D is for DECIDE!
At church on Sunday, the topic was Goliath and tackling
things that seem like giants to us. For
so many, clutter and chaos are the Goliaths in our lives. We become paralyzed and anxious with feelings
of inadequacy when our environments become out of control.
Clutter is really just the result of postponed
decisions. The funny thing is most of the decisions we
put off are small, very small, but accumulated over time they become mountains,
or our “Goliath”. Most of these small
decisions would only take a matter of mere minutes and these “things” we have
been putting off would have been off our plates for good.
This week, why not make a pact with yourself to
DECIDE!
The mail comes in and some quick decisions need to
be made. What category does the mail
fall under?
- To pay?
- To file?
- To toss?
- To read? (Be careful here – if you really cannot image a time in the next 2 weeks that you will have time to sit down and read the item….I recommend tossing it. You can likely find the material online later when you truly do have the time)
You have made your decisions now take action. Pay it, File it, Toss it, or read it. Once paid file or toss, once read likely you can let the item go and
toss/recycle or donate it.
The laundry needs to be done:
- let’s decide to wash one load today,
- let’s decide to put it in the dryer
- and let’s decide to put it all away.
Looking at each task as a separate entity and it is
easier to accomplish.
How to ensure we take decisive action
1) Use a timer – set the timer on
the washer that the dryer so laundry is not sitting.
2) Getting the laundry out of the
dryer right way helps decrease wrinkles.
3) Fold or hang fight away
4) Decide to put away.
5) Don’t put away any clothes that you
do not like, do not fit or do not wear – put them in a donate bag and get them
out the door.
One big job is now off our plates and we no longer
have to think about it.
Today, how about we decide to say “NO” to anything we
either, do not have time for or, do not want to do. This takes practice but I am sure we can do
this!
Embark upon the week ahead with the confidence that
you have the power to make a decision and out in into action. If anything takes less than 5 minutes to do, let
“do it now” become the motto for your week.
Say “Yes” to action!
