I found myself writing this status on facebook the other day:
.......Has had a productive day at last.
As soon as I had written it I felt dismal - I automatically felt as though the rest of my week obviously had not been productive at all.
Was this true? Of course not! So what had I done for the rest of last week. I had blogged, I had managed to scrape through a painful anniversary. I had done some research on emotional issues. I had attended a very difficult emotional meeting. There seems to be a thread here....... my week seemed to be dominated by mentally and emotional laden tasks. Was there anything productive in going through these issues - of course there was!
I suppose my lesson for the week is to remember that there are at least two types of productivity that I need to consider in my life to get a fair idea of how things are going. There are the emotional/mental productivity as well as the physically productive activities.
Maybe it is time to count my blessings for this week.
780. The time to rest.
781. Roses blooming in the garden.
782. Veg patch loving all the rain.
783. Puppy dog loving her medication so no having to force anything into her.
784. Difficult meeting got through.
785. Getting creative with my crochet, recycling plastic bags.
786. The chance to share about counting your blessings at a workshop at our church service for all ages.
787. Daughter coming and telling me about a spillage on her carpet even though she had managed to erase it all.
788. A pair of trousers made to fit after an accidental shrinkage.
789. Three loads of washing, washed and dried on the line in one day :o).
.......Has had a productive day at last.
As soon as I had written it I felt dismal - I automatically felt as though the rest of my week obviously had not been productive at all.
Was this true? Of course not! So what had I done for the rest of last week. I had blogged, I had managed to scrape through a painful anniversary. I had done some research on emotional issues. I had attended a very difficult emotional meeting. There seems to be a thread here....... my week seemed to be dominated by mentally and emotional laden tasks. Was there anything productive in going through these issues - of course there was!
I suppose my lesson for the week is to remember that there are at least two types of productivity that I need to consider in my life to get a fair idea of how things are going. There are the emotional/mental productivity as well as the physically productive activities.
Maybe it is time to count my blessings for this week.
780. The time to rest.
781. Roses blooming in the garden.
782. Veg patch loving all the rain.
783. Puppy dog loving her medication so no having to force anything into her.
784. Difficult meeting got through.
785. Getting creative with my crochet, recycling plastic bags.
786. The chance to share about counting your blessings at a workshop at our church service for all ages.
787. Daughter coming and telling me about a spillage on her carpet even though she had managed to erase it all.
788. A pair of trousers made to fit after an accidental shrinkage.
789. Three loads of washing, washed and dried on the line in one day :o).
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