Wednesday,
September 19, 2012
Today's Gift
Today's Gift
Procrastination is the thief of time. --Edward
Young
When we have a problem with putting things off, we seem to add to our
troubles by mentally flogging ourselves. We know we are losing time. We
criticize ourselves for our irrational behavior. Whether we are putting off an
important task in our lives or letting many little undone jobs accumulate, we
could benefit from stopping the self criticism and asking ourselves for the
spiritual message in our actions. Perhaps we need some quiet time to do
absolutely nothing. Maybe our perfectionism is paralyzing us. Is an "all or
nothing" attitude telling us if we can't do the whole job right away, there is
no point in beginning? Unexpressed anger may be blocking us from doing what we
need to do.
Whenever we find ourselves doing things that seem irrational we can ask,
"What is the message from my Higher Power in this behavior?" This question will
carry us much further toward spiritual growth than the mental criticism we are
tempted to do.
Today, I will do what I can within the limits of one day, and I will
stay in communication with my Higher Power.
From the book Touchstones by Anonymous
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