One hour at a time.

Everyday is new but everyday brings challenges. I don't know why I do this to myself but I seem to bring on extra task to myself...I can complain and say I did not ask for it but after all, I am allowing it to fall on my lap, so to speak. Today, I spent lazy two hours in the morning just looking back at some of the writing I did in the past or past recordings of my son. Some where in the back of my mind was this nagging sensation of "get up to do your laundry" (which I did while being lazy) or practice flute or piano, or what is next on my agenda for the health informatics course I am taking, or don't you need to go to the bank to do that errands,,, etc etc....And, of course I am thinking about the three talks I need to create for Nov in Japan and 5 talks to be given in Feb also in Japan. All the preparation takes time. One our of talk may require 40 hours of preparation at time if it requires research.

So, I have quite a few things on my plate but I am reminded that I can only take one thing at a time. Here I sit looking at the clock gaging how much time I have before picking up my son from school. I have exactly 2 hours and 5 minutes before I should leave the house. But since I need to take care of a few things at the bank before that I only have 1 hour and 45 minutes, perhaps.

So, whey am I wasting time on my blog to express such trivial matter? It is just therapeutic to stop and record what goes through my mind. Sure I have hundreds of pages of medical literature printed ready to be read and processed for several different projects including my class, but they can wait.

Having many interests may be a problem for someone like me,, because I can't focus. There is nothing,, I mean nothing I can do about it. I enjoy everything and that is a gift, isn't it? So, here I am sitting here wondering if I should practice for a while before I get to the next thing. House work? Sure that needs to be done, too. Roomba does some of it but right now, I am going to cherish my designated free time to do whatever I want to do for another hour and a half,,,, one hour at a time.


Simple Duet by Unknown Artists

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the⋆silver⋆of⋆His⋆fining said…
Delightful music to my soul. As I sit here not doing what it is I should be doing, you have ministered to my soul :) Thanks, Joyce
September 27, 2011 at 6:49 PM
Wakako 源　Eklund said…
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! It is my friend and I playing together!
September 28, 2011 at 9:46 PM
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