This past month for me has been like a hurricane of change. I moved across America, my finals for a class in my grad school were due, and I am still living out of a suitcase in a hotel for another week. As a result, I have had a hard time focusing and starting my homework to get it done on time and efficiently. To be honest, there have been days I was surprised to remember to shampoo my hair. So, I find myself asking why did I let myself feel so all over the place? Why can’t I seem to focus like I did before I moved? Any ideas?
For starters, change is never easy. It can be fun and exciting, and to be honest, I have loved moving to the warm sunshine of Florida. Yet, when things are different they are out of our comfort zone. Working out of a hotel with no desk is a reason to struggle at work, but honestly doesn’t it sound more like an excuse? I have been rattling things over in my head for a few days now, about why it is so hard to start my projects. Truth is, I don’t have an answer, but I did have a thought. My thought was, if I don’t start somewhere, I will never go anywhere with this job and finish it. I have always taken extreme pride in my work, school, crafts, and hobbies. I love what I do and consider myself so lucky to be able to say that. So, why is starting a project so hard for me lately?
Mark Twain once said, “The secret to getting ahead, is getting started.” There will always be things to do, places to go shows on tv’s, movies in theaters, and distractions around every corner, but I can’t help but think Mark Twain is right. How can I get ahead if I never get started? There is so much to do in life, so where do we start? Life is constantly in motion. Every day, life is happening around us. No matter what we do, life is flowing. I could be wrong, but as I seem to understand it, we can either take control of our lives or just go with the flow. Lately, I have just gone with the flow. Letting life take me by and controlling me is the easy way and can be fun. However, I realized I need to control myself and my life, and it shouldn’t be the other way around. I have been swept up by distractions and excitement all around me. As a result, I have added stress in my own personal life because I know I need to get things done, but find myself thinking about time in that beautiful hotel pool or the sunshine I have missed for years shining brightly outside.
After I came to this realization, I strived to take control of myself and mind back. I found myself able to focus and discipline myself more. My stress began to go down and I realized, life is still waiting for me. That big, beautiful, Florida sky and sunshine is still out there, and any tv shows I could still watch later. In the end, it all came down to a choice. We can choose to sit down and get things done, or not. That simple. If we set our minds to something, we can accomplish it. We just have to be willing to make the choices to take the action and do it.
It’s funny how life can seem to escape us all sometimes. Life happens and happens fast, which is something I have always loved about life. What I have learned is how important it is to enjoy life, while learning to focus on important work and projects too. Now, what helps me to start my big projects, is by remembering, if I don’t start somewhere, I will never go anywhere. Now, I don’t know about you, but I do want to move forward in my life, goals, and dreams. So, remembering my finish line, helps me cross that starting line. I believe there is more inside of us capable than what we realize. We just have to be willing to do the work and find it. Imagine what we can accomplish when we set our minds to something! The big, beautiful sky is our limit, and I don’t know about you, but I want to soar. What do you think?
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