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Today's Intention: Focus on Quality vs. Quantity
I awoke this morning feeling stressed about the state of disarray my house was in. A friend was coming over for breakfast and a massage, and I felt uneasy about opening my home. For a moment I had the notion that I would scramble like a madwoman to get the house clean to meet my standards, as well as get Sam ready for and dropped off to school. Then I consciously decided against the madness. Instead, I focused on the most important tasks at hand and accomplished them calmly.
The visit was relaxed and the conversation was real. During the massage, I felt completely present and in tune.
There are many lessons I can draw upon from this seemingly trivial episode. The one that supports my intention for today, though, is my conscious choice not to focus on how much I accomplish, but instead to focus on the quality of my day. Had I chosen to get my house in order in such a short amount of time, and rushed around in a frenzy, I probably would have had a short fuse with my son while we were getting ready for school. Had I frantically dusted and mopped before giving the massage, my body would probably feel taxed and depleted.
It is remarkably easy to get caught up in quantity-driven measurements of success. Even with this blog, I could get wrapped up in how many people are reading it, commenting, subscribing. When focus shifts to quantity, we all know the quality begins to suffer.
Authenticity is so important for a well lived life, and it can only be sincerely cultivated by giving special attention to the quality of our actions, choices, relationships. Today it was, and still is, my intention to gaze honestly at the balance I am creating between quality and quantity.
I awoke this morning feeling stressed about the state of disarray my house was in. A friend was coming over for breakfast and a massage, and I felt uneasy about opening my home. For a moment I had the notion that I would scramble like a madwoman to get the house clean to meet my standards, as well as get Sam ready for and dropped off to school. Then I consciously decided against the madness. Instead, I focused on the most important tasks at hand and accomplished them calmly.
The visit was relaxed and the conversation was real. During the massage, I felt completely present and in tune.
There are many lessons I can draw upon from this seemingly trivial episode. The one that supports my intention for today, though, is my conscious choice not to focus on how much I accomplish, but instead to focus on the quality of my day. Had I chosen to get my house in order in such a short amount of time, and rushed around in a frenzy, I probably would have had a short fuse with my son while we were getting ready for school. Had I frantically dusted and mopped before giving the massage, my body would probably feel taxed and depleted.
It is remarkably easy to get caught up in quantity-driven measurements of success. Even with this blog, I could get wrapped up in how many people are reading it, commenting, subscribing. When focus shifts to quantity, we all know the quality begins to suffer.
Authenticity is so important for a well lived life, and it can only be sincerely cultivated by giving special attention to the quality of our actions, choices, relationships. Today it was, and still is, my intention to gaze honestly at the balance I am creating between quality and quantity.