Daily Gratitude: I love this one more than most. Why? Because it actually tells me how to have a great day every day.

I think I wrote about how we’re so performance based now that it just adds additional stress to everyone’s life. How many of you have been in a grocery line and worried about what the checkout person was going to think about your items. After all, those are your choices. How personal is that? Why do we worry about what other people think? Because we don’t want to be judged. Where do they employ judges other than the courtroom? For sports to determine how well you “perform”

But if we can look at our day from a perspective of what seed(s) did I plant today, then we might be able to veer off from what did i accomplish today (with the subtext of “that others can see”) then hopefully our perspective on ‘what do I “need”!or “should” do today?’ Will change

Did you smile at someone and plant the seed of welcoming or joy in them? Did you come up with the best idea for a Christmas present for someone? You may not have it yet but now you know what you’re going to get that person. Did you come up with an idea on how to be more efficient at work? Did you maybe start a journal or other writing project?

Julia Cameron talks about morning pages where you just write what’s in you head without worrying about anything. When you’re done you tear them up. That’s the seed of clearing the field (your mind) but if you tear the pages up, no one will ever see what you did – your performance.

So let’s stop measuring our day by how many widgets we produce (and not the kind on our phone) and think about the seeds we’ve planted for that day.

Daily Gratitude: I know this is true. Almost all of the “jobs” I’ve had in my life were doing things that I loved. There really is only one that I disliked greatly and only stayed in it because I “needed” a job. That, of course, translates into needing the money to live. It should come as no surprise then that I was advised to quit or I would be asked to leave. Ha ha. They were being very nice.

But it’s not only jobs that must fall into the category of needing to be loved. It’s all that you do. I’m sure you can look back and see half-a**ed performances but also see wonderful ones too.

Take decluttering for example. I’ve tried this many times. But the one time I did a bang up job was right after I retired and that was because I was really pumped about doing it. I even visualized how great it would look (relatively speaking that is. Lol). And I didn’t have to force myself to do it either. I wanted to.

Find different ways to get excited about what you’re doing. Not only will you do a better job but everything around you will be better. There’s only so much time we have so use it to do great things. And anything is great if you enjoy and love it enough. Remember “nothing is good or bad but thinking makes it so” (Shakespeare again but it can’t be repeated enough times). So change your thinking so you end up loving all you do

Daily Gratitude: This is one to consider as we head towards the end of the year. Many people find themselves saying (especially as the holiday season begins) “I’ll start doing this or that WHEN the first comes around.” They say something similar throughout the rest of the year too but this is a common time to put things off for awhile.

Does “WHEN” ever come to your life? I would imagine not. It’s like “tomorrow” and “I’ll do it tomorrow.”

Don’t wait for anything. Start now. That’s not to say to ignore everything and jump right into something without evaluating it. It’s saying that evaluating something is an action and it’s not waiting. I have a car that’s 35 years old and has been sitting in my garage for 21 years for reasons that are beyond this post. I’ve thought about and talked about getting rid of it for a long time. I haven’t done diddly squat about actually doing that.

Just this week I decided it was time to take action. I’ve already taken most of the steps needed to “let it go”. That is always something to consider if you find yourself waiting for “when”. If you’re going to start a new diet on the 1st – and not right now – could it be you’re not ready to let go of all those tasty treats you have every morning and evening?

What action can you take today on something you’ve been “waiting” for? Start that today