Just do something!

"I’m not really even sure what this post is going to be about, but I’m just going to start writing and see what comes out. Because somehow, I feel like it’s time to revitalize this blog. I don’t really even feel like writing to be honest, but I’m going to do it anyway lest I put it off forever.

It can be easy to set a big goal for yourself, only to get overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work ahead of you and get cold feet because you just don’t know where to start. I had a friend in Japan who was a terrible slob. I mean seriously, you could have spent years digging through the layers of stuff in his apartment before finally discovering what color the floor was. He said he knew he should clean, but every time he thought about it, he “just didn’t know where to start”. My response? “Start anywhere. Just pick up something, anything. It really doesn’t matter. Do something.”

Few of the things I really want to do are easy, because nothing worthwhile is easy. It’s a lot of work to get a good job, or run a marathon, or learn a foreign language, or cook a great meal, or maintain a friendship, or build a successful blog. But why do we so easily forget that we don’t have to do all that work right now? A little at a time. You don’t have to be super-human to do a little at a time. It’s something anyone can do.

So there’s my attempt at inspiration for the day, which is really more for myself than anyone else. Lately I’ve been in sort of a slump, not feeling motivated to do much of anything, because I just want too much too soon. And, um… I don’t want to have to work for it either. But the truth is that I can’t do it all right now, but it’s really not that hard to do what I can do right now, so… Yeah, anyway. You get the idea." 

by Janna Fadness

LOVE this article, it made me think about my own procrastinating ways. I am normally an impulsive and self-motivated person who knows what she wants and works for it diligently. There are some areas in my life however that so far I haven't been able to conquer. 

Working out- for one. There is not a minute of the day when I dont think about some new "fun" way to work out... Japanese professor's 4-minute miracle workout was my latest find for example... I have piles of fitness magazine cutouts, diet journals, ideas, motivating pictures, testimonials, before and after photos, recipes, plans........ Every night I decide TOMORROW will be the day when I start working out! Tomorrow rolls along and I have a tummy ache. Or I gotta run errands. Or "I just washed my hair". Or I am too busy today. But TOMORROW! I will just start tomorrow. The task seems huge and I just can't get myself to get started. Did I mention past failures? Oh, those little flies... buzzing in my ear.... telling me that I just wont be able to stick to it, so why start it anyway.

And I just have to mention one of my friends here as a positive example.... she inspires me in ways she will never know... She ran a marathon last month. For months before that she trained, in scorching sun and rain downpour she was out there, on days when she "didn't feel like it", she took control over her body and just DID IT! She also gets up at 4 every morning to run her little business. IDiscipline, commitment, character!!! Yes, you EB! :)

Janna's little meditation really inspired me today to just jump in with a LITTLE one. Just get my toes wet. Just grab those dumbbells while watching a show. Just have ONE little bowl of snackies tonight. Just do 10 pushups. Just do a little. Just do SOMETHING.