Living Without Chaos

If I said I was going to run the Boston Marathon this year and meanwhile cannot make it around the block 10 times even I would know I was nuts. Or at least completely unrealistic.

But I plunged into the new year with new ideas and plans to declutter my mind and life. And I thought I could achieve miracles daily.

I skipped yesterday because I needed to rethink a lot of things. The irony is that I learned that the best way to make changes is to make very small changes.

Here is an example. Suppose I want to declutter my messy living room. Every time I walk out of the room I remove something, even if it is as small as a magazine. Or even smaller. It may take months but if I don’t take tiny steps, it will never get done.

Another example, If I want to lose 20 pounds, tiny changes will add up. Instead of dramatic changes like a fruit fast for 10 days (like i could do that), if I swap cream in my coffee for milk, in time it will make a difference. If I measure out a bowl of chips rather than take the whole bag to the sofa while I watch television it will make a difference.

Go slow. Take time to think.

Have a good Sunday!