This might be related to my tendency to plan and imagine things in the ideal, versus the realistic. Maybe.
Case the first: #the100dayproject. If you're playing along at home, you're probably on day 20. I inadvertently missed some days took a vacation, so instead a. trying to play catch-up or b. just skipping ahead, I'm picking up right where I left off.
So there.
So there.
Case the second: when it comes to reading tarot or oracle cards, I don't like using "outcome" positions. I believe in too much of a multiplicity of possibilities (difficult but fun to say) to want to hear what the likely result of a pursuit or period of time is going to be. I also believe in self-fulfilling prophecy, and live with an anxiety disorder, so it's better all 'round for me to leave them be.
Anytime I see "outcome" in a spread that I want to try, I'll usually change the position to "things to remember" or "key focus" or something else from that oeuvre. Beth over at littleredtarot (a fantastic site that my Dreaming Way Tarot cards seem particularly in sync with) has a post about this very same thing that helped me come to terms with my approach. I may have an unavoidable instinct to break the rules, but I have a deep-seated desire to have those little rebellions validated.)
Anytime I see "outcome" in a spread that I want to try, I'll usually change the position to "things to remember" or "key focus" or something else from that oeuvre. Beth over at littleredtarot (a fantastic site that my Dreaming Way Tarot cards seem particularly in sync with) has a post about this very same thing that helped me come to terms with my approach. I may have an unavoidable instinct to break the rules, but I have a deep-seated desire to have those little rebellions validated.)
Case the third: Miracle Mornings. This is getting a lot of buzz around the internet (for good reason), but true to form I struggled with the format as it was presented. Make time for deliberate actions and practice in the morning? Yes, please. Follow exactly his interpretation of what that should entail? Eh... not so much.
What I did do: I talked to my supervisor at work, and got my scheduled shifted to a later start. Instead of having to be at work and on the phones by 8:15 am, now I report by 9:30. It does mean I'm here until 6pm, which if you'd asked me a few months ago I would've said I hated, but I realized that I was looking at what ideal, younger, night-owl me would've liked, not what would work for me now. The key is this - I used to get my best work done later at night. I'd stay up late, skimp on sleep, and still manage to push through the working day.
I can't do that anymore. I became a morning lark at some point, and I need my desk and a sunny window (along with a big mug of tea and coffee) to really get shit done. I was resenting the hell out of only getting around to the things that were important to me once I was physically tired, emotionally worn down, and mentally drained. Now, I can do my stuff in the mornings, go to work, then come home and unwind, and really look forward to getting up the next day.
I've got some ideas of how I'm going to adapt some of the other elements of the Miracle Morning for my own purposes, but I'll get to those later, because this is already super long and rambly, and we've 94 days to go. ;)
What I did do: I talked to my supervisor at work, and got my scheduled shifted to a later start. Instead of having to be at work and on the phones by 8:15 am, now I report by 9:30. It does mean I'm here until 6pm, which if you'd asked me a few months ago I would've said I hated, but I realized that I was looking at what ideal, younger, night-owl me would've liked, not what would work for me now. The key is this - I used to get my best work done later at night. I'd stay up late, skimp on sleep, and still manage to push through the working day.
I can't do that anymore. I became a morning lark at some point, and I need my desk and a sunny window (along with a big mug of tea and coffee) to really get shit done. I was resenting the hell out of only getting around to the things that were important to me once I was physically tired, emotionally worn down, and mentally drained. Now, I can do my stuff in the mornings, go to work, then come home and unwind, and really look forward to getting up the next day.
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| The view from my desk of a morning. :) |
I've got some ideas of how I'm going to adapt some of the other elements of the Miracle Morning for my own purposes, but I'll get to those later, because this is already super long and rambly, and we've 94 days to go. ;)
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