Well, a friend of mine did a fabulous thing; she began each of her post with a word that began with the corresponding letter of the alphabet. Each post was the next letter. I am copying that idea now!
So today's word is ACCOMPLISHMENT!
I came to this conclusion on accident. I learned that it feels really good to accomplish things. I think my scope of thinking was too broad to feel this before. Here is an example of what I'm talking about...I would not feel like I had accomplished something unless I did all the steps, i.e. cleaning...I wouldn't feel like I had done the complete job of cleaning if my entire house was not completely picked up, scrubbed, shined, and organized. Well, that task was way too overwhelming and I never got to finish it so I never felt success. I became defeated and did not feel good about myself. I have had enough opportunities in my life to feel like a complete failure so I sometimes would not even try...
However, recently I found myself doing a few odd jobs, like
1. unload the dishwasher
2. water my plants
3. paint my toenails
I know these are not major under takings but still after I did them I was pleased that instead of not trying anything at all, I had picked a few jobs and found I ACCOMPLISHED them! It felt good. I was so delighted and it gave me a sense of empowerment that I was able to do things and made me want to do more!!!!
So for today's "assignments" I did GREAT! I was able to put in a full day of work, assessed my students, balanced my checkbook,got my hair cut, went to the store and got a new hose and sprinkler and dog food for Molly, went to the tanning bed, hooked up the hose and sprinkler watered all my plants, made tea, heated dinner, and last but not least...got back to my blog! WOW! The list is pretty long! Is there more I wish I could have squeezed into my day? Like exercise? Absolutely! However, I don't have to do every possible task in one day...I just have to do things!
I will sleep good tonight knowing that I had a high accomplishment day! I will get up tomorrow morning and it will be a brand new opportunity for me to see how much I can get done and find out how much I can ACCOMPLISH!
