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The C that Changes Everything
By karen | July 27, 2007
I “should” do the laundry. I “should” clean that bathroom. I “should” make a menu and I “should” go grocery shopping!
But every time I think about how I “should” do something like that resistance comes up. I think of a million other things I would rather do, a million other things I want to do, places to go and people to see. I actually think about everything except the task at hand which is what I “should’ be doing.
So I thought about that. I love it when the laundry is done, and the house is spotless and the menu is planned and the grocery shopping is done. It’s not that I don’t like to have it done. It’s more that “should” thing! I tend to think “I should” and the next thought comes up as “ugh!” .
So I considered “how can I change this?” , “how can I find my own personal power to complete these tasks that are so nice to have completed but I tend to want to put them off? Is there something I could do to change my associations towards those tasks that “I should” do?
What if instead of saying and thinking “I should do the laundry”, “I should go grocery shopping”, “I should clean the pantry” I said something different? What if I changed my thinking and my words and I said…
“I could do the Laundry” Wow, that changes everything. I could do the laundry and then it would be done and folded and put away and that would feel great! It would be so much easier to just have it done!
“I could clean that bathroom”. Heck, it will only take about five minutes and won’t it be nice to know it’s clean!
“I could clean the pantry”. That would be nice too! Everything organized and arranged so I can easily find whatever I need is so convenient!
“I could plan the menu and buy the groceries”. It is so nice to have a plan and know that I have everything I need to cook dinner and have healthy meals. And then I can just work (which to me is more like play!) or rather I could just play up until its time to cook dinner and then I can just go and enjoy preparing a healthy meal. It will be easy and simple!
Wow, I “could’ do all of these things and it will make my life simpler and easier and I know it will make me happier and…
See how easy that is! I just changed the “sh” to “c” and everything feels different! It works for me!
Now I’m off to clean the bathroom, do the laundry, plan the menu, go grocery shopping and ……
I am pleased that this article is part of the
Doing it Differently Blog Carnival-11th Edition September 15, 2007
located at
Today is that Day
This post is included in the
Carnival of Family Life
September 17, 2007 edition. You can see the carnival at
Mother Approves
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Topics: Personal Development, Living the Power |
July 27th, 2007 at 8:36 am
I think you must be living in my brain, picking away at all my self-destructive thoughts. I’m all about “should”, and get so overwhelmed that way. I’m going to start doing this today! Thanks!
July 27th, 2007 at 8:48 am
Yes, I am living in your brain! (not really, it’s just that I think this is probably a Univeral Mom thing! don’t you?)
Anyway, thanks for stopping by! I hope it works well for you too!
July 27th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
great article we all might learn from it
July 27th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
Thanks Scott! I know it really changes my perspective!
September 15th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
[…] 11) Over at Live the Power, the post The C that Changes Everything demonstrates yet another incredibly simple mind-shift that takes you from the point of feeling obligated to do something, to the point of feeling empowered because you have chosen to do it. […]
September 16th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Thanks to you, I’m about to clean the sink
September 16th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
And it will be wonderful to have a clean sink, won’t it?
Very cool!
September 17th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
[…] Karen Lynch presents The C that Changes Everything (Live The Power) posted at LivethePower. (approve) Kyle James presents Work Hard & Work Smart posted at Rather-Be-Shopping.com Blog, saying, “As a Dad, remember to work hard because your kids are watching everything you do.” (approve) […]