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I don’t have time for that.

When it comes to spending time on things we WANT to do, but we DON’T do... can we all just agree that it’s not that we don’t HAVE time... but rather, that we don’t MAKE time?  I’m growing so tired of hearing people fail to take responsibility for their own time. Sure, things come up that we can’t avoid, reschedule, or bail out on. I get that. But don’t tell me you don’t have time to color in a coloring book, or that you don’t have time to do yoga every day, or that you don’t have time to work on something you’re passionate about.  You have time. We all have time. We all have exactly the same amount of time every day, in fact.  But some people don’t MAKE time. And that’s fine too! Priorities, right? I get that. But take responsibility for it. Say you don’t make time. Put it back on yourself.  Because maybe, just maybe, when you reframe your relationship with time like that you might just realize that you’re not a victim of the rising and setting of the sun, but rather are in control of your use of time. And maybe, just maybe, you’ll *start* making time where you haven’t in the past. 

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Some people think I'm crazy because of the lists I make. 

I have a morning and an evening list of to-dos that are the same every day. I have a daily to-do list (which I call my daily sheet). I have a project plan at work.

And I even keep a list of someday to-dos that aren’t an immediate need but they’re things I need to tackle or address at some point in the near-ish future. I’m a list freak. I admit it. But it’s not as weird as you think.  I've been asked "doesn't that stunt your ability to be creative?" and "doesn't it take the fun out of life". In reality, it gives me more mental space be my most creative, productive, and positive because I'm not burning brain cells and energy trying to remember everything I need to get done in a single day.  And these lists don’t dictate every moment of every day. I can be spontaneous and still get my shit done. I can procrastinate. I can be lazy. I can execute spur of the moment changes and change gears at the drop of a hat. I can do whatever the hell I want. Just because I make a list of things I want to get done doesn’t mean it’s the law. What it does mean is that I forget fewer things, stay on top of a lot more stuff, can more easily manage my life, and I don’t beat myself up as much for dropping the ball when I do.  It’s simple, non-listy-people. Lists take 10 minutes of your time, energy, and mental fortitude every day but easily SAVE 10x those resources throughout the day.  Science even says so: 

http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/01/neuroscientist-really-wants-you-to-make-lists.html#

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The Thing About Yoga

I’m not sure what’s harder: DOING yoga... or pronouncing the the names of the poses.  Trikona..sana?  Trikonos-ananana? Triko.... screw it.  Triangle pose.