As you go through life there are a variety of things that come and go that you must do. There are also things that you will fail to do. And there are things that you will not have the time to do.
David Allen says it best, “You can do anything you want, but you can’t do everything that you want.”
I had this feeling last night as I was trying to get a grant ready for a deadline tomorrow. This grant had been left fairly late for a variety of reasons. As a summer camp director any grant deadline that falls in August is going to be a struggle. Then the foundation moved the deadline to September – great I thought – but didn’t do the proper research to get things in place for it. I realized last night that whether I had started in August or last night I would have been in the same predicament – I did not have all the information that I needed. If I filled out the application I would have to pass some untruths and hope that no one checked up immediately on them – and worst still – I would be guessing at budgets on a capital grant.
I let it go.
It is amazing the feeling that comes over you when you let something go that has weighted on you. This will allow me to focus on what is important today. Letting go has eased my mind and has given me clarity in my planning.
Letting go. It is not something to do all the time. But in certain situations it works wonders for your mental state – especially at work. The phrase that comes to mind and that I have heard more of recently is, “I have not made the time to do this thing.” This phrase moves you away from the mental state of “not having the time.”
We have all the same time in the world as everyone else.
We make time for what matters to us.
So today I encourage you to look around your life – work, personal or whatever. Find a project, a plan or a wish that you have not made the time for.
And let it go.
In the spirit of letting go – I have a unicycle for sale.