Imagine a hamster in a cage with a treadmill.
The wheel of the treadmill just goes on and on.
That’s what life sometimes feels like.
I keep on spinning, I look at my to-do list once more.
Just the look of it makes me indecisive.
I allow the list to grow under my hands.
It’s so easy to add another task to it.
The list waits patiently.
The list pushes me to feel more stress.
The list, the list, the list.
I start feeling cramped and overwhelmed.
This is no good.
I decide to unravel my list.
What’s on there?
Is it all that big of a deal?
Do I really think all these tasks are necessary?
Can I skip one?
Or maybe two?
How can I downsize my list?
What will happen if I add a bit of joy to it?
It won’t bite me, will it?
And what about those tasks that are real important, can I make them light?
Can I even make them joyful?
What would it feel like if I stop spinning in the endless treadmill of my to-do list and start living in the wide openness of my to-JOY list?
I decide to go for the second one.
I instantly feel my shoulders and jaws relax.
An inner smile comes up.
As from today, I quit living to-do, instead, I now live to-JOY!
Will you join me in this choice?
© Pamela Cools – Wake up your wisdom
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