Crikey I'm not saying here that I am enlightened LOL.
I was just chatting to a friend who was reminding me of how I busy myself with tasks and she asked me who would I be once it was all done. I'll still have to ponder her question but it did get me to notice how much I've changed in one area of my life.
I totally used to use my to do list as a lot more of an avoidance technique before (Dr Phil calls it destination addiction - "When I complete/achieve/purchase this I'll be happy").
One example is: I used to hate cooking for myself. It seemed to take so long and require so much effort, until I began using it as a spiritual practice, reminding myself that I was worth the effort, thanking the food for growing to nurture me and showing gratitude to my body for housing me (cellulite and all ;). I also use it as practice for being present and in the moment, clearing my mind of the long grocery list of my life and just focussing on the now. This task has now become such a pleasure and such prized relaxing time!
Slowly but surely now my life feels less and less like one big To Do list. I'm turning back into a human BEing from a human DOing. Tasks become meditation. Life becomes the journey, not the destination.
So much has changed and yet nothing has changed...
