May 13 2009
How Being In The Moment Completes Great Projects
There are two fatal errors that keep great projects from coming to life:
Not finishing
Not starting
-Buddha
Many people stop just before the diet really works or right before they finish a project that could lead them to a new sense of accomplishment. It is too easy at times to walk away and “get by” with just enough at the end of the day rather than asking ourselves, “Did I give this day, this moment, this relationship, this patient all I have”…..I realized a number of years ago when I would see someone for counseling that they would talk about every subject in the world…until we got to the last five minutes and then they would start addressing the real issues.
Don’t wait in your life, at your work, with your friends or colleagues for t he last five minutes. Be dedicated to be authentic and give all that you can in this moment. When you are at work…focus your attention there, when you are with your child do not think about work….being present is so crucial to benefiting from the magic that lives right now…
Nike expressed the concept best when their advertising campaign stated, Just Do It! Get started on that dream, the letter, the yard, the great things you are waiting to have happen….break your projects into tiny ones…in other words rather than waiting a day to read a good book…read a chapter a day….you can read a few books a year this way versus never reading at all. Instead of waiting to redo your home…do one area at a time….remember to keep it simple….if we make a new idea overwhelming we will not start it…or if we do….we will not finish it.
If the true intention is to feel better about yourself….then make sure what you are finishing or what you are starting falls into that paradigm.
Sending you the energy of Love, Joy and Abundant Blessings.
Temple Hayes
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this is good advice..
hope you are doing well.
and I hope your move is coming along smoothly…
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Nice one.
Have a good day.
This was brilliantly said and so *simple*. Thanks for your voice.
~Shamsi
Great post! I’ve experienced that lately too. I’ve been working on my first book and just wasn’t going anywhere; until I took the time to concentrate, work on a few chapters a week, and “be in the moment.” I help startup business clients and I usually tell them the same thing: sometimes you just have to start your dream, and take little steps as you go along.
I like the part in your post about not waiting to do things. Waiting means we miss chances to live our purpose. Thanks for the message!
This is wonderful advise, to move away from the urgent to the important in a way. The last few moments (urgency) i think it is also tied up with fear of facing ourselves and the reality of our life.
By putting it off and not starting it becomes a pile up. By not wanting to complete and be distracted or excited by the change of doing something different, be fore finishing, i think in a way it is also fear of failure. so if you like we can say, since i did not finish it, i can not be blamed if it is not accepted as good enough.
Would like you to please consider why we do not want to take the responsiblity, and how can we start taking small steps to heal ourselves with peace instead of conflict.
Where is the Buddha quote from,i love it,thank you
Temple, such a good piece. Really makes one think about how much we don’t get done due to feelings of overwhelm when so much could be accomplished in bite size pieces.
Thank you for the lovely reminder.
Take care and enjoy your day, each precious moment.
Love and blessings, Veronica Hay
thanks for this very good advice it’s really helpful In all areas of life
thank you
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Beautifully expressed. At our home, we call these “doable doses.” A little effort started is so much better than a dream dashed!