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Just published: Martha Treat November 2020
It Takes as Long as it Takes
In my Gyrotonic exercise practice, I commented to my trainer, Jill, that I finally am experiencing what she has been teaching me in our sessions for two and a half years. And she replied, “it takes as long as it takes.” And she also commented that the change in my body movement is profound to watch.
A client I have been working with for two years will occasionally ask if she is ever going to get this. And I remind her that I clearly see the progress and the shifts that are taking place. The other day she said to me that she is finally “getting it” and able to see how the tracking and doing one thing at a time through to completion brings in the clarity and focus she has wanted. And she said with a slight bit of judgment, “it only took me two years to get it.” And I said, “it takes as long as it takes.” And for many, it can take a lifetime, and it does not matter. What matters is that we keep moving in the direction of our goals.
As outside observers of someone else’s process, it is easy to see their progress in changing patterns in behavior and in learning new ways of doing. We can start to apply that same observation to ourselves.
For me it is thrilling to watch someone create the experience of having greater calm and focus in their lives, and be willing to let go of what is no longer alive, current, and in use.
One of my close friends is in the process of purging files and things she thought she needed to save. She asked, “why have I been holding on to all this stuff?” And I simply said, “it is time when it is time.” And I encouraged her to be thrilled for herself.
Parents are excited when their child takes the first step. They would not say, “you should have mastered this skill long ago.” They allow it to take place in their child’s timeline. We need to offer that same patience to ourselves and let go of the judgment of how long it is taking.
Being thrilled along the way for the little steps in our progress makes the journey fun.
In our patience and compassion is the allowing of completion in completion’s timing.
Martha Invitations:
1. The next time you hear yourself judging the time it is taking you to learn something, stop and simply tell yourself that you will finish it when you do and to keep doing the little steps towards completion.
2. Be thrilled with the small progressions.
3. Look at what might be in the way of your progress and let go of ways of doing that no longer serve you.
Martha
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Just published: Martha Treat November 2020
It Takes as Long as it Takes
In my Gyrotonic exercise practice, I commented to my trainer, Jill, that I finally am experiencing what she has been teaching me in our sessions for two and a half years. And she replied, “it takes as long as it takes.” And she also commented that the change in my body movement is profound to watch.
A client I have been working with for two years will occasionally ask if she is ever going to get this. And I remind her that I clearly see the progress and the shifts that are taking place. The other day she said to me that she is finally “getting it” and able to see how the tracking and doing one thing at a time through to completion brings in the clarity and focus she has wanted. And she said with a slight bit of judgment, “it only took me two years to get it.” And I said, “it takes as long as it takes.” And for many, it can take a lifetime, and it does not matter. What matters is that we keep moving in the direction of our goals.
As outside observers of someone else’s process, it is easy to see their progress in changing patterns in behavior and in learning new ways of doing. We can start to apply that same observation to ourselves.
For me it is thrilling to watch someone create the experience of having greater calm and focus in their lives, and be willing to let go of what is no longer alive, current, and in use.
One of my close friends is in the process of purging files and things she thought she needed to save. She asked, “why have I been holding on to all this stuff?” And I simply said, “it is time when it is time.” And I encouraged her to be thrilled for herself.
Parents are excited when their child takes the first step. They would not say, “you should have mastered this skill long ago.” They allow it to take place in their child’s timeline. We need to offer that same patience to ourselves and let go of the judgment of how long it is taking.
Being thrilled along the way for the little steps in our progress makes the journey fun.
In our patience and compassion is the allowing of completion in completion’s timing.
Martha Invitations:
1. The next time you hear yourself judging the time it is taking you to learn something, stop and simply tell yourself that you will finish it when you do and to keep doing the little steps towards completion.
2. Be thrilled with the small progressions.
3. Look at what might be in the way of your progress and let go of ways of doing that no longer serve you.
Martha
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2020
Treat #219 Availability to Perfect Timing
Treat #218 Engaging Yourself into Action
Treat #217 Go for the Truth in You
Treat #216 Switching Gears Freedom
Treat #215 Seeing What We are Looking At
Treat #214 Clarity of Focus
Treat #213 Appreciating/Acknowledging Begins Within
Treat #212 How can I Assist - The True Next Action
Treat #211 Use It or Lose It
Treat #210 Finishings Along the Way
Treat #218 Engaging Yourself into Action
Treat #217 Go for the Truth in You
Treat #216 Switching Gears Freedom
Treat #215 Seeing What We are Looking At
Treat #214 Clarity of Focus
Treat #213 Appreciating/Acknowledging Begins Within
Treat #212 How can I Assist - The True Next Action
Treat #211 Use It or Lose It
Treat #210 Finishings Along the Way
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2018
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Treat #209 A New Beginning
Treat #208 All Designed For Us Treat #207 Reverence and Joy for Doing Treat #206 Choosing vs Auto Pilot Treat #205 Defaulting to the One-Track Focus Treat #204 Elegant and On Purpose Treat #203 The Fullness in Minimal Treat #202 The Real Culprit of Focus Drain Treat #201 Resting in Action Treat #200 Loving the Empty Spaces Treat #199 Putting Together All The Pieces Treat #198 Are you at the Top of your To Do List? |
Treat #197 The Tiny Finishings
Treat #196 Emergency,Crisis,Fire Treat #195 Mastership Treat #194 It Works Every Time Treat #193 Let the Stuffing Be Gone Treat #192 Whole Focus Treat #191 The One Thing Not to Complete Treat #190 Just Keep It Flowing Treat #189 In Between Time Treat #188 What is Stealing Your Energy? Treat #187 To Skim or Not to Skim Treat #186 I Love January |
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2017
Treat #185 Both Hands Please
Treat #184 I'll Remember Treat #183 Creating New Doing Paths Treat #182 A Habit Worth Quitting Treat #181 Eclipse of Action Treat #180 Forgive Me for Multitasking Treat #179 What are You Looking At? Treat #178 Are you Squishing Snails? Treat #177 Relaxing the Grip Treat #176 All the Time in the World Treat #175 When is Enough . . . Enough Treat #174 Engaging Yourself to Completion |
2016
Treat #173 A Kink in the Works
Treat #172 What's Stopping You? Treat #171 All of Ours to Do Treat #170 Attitude Adjustment Treat #169 IN Consciousness Treat #168 Completing Past our Reactions Treat #167 Keep Your Dog Leash Treat #166 The Essential Piece Treat #165 Day is Done Treat #164 Do-Nothing Time Treat #163 Curbside Calm Treat #162 Pile-Up |
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Treat #161 Gentle Doing
Treat #160 Freedom in the Discipline Treat #159 Finding New Routes Treat #158 Keeping the Awe Alive Treat #157 "Finishiative" Treat #156 The Exquisite Sound of the Moment Treat #155 Up-to-the-minute Treat #154 Uninviting Interruptions Treat #153 What's bugging you Treat #152 Competing Attention Treat #151 Our Inner Awareness Treat #150 Spontaneously Fresh and Alive |
Treat #149 Without the Push
Treat #148 100% With... Treat #147 Are You Signaling? Treat #146 What is Pulling on Your Attention? Treat #145 Gathering Ourselves Out of Overwhelm Treat #144 Wonderings – Another Kind of Incomplete Treat #143 Asking – A New Form of Delegating Treat #142 Split Attention Payback Treat #141 Getting All the Way In To Doing Treat #140 Willingness to Look Treat #139 Follow Yourself Around Treat #138 A New Kind of Flow |