Ever Forward.
That’s how I get through most days.
I say those two words when I’m feeling stuck. When I am sitting at my desk staring off into space with a million tasks facing me on my to-do list.
Is it because I don’t know where to begin or am I trying to figure out which item seems less daunting than the next?
So for a perpetual procrastinator and self-proclaimed idler, I need all the motivation I can get.
Ergo, somewhere in the depths of my brain, I pull out that phrase – Ever Forward.
I’ll say it in my mind, or whisper it aloud, and then will get up to do something – anything – no matter how big or small.
It may be putting the towels in the washer.
It may be running upstairs to take my anti-anxiety pill that I forgot to in the morning.
It may be telling myself I’ll wipe down the bathroom sink only, secretly knowing once I start I’ll easily move on to the tub and toilet.
It may be simply filling up my watering can, heading outdoors, and tending to my container plants. Inevitably, I usually end up seeing some weeds in the flower garden that need to be pulled. Which then, after tossing them in the trash bin, I may be inspired to empty all the small wastebaskets around the house.
Next thing I know, I’m doing one of my favorite, albeit satisfying, tasks of all – crossing things off my list.
Sometimes it may be picking up one of my beloved colorful pens and just start writing…
Which eventually – and satisfyingly – often leads to a blog post…
49 and Counting 