pro⋅cras⋅ti⋅nate
verb (used without object)| 1. | to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost. |
| 2. | to put off till another day or time; defer; delay. |
Above is the dictionary.com meaning of the word procrastinate.
I have been called a procrastinator all my life, My father is one and I am too.
I have now officially made the decision I HATE the word procrastinate, I have realised (for me, I am not saying everybody) that I have used this label to hide my laziness.
At the moment I cannot be bothered doing my housework, I am being a lazy bum. I am being a complete slob and sitting on the computer instead. How much better does it sound when I say " I am a procrastinator and I am currently procrastinating the housework"
It's the same with assignments or work, often I would be up until all hours of the night typing essay's because I had been lazy, couldn't be bothered and had left them til the last minute. But you see people it was all ok because i am a procrastinator.
So you see, I have decided to take the word out of my vocabulary and stop labeling myself. I need to at least be honest with myself about what my reality is, not what I would like it to be.
I read this amazing quote the other day
"God often uses models to get his point across. Someone has to open up his/her life to others and say in various ways- this is where I am struggling, this is where i fell flat into failure and this is something I've learned and from which I have profited" -Gordon MacDonald
I don't even know who this dude is or what he has written but i liked the quote.
I have realised that it's true, We learn so much from not only our own mistakes, but from other peoples mistake and understanding and their learning.
For example I read Rachy's blog tonite and thru one of her particular posts I realised that I am not as boring or mundane as I thought.
So I want to open my life and share with you guys what I learn, not only the good, but the ugly and the bad and the failures.
I want to get real and be honest, maybe you whom read this will learn something from little old me.
For Now Until we meet again
xx
1 comment:
I can really relate to this one, too, Lolly. Sometimes all the things I need to do run around in my head into one big ball of overwhelming tasks, so I just surrender to it and do nothing. Lately my mantra is 'One thing at a time!' I tell myself this and it really helps from getting overwhelmed by so many tasks. I break things down into bite sized chunks and reward myself for each task with something enjoyable, like 15 minutes on computer, etc. It doesn't always work, but it does help me to get started. You are not a slob, sweetheart, you are just human like the rest of us. You are a beautiful,in-touch woman of God who is evaluating her life and bettering herself. That is awesome! Love you lots xox
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