It’s possible, fellow former procrastinators, I would’ve sprained my ankle anyway – but my choice of footwear pretty well insured it. Cobblestone stairs in the rain at twilight wearing platform shoes. Oops. There’s been the pain of the injured foot and the pain of our injured plans. Now I look back at lessons learned for…
Remember the circus elephant, fellow former procrastinators? When young and small, he is chained to a stake in the ground. At that point in his life, the stake holds him in place. As time passes, the elephant grows quite capable of walking away. He easily has the strength and ability to pull up the stake…
Have you ever groaned, “I’m not in control!”? Former procrastinators, this phrase prompts negative and positive thoughts. Let’s look briefly at a few angles. Putting things off can cause us to identify with negative aspects of each of these. There’s “I’m not in control” meaning “I can’t accept that somebody else has responsibility.” Sometimes it’s…
So, fellow former procrastinators, reading the title do you see an adjective describing where clutter hangs out? Or do you see a verb urging action? Either answer wins! We have to recognize clutter for what it is and remove it. Are you discouraged when you walk in the kitchen? Have jars, water bottles, and cookie…
Former procrastinators, my frustrated husband moaned, “I don’t have time to think! I just need to think!” He recognizes the importance of thinking as an activity, a process, deserving of – and requiring – its own time, space, and attention. The slang expression, “It’s a thing,” highlights the fact that thinking – or not thinking…
Fellow former procrastinators, you may have a backpack, briefcase or tote bag, but we’re all loading up for fall activities. Our tendency to delay makes it easy to grab ‘n go. Instead, let’s pause to deliberately make sure we have the vital things with us. Grab your “toter” and dump it out before packing new…
Whoa, former procrastinators! Maximizing activities doesn’t mean taking on as many as we possibly can. It means getting the most benefit possible from the activities we do take on. That way, activities can assist us in moving our ships toward the ports we want to reach. We may outwardly rush from school or office to…
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
Proverbs 6:6-8
. . . you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him.
Colossians 3:9-10