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Just published: Martha Treat May 2021
The Act of Looking
I had a Sunday client session for which I set an alarm as I know how easy it is to overlook an appointment on a weekend day. I slid into my chair a second before the start of the session and clicked the client’s Zoom link. After waiting ten minutes alone in the zoom room, I texted the client who of course apologized, and then said something that prompted me to write this Treat.
“I thought it was in two weeks.”
Haven’t we all done that? My hand is raised. The key word in that sentence is “thought.”
How often do we think vs. look to see what is actually on our calendar? And when we look, are we fully present to the seeing or only partially engaged and pretending to look? (As we can do when looking for something in the refrigerator insisting it is not there, and it is.)
When I allow myself to drop into this moment fully present, I notice I look at things and actually see them vs. barely noticing them as my eyes just skim.
The beauty of a system of tasks for projects and actions which includes the calendar is knowing where we are to be and what we are to do is clearly available for us to see. Yet we still want to give the job to our minds to remember without taking that second or two to simply look.
This sounds basic and it is, and I am always humbled by the simplicity of being willing to just look in all areas of our lives.
Our memories are often inaccurate. Looking at our calendar each morning for the day ahead brings our agreements into view. And looking ahead to the next day’s schedule before bed relaxes the consciousness so it can let go and sleep.
We look before we cross a street to keep us safe. Looking and actually seeing our agreements keeps us in balance and protected from self-judgment when we miss something.
Being in alignment with our agreements with ourselves keeps the inner harmony.
Martha Invitations
1. When you hear yourself say, “I think” or “I thought” ask yourself if you also looked.
2. Give yourself time to simply look at your action lists to see what needs attention.
3. The next time you glance at a pile of stuff needing your attention, stop and just pick up one thing and look at it. That usually starts the momentum into taking action.
Martha
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Just published: Martha Treat May 2021
The Act of Looking
I had a Sunday client session for which I set an alarm as I know how easy it is to overlook an appointment on a weekend day. I slid into my chair a second before the start of the session and clicked the client’s Zoom link. After waiting ten minutes alone in the zoom room, I texted the client who of course apologized, and then said something that prompted me to write this Treat.
“I thought it was in two weeks.”
Haven’t we all done that? My hand is raised. The key word in that sentence is “thought.”
How often do we think vs. look to see what is actually on our calendar? And when we look, are we fully present to the seeing or only partially engaged and pretending to look? (As we can do when looking for something in the refrigerator insisting it is not there, and it is.)
When I allow myself to drop into this moment fully present, I notice I look at things and actually see them vs. barely noticing them as my eyes just skim.
The beauty of a system of tasks for projects and actions which includes the calendar is knowing where we are to be and what we are to do is clearly available for us to see. Yet we still want to give the job to our minds to remember without taking that second or two to simply look.
This sounds basic and it is, and I am always humbled by the simplicity of being willing to just look in all areas of our lives.
Our memories are often inaccurate. Looking at our calendar each morning for the day ahead brings our agreements into view. And looking ahead to the next day’s schedule before bed relaxes the consciousness so it can let go and sleep.
We look before we cross a street to keep us safe. Looking and actually seeing our agreements keeps us in balance and protected from self-judgment when we miss something.
Being in alignment with our agreements with ourselves keeps the inner harmony.
Martha Invitations
1. When you hear yourself say, “I think” or “I thought” ask yourself if you also looked.
2. Give yourself time to simply look at your action lists to see what needs attention.
3. The next time you glance at a pile of stuff needing your attention, stop and just pick up one thing and look at it. That usually starts the momentum into taking action.
Martha
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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? |
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2017
Treat #185 Both Hands Please
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2016
Treat #173 A Kink in the Works
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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
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