Busy Work

I've been pretty busy lately (even more so since July). Most of what I do is productive work. That which will move me forward a step closer to whatever goal I have set for myself.

In this article, Zen priest, teacher, and poet, Zoketsu Norman Fischer says that he does what he can do and whatever he can't do he doesn't do. Since there are only so many hours in the day, what is the point of stressing over a long to-do list? He says that maybe he'll do whatever he didn't get done later and maybe he won't. Because may there won't be a later for him.

He talks about living in the present moment and to remember that there is only one thing on the list to do at a time. And to enjoy life in the present.

I still need to work on living in the present moment in my life. Breaking the worry habit has been tough for me, but it's getting easier all the time.

Doing what needs to be done when it needs to be done can help to live a more relaxed life.

The only thing he suggests that I don't agree with for my own life is to release myself from being tired if I have a meeting to go to. Because if I'm in that meeting and I'm tired, if I get too relaxed then I'm very likely to dose off. Focusing on what the speakers are saying in the meeting can help, but having an extra cup of coffee works most of the time.