I am a lifelong learner. I will continue to fill my plate with whatever quenches my appetite.

“The people that are the most passionate about what they do

never, ever stop learning”

Many people are afraid of the new. Scared that if they make mistakes, that they will be looked at negatively.

You learn by trying… doing. You learn by perfecting… failing.

Not all people can handle the pressure. But with pressure, diamonds are made. Not all will become diamonds but for the few that face the pressure, they will see the beauty of the work and trial they put in. In this new century, I know you will have to face this fact head on and then continue to learn in order to thrive and survive. So…

“Get busy living or get busy dying”

The following video discusses the barriers, challenges and opportunities for learning at any time. In this time, we have to continually evolve and continue to Learn HOW to LEARN.

Any thoughts about this or do you shamelessly nod your head yes or no with no opinion? I don’t believe that ~ let me know what you think!

When beginning my career, after starting to work in the real world (per say) – I would spend my time on ironing boards.

I would neatly press all my shirts and slacks, usually on the weekends. I would hear from people about how they took everything to the cleaners. Had everything pressed, starched and dry cleaned. I was never the one to do such a thing. I had the time so I did it myself. On Sundays, I would get everything ready for the week. Maybe have a little time for television. This way I would not have to do so much and rush. This is not so easy to do now.

Old habits are old habits for a reason. Those habits get tired too. Their bones begin to ache and those habits, they may be forgetful at times. So it is hard to get back into the routine.

Last night I found myself in my basement. Getting ready to get ready. Intending to iron one sweater. I ended up continuing with the other sweaters, shirts, pants, etc. Weird how relaxing it was. It was simple, minute and arbitrary.

We all have certain things that take absolutely no thought. These actions allow our minds to be completely blank. Allow us to go to a place void of worry. Cause us to forget what may have happened over the course of a day or even what we may face for the next. For me, it is washing the dishes, scrubbing them clean by hand when I know I could just as easily place them in the dishwasher

or…

mowing the lawn. Trying to get the track of lines in a yard perfectly aligned and parallel. So careful not to damage the baby tree that has so much to look forward to. Even when I’m washing the car… vacuuming it out… taking the towel to remove gook… from all the nooks and crannies. Detailing the details.

We need time to reflect. In order to be better at work, professionally and personally, I believe we need these small and at-first-glance meaningless events. Events that we have some power to contain. The power and ability to remove all thought from the regular, daunting and otherwise engaging moments outside of our personal lives. If at no other time, we can feel right.

The moment we as individuals realize that we are not in control of everything… all that happens to us, we may then see how we might gain control. Sometimes we try so hard to have that control that we press to hard and become sprained. We can control our reactions. We can control some of the things within our own space. Yet we cannot control everything.

I don’t wear starched shirts and well-designed ties as much as I use to. My shoes have no need to impress my colleagues as much as they needed to in the past. Every event and interaction in my life… I do not always get right…

but my space… those little things that matter, I am in need… to get those right. So I will…
iron the shirts,
clean the car,
wash the dishes and
mow the lawn

because those are the small moments… the little things that are needed to stay sane.

I am not a proponent of being unproductive but I am a supporter of FUN! So here you go, some fun for your Monday

How to waste peoples time (& get them to like you even less):

All weeks aren’t this bad but some are just FACTS (from my reader):

There are skills to being lazy!

Ahhh the dreams we had