One day at a time

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Today is one of the first dark and somber days we have had this Fall. Even when there was a lot of fog earlier this week ~ the days didn’t look quite as dark and somber as today... The weather man called it the first real ‘Autumn day’ ~ implying the weather will turn now from the fairly warm and bright days we have had so far into the type of weather we tend to think of when we think of the Fall season...
In a sense this is one of those days on which I wouldn’t complain if all I had to do was to curl up on the couch, the heater purring away, and having a cup of hot chocolate close at hand. Even without the whipped cream that would be a real treat!

But then again, this is a week day ~ and there is work waiting to be done. And whether you have a job from 9 to 5 or are one of the lucky ones who can more or less choose their own working hours ~ that work still needs to be done. Independent of the weather ~ not working on a week day and sipping hot chocolates instead seems an over-indulgence...

It is funny how a structure like that ~ one that divides the week into weekdays or workdays and weekends ~ keeps having such an influence on out thinking and behavior. It is one that I find very hard to truly let go off.
In all reality, it doesn’t really matter when I will sit down and do the work that is waiting to get done. There is actually an advantage in my line of work to make it happen when the energies ~ the ‘powers that be’ ~ support it, rather than forcing myself to get it done because it is that day of the week...
Something that is a lot harder to do when your job is constricted to the 9 to 5 on weekdays.

Yet the same thing goes for a lot of things in life. From what or where we eat, to when and where we do our grocery shopping, or which route we take home from work. We have a tendency to have it all planned out and to stick to our planning independent from how the energy of the day feels to us. If the energy of that day feels like getting home early and taking it easy ~ or if it feels like there is a ton of things you can still get done right now in this very moment.

When you start listening to the energies of the day; the weather, and your personal energy at that time ~ you may find that strict planning doesn’t always works in your best interest.
As a matter of fact, taking life one day at a time may be a lot more beneficial in the long run...
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