It all works out perfectly. I always get time to rest. I always get time to move. I always get time to connect. I always get time to work. I always get time to think. I always get time to write. I always get time to engage. I always get time – exactly as much as I need. I always get time to finish the things that I need to finish, and want to finish. I get time – not in the way or in the moments I envisioned, but in the ways that I am meant to have it.
I get stuck. I get stuck worrying about what I have and not keeping it, and not getting what I want (everything, please!). I lose sight of the now and go so far backward or forward that I forget that right now, I have absolutely everything that I need. Right now is all that matters. The universe is coordinating on my behalf, not against it.
It’s easy to freak out. I have a lot of shit going on, that I have chosen to participate. Somebody asked me last night at dinner, “How do you double the hours in a day?” It made me pause and really reflect. Yes, I have enough discipline for all of my friends. Yes, I manage time well and have a practice that works and I honor myself by sticking to it. I don’t scroll on social media – my notifications are always off, as is my personal email. I hardly turn my TV on unless I am hanging out on the weekend or needing to decompress for 30 minutes. I don’t bring my phone into my room at night. I don’t get distracted at work with non-work things or chit chat at the gym. I have a to-do list, ranking in priority. I do what needs to be done, first, and then go down the list. I do one thing (as best I am able) to completion, while keeping tabs on the little things that come in between. I don’t let my email stock up, or text messages, or calls so that I get overwhelmed. I do one little thing at a time. That’s how my house stays so damn neat, too.
What I also do, and what trumps all of the above, is believe. I have zero evidence contributing to the belief that I will not get the time I need to get it all done. I have zero evidence contributing to the fear that convinces me that I can’t handle what I have been given, or that I won’t be able to handle what comes. I have zero evidence pointing toward my defeat. I have zero evidence that any of my anxiety about how much I have to do won’t get accomplished or done well. In fact, I have all of the evidence supporting my continued growth and enormously abundant life – right now.
And I bet you do too. Take a look, take a breath – you’re taken care of. Right here, in this moment, I bet you do really have everything that you need, including the magical additional hours I seem to have in my day. I bet yours are there waiting for you to utilize, too. Go get ‘em.
Thank you for this! Reminds me, we all have the same 24 hours in a day. Its how you choose to fill them that make the difference. Since reading this post and reflecting about what my true priorities are, I’ve been able to cut through much of the BS that my brain tells me I HAVE to do (grocery shopping when i have food at home, taxes on a Wednesday instead of washing dishes) and have since been released to do the NEXT right thing. Naturally my life falls into place. I can get everything necessary completed and do not have to stress or fail at multitasking (which is only doing many things poorly).
This post could just as easily swap out time for money (or any resource we feel lacking). Evidence has shown that I’ve always had as much _____ as I’ve needed. It’s only ever been a matter of me using my resources appropriately. Reading this blog, hearing these real life examples is proof that anyone can do this. I do not believe you were born a superhuman. But with years and years of training the discipline muscle, you are successful. Therefore, anyone else wishing to train their discipline can also do the same.
I love that this was useful and applicable for you! We all have resources – yes, some of us need to work harder than others to engage them, but we all have them if we want them. XO