralph Marston