Pick One Thing

Want to lower your blood pressure? Be better about keeping your desk clear? Raise your savings account balance this month? Decrease your low back pain? Tell your boss the truth about your wishes for the future? Learn a new word every day? Figure out why your hip hurts? Have your teeth whitened? Teach your kid to go on the potty? Draft a will?

Go ahead.

Pick one thing. If it's a big thing, then you might have to pick one thing about that one thing, but still, you only need one at a time. Like if you need to pick the right side of your desk today and the left side tomorrow and the future stacking filing system the next day.... well, that's one thing. Honor that one thing (remember, you picked it!) until it is discovered in and connected to you, as an important part of your true self. Not just something you want or wish or think or dream.

The key is, pick ONE.

You have 100% of yourself to give, right? You can't give 100% of yourself to your family and 100% to looking good and 100% to your job and 100% to your home. And so on. This means you have to pick and choose how to divvy up your efforts. When all your most important stuff is accounted for, and you've only got 10% of yourself left to get organized, or catch up with old friends, or find out why your feet hurt so much, well then--pick one thing, and give it what it's due, until it's done.

When you're finished with it, you'll know. Because you'll feel really good about it. So much of life is always in process, as it should be. When you're evolving, you can't always just do it today. But you can do one thing today.

On the other hand, there are plenty of things, like what you want to finish, or learn, or fix, that are matters of action that can be completed. By you. Rather quickly.

Also, some parts of you that you hardly know because you haven't focused on them, can be renewed and enhanced if you pick them. Making you all the more, all the better. All the more better you.

And please note that even some of the really big things, like be a calmer parent or become a great singer, which might seem like they should take a long time and a lot of effort, are still only some of these "one things" that you can pick to do. You can be more patient right now with that unreasonable child. You can do your vocal exercises today, and record your progress.

Pick One Thing!

It's a revolution in the making. It changed my day, and I'm telling you I think it's going to change my life. Because I'm picking "pick one thing" as my One Thing. I'm going to master focusing my attention and efforts, and make conscious decisions to direct myself toward my desires. What I want. What I intend to be.

Not sure what to pick?
Watch this space for ideas in the future.

Farewell for now, as I will be on vacation and not blogging for a couple of weeks. I've picked "Catch up on my Reading" to the tune of at least 3 books as my One Thing for my vacation downtime. I'm so excited, the books are already stacked and ready to pack.

Until then, be well. One choice at a time.