Lukewarm is no good

As mentioned before, I'm not a resolution maker. However, I have decided upon my guiding philosophy for the foreseeable future, and it's been working pretty well so far.

'I can do anything, but not everything'

With being at home a lot I always feel like I need SOMETHING to show for my day. Whether it's a tidy house, a craft project completed, baking, or some sort of physical activity that I've done, I feel like there just needs to be something. This was beginning to get a little out of control, with it really affecting my mood if there wasn't anything to prove I'd done something at the end of the day. Sensing it wasn't going to end too well if I kept up this thought process I stripped it back to 'what do I want to achieve long term'. I wrote this long term goal on a piece of paper, and under it I wrote 'What can I do right now to work towards this goal' I broke this down into 3 mini work-ons. This is on the fridge, and when I start feeling the listlessness creep in, I refer back to it. As I get older I am beginning to realise more and more that I can do far more than I ever believe/believed I am capable of. This realisation was kick-started at Outward Bound 3 years ago, and has been a real turning point for me! And this is also where the 'I can do anything, but not everything' has come in. I need to remain focused in order to grow myself toward achieving my long term goal. There's no point channeling my energy into a bunch of things just to prove to myself that I can do it. It's much better spent on what I really truly want.

Another tip I have found that keeps me on track is when I'm greeted with a proposition to consider - if the response is not an immediate 'hell yes', then the answer is no. I love love love this and use it all the time. It makes it so much easier to say no to things that may be time or joy suckers, or that we want to do for the wrong reasons. If I say a meagre yes to these things, it makes me feel lukewarm, and lukewarm is no good.