Do you find these occurring in your day – those moments when the most pressing thing that you needed to do is done. The automatic everyday is complete and now there is a choice. For various reasons I face a few of these each day even in the ordinary days. I have no boss, no one to answer to, usually just a few touch-points in the day. Now, like many, those are gone, and after the morning chores, I have a choice. I can sit and read my book, or watch half a show, or scroll the socials. Or I can tackle that thing that has been nagging me for weeks – even if it is only a small part of what needs doing. Today’s example, I need to get into the pantry that is usually so carefully sorted and try and make sense of what is actually there. It will make the next few days easier, but it has no deadline, no urgency. Decision point.
How do you decide what to do?
There are probably as many answers to that as there are days in the week. So many variables that affect the choice.
For me, in these days of weird, I am using a method suggested by Elise Blaha Cripe in her book “Big Dreams Daily Joys“, and on her instagram feed (@elisejoy) – 3 things. I am sure it is not unique to her, but she wrote the words when I needed to hear them. It is a simple concept – what are 3 things I can do today. They do not have to have a purpose – although like my pantry shelf to do for today they can. Other days one of my three might be to go outside and see the moon. I decide on these the night before, and give myself grace that if the day becomes ‘one of those’ – well, those three things (or two of them, or one of them) will still be there tomorrow. And so when I have the choice between doing the thing or scrolling – usually I choose the thing. Making my decision point easier. I still get to decide, but it is a decision with two very concrete options.
Now I am off to clean that shelf.
Stay safe friends.