What is the Priority?
I tend to put quotes that I like on my wall near my computer. They help to remind me to stay focused and present.
I’m not sure why my brain wants to drift off to facebook (okay – I do know – it’s a Pavlovian response – I write something – I get a response – we salivate for the attention).
Anyway – I hope to remind myself to stay off of social networking and instead stay focused on what matters most to me.
I tell my students that instead of saying what their priority is they should instead count up how many hours they spend on each activity – whatever comes out on top week after week is their priority.
If they don’t like the outcome of that exercise, the solution is to change their actions so they better match their goals.
My notes are my attempt at keeping my actions in line with my intention while I’m at my computer.
On My Wall
This is what is on my wall these days:
it reveals him to himself.
however humble or small the actions may be,
points to either a huge contradiction
or a gigantic misunderstanding”
there is a space.
In that space is our power to choose …
… our response
… our growth
… our freedom
1. Asking others what they should do.
2. Thinking God decides who gets what.
3. Worrying about how their dream will come true.
4. Thinking they have dues to pay.
5. Attaching to unimportant details and outcomes.
6. Failing to forgive.
7. Thinking karma or spiritual contracts are absolute.
8. Fear of anything, especially falling in love.
9. Waiting for their ducks to line up before acting.
10. Choosing to be unhappy.
Understand the truth, little bird, and you will soar.
To be happy or not is always a choice
I think the last 3 of these are Notes from the Universe.
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Love this post! This is what’s been on my wall since dirt was invented: Discipline is remembering what you want.
Jeanne – I used to have that on my wall! I’ve just readded it.
Its brilliant.
—lisa
Yet another post from Lisa which speaks so directly to me – except for the photo of that ridiculously neat wall! :-) I’ll have to show you a picture of my wall – it may horrify you, but that’s okay – it is Halloween, after all.
I will be adding that list of ten to my favorite quotes.
TY
Morna – my OCD at it’s finest :):) ha. Don’t be comparing my neatness to your chaos in a bad way! We all do what works for us.
(that top 10 list is good – I love notes from the universe)
—lisa
Lisa, you always, always, always write something relevant and useful. Having only the first few hours of today, “scheduled”, this post will be my reminder to stay on track with my priorities for the day, starting now. Ten minutes on the computer with my coffee, ten minutes, tops, promise…….
I have a steady stream of quotes that catch my eye. If I leave one up too long, I stop seeing it. My most recent wall quote….
“Stop waiting for things to happen. Go out and make them happen”
Cindy –
I agree – I take everything done every once in a while and reorganize. A few favorites seem to reappear often.
I like your quote – it goes perfectly with #9 on the 10 ways we give away our power: 9. Waiting for their ducks to line up before acting.
Our ducks don’t have to be in a row to make things happen. We just need to get in there and DO STUFF!
—lisa
“People don’t buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it.” – Simon Sinek
“Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.” – fortune cookie
magnet: “Listen closely: The inner critic is incompetent – Twin Pixie Studios”
“And here I am in Colorado! I kept thinking gleefully. Damn! Damn! Damn! I’m making it!” – Jack Kerouac, On the Road (picked up at exhibit at Denver Art Museum)
I like these Alyson – especially that first one – it’s good to remember!
And love the Kerouac also – we are most fortune to be here in Colorado!!
Love these quotes and how you make my brain exercise. Out of the top ten, the one that speaks to me the most is #6. Starting with the Jewish New Year, I have decided to make an effort to forgive and not hold a grudge. It has freed my sometimes obsessive thoughts to be open for creativity.
On my wall: Does anal retentive have a hyphen?
Cheryl,
#6 is a good one. Forgiveness isn’t easy but it is absolutely freeing!
Love that quote on your wall – ha!
—lisa