Make
Everything Easy
The message I want to get
across this month is:
Make
Everything as Easy as possible for yourself!
When you are tackling your
clutter/organization/time management ask yourself this question:
How
can I make this easy?
Over the years
I have discovered that systems that
work contribute greatly to living effortlessly
and more enjoyably. A small
amount of time spent creating systems that work for you
(and YOU is the operative word) will make your life more
pleasant every day.
For example,
I wanted to recycle in the kitchen but every day I would
end up throwing everything in the same bin. When I eventually
asked myself ‘How can I make this easy?’ the
answer was then obvious – buy a second bin just for
recycling! Easy! Sigh – why didn’t I think of
that before?
In our society
we greatly prize hard work and praise ourselves when we
persevere, suffer and endure. Occasionally this is necessary
but do we have to make our daily lives complicated and awkward
when things can be so much more relaxed?
Easy does
not mean lazy (I used to think that if it’s not painful
it’s not worth doing).
5
Simple Steps to Making Things Easy
1)
Identify an area where things are not working for you? What
is the awkward or difficult thing about it? What is the
sticking point?
"Never
can find a pen"
2)
Identify how you feel about the situation?
"Irritated.
It’s not life or death but every day you have to scout
about for a pen"
3)
Identify how you want to feel about the situation and how
you want it to be
"I
want it to be easy. I don’t really want to have to
give it too much thought"
4)
Ask yourself how can I make this easy? Ask other people
what they do.
5)
Wait for a solution
Relax –
the answer will come. You’ll know when it’s
right because it will feel right
"I
can get a mug I don’t use much and put all the pens
I find in there. Next time I go to the shops I’m going
to buy some cheap pens in bulk and top up the container"
How can you make your
life easier today?
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