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elorie makes a valid point today.
Do the work.
No, seriously. Keep at it.
My mother has always said, "when your heart is heavy, get your hands busy." She recalled times during WWII when she would find her mother scrubbing floors on her hands and knees...at 3:00 in the morning. She had two sons serving, y'see.
One, it gets your mind working in other directions. Two, it gets work done - and this is never a bad thing.
You have the option to do nothing - sure. If you're miserable, depressed and morose - likely, you're not doing much of anything, nor think you could accomplish much if you DID do something. Don't you believe it.
Try this one on. You do nothing, you don't even get the luxury of staying in that one place. You're going to slide even further down.
Do something. Even if you make a total dog's breakfast out of it, you'll have tried. And you can always try again.
Every thing we take for granted, whether it's light bulbs or antibiotics or just walking upright - came from trying, trying, trying again...making mistakes and going back to the drawing board with better information every time it failed.
You learn more by failing, you know. If you figured out that's the time you don't quit, you've learned the most important part of the process.
You do nothing, you guarantee more of what you're dealing with. Or worse.
You do something, even if you're not sure of the outcome - there's a chance.
You try again, you have an even better chance of succeeding than you did the first time.
Do the work.
Stay in motion (awfully hard to hit a moving target).
And don't pay a whole lot of attention to what other people are doing/saying/thinking.
Always do your best.
Clean up your own messes.
Be aware of your impact on others.
And don't be afraid to get your hands dirty.
elorie makes a valid point today.Do the work.
No, seriously. Keep at it.
My mother has always said, "when your heart is heavy, get your hands busy." She recalled times during WWII when she would find her mother scrubbing floors on her hands and knees...at 3:00 in the morning. She had two sons serving, y'see.
One, it gets your mind working in other directions. Two, it gets work done - and this is never a bad thing.
You have the option to do nothing - sure. If you're miserable, depressed and morose - likely, you're not doing much of anything, nor think you could accomplish much if you DID do something. Don't you believe it.
Try this one on. You do nothing, you don't even get the luxury of staying in that one place. You're going to slide even further down.
Do something. Even if you make a total dog's breakfast out of it, you'll have tried. And you can always try again.
Every thing we take for granted, whether it's light bulbs or antibiotics or just walking upright - came from trying, trying, trying again...making mistakes and going back to the drawing board with better information every time it failed.
You learn more by failing, you know. If you figured out that's the time you don't quit, you've learned the most important part of the process.
You do nothing, you guarantee more of what you're dealing with. Or worse.
You do something, even if you're not sure of the outcome - there's a chance.
You try again, you have an even better chance of succeeding than you did the first time.
Do the work.
Stay in motion (awfully hard to hit a moving target).
And don't pay a whole lot of attention to what other people are doing/saying/thinking.
Always do your best.
Clean up your own messes.
Be aware of your impact on others.
And don't be afraid to get your hands dirty.
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My mom, now 92 years old, is still coming up with projects to do around the house, although my siblings and I often have to dissuade her of some of the trickier tasks.
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You've expressed something that's vital to my modus vivendi, very well. Kudos, and thanks!
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To steal from Manilow -
I learned from 'No, thank you,' so much more than from, 'Yes'..."
("God Bless the Other 99")
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I have found since I have been following the same ideas, it really does help.
When all else fails, scrub a bathroom, they always need it, and even if it doesn't solve the problem. you have a really clean bathroom.
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over lost days... What you can do or think you can do, begin it.
For boldness has magic, power and genius in it.
-- Attributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Those, I'd like to plant in the cornfield. I'd use all the excuses to cover the hole. (Watch for it. There will be a buttload of them.)
Used tissues, not so much. Those, at least, are honest, legitimate and finite. I like naps too - as long as they don't last 24/7.
Concentration is a passive state - but you can't say nothing is happening. It's good to rest and recharge, regroup to begin again.
You don't get to quit - even if you throw your hands up and say it, and even mean it - you don't get to. Believe me, I've tried!
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