If we have to drag out all our supplies each time from a storage tote in the garage or from the basement, we really don’t have much time left to do the activity, if all we have is 45 minutes or so! When we create space in our homes and cars for our activities, it’s surprising how we’re able to fit them into our lives! My collapsible hiking sticks are in my car, and I keep a pair of walking shoes in the trunk, so if I end up near a nice park and I have some extra time, I’ll be able to fit in a walk. I’ve got my laptop set up near where I sit on the sofa so I can pull it out and write, but I also have a spot set up at the end on my dining table where I can set up for Zoom meetings. My easel gets put to the side, but not out of sight, otherwise it’s too much of a hassle to drag it out every time I want to paint for 1/2 hour or an hour! I’ve placed my brushes and acrylic paints in pretty baskets, so even if I move them onto my jewelry making table it looks cute, not cluttered. My art studio is actually in my living room but I have a large piece of primed canvas I lay down on the carpet to protect it, and when I need to put my studio out of sight I can just roll up the canvas. I can go into a jewelry making zone (a single table with vertical storage for my supplies) and create of repair pieces. I have physically organized my living space so it works well with those activities. I’m one of the people you might envy! I make time to write, to create art, to go on walks, to spend time with family, to do DIY projects from start to finish, as well as keeping up with the regular daily activities of work, cooking cleaning, shopping etc. We all have the same 24 hours each day, but if we look closely at our schedules, we can pull 1/2 hour here or there to do various projects or activities instead of zoning out in front of the TV or on our phones! How can we incorporate doing what we wish to do into our day to day, hustle-bustle lives? Then there’s the group of people who get envied for DOING what they want to do NOW! Their interest levels change, health issues come up, family issues interrupt, or even worse, they die before getting a chance! Let me tell you from having observed many people over nearly 60 years: for most people who say that, they NEVER get to do those things! Remember: One Day means that you are delaying your goals and dreams, and Day One, indicates that you are already working on something.Do you keep saying, “One day I’ll…” and take a heartfelt desire and put it on the back-burner, waiting for a better time to do it? Once you take it, you grow, as Day 1 brings you closer to your dreams and an improved version of yourself. There’s no preparation required for a simple action. While One Day keeps you safe and unaccountable, Day One makes the changes happen. So, think about something you want to do One Day. You can continue with wishful thinking that will never get you what you want, or you can start planning and acting to accomplish what you want. And the same approach applies to everything in our lives. Only when I determined Day One step did the trip become a reality. So, my Day Two action was to learn more about each route, and on Day Three to check on the tickets and accommodation. I learned that I need to select an itinerary within the country as I cannot cover all even in a 10-days trip. This wouldn’t move from dream to plan until on Day One, I started to research what are the best months for travel to avoid the rain season and what’s the minimum number of days I need to block for the journey. Then, you need to start instantly working on the things you want and begin your Day One.ĭay One means the first day of a plan: what’s the first thing you are going to get done? E.g., one of the things on my bucket list was that One Day I would travel to Peru. You need to choose between doing and procrastination. The key resides in seizing the moment and turning One Day into Day One. Every Day, including this one, provides an opportunity for transformation. The simple sequence of those two words turns the dream into reality. One Day never comes until you turn it into Day One. The bad news is that likely One Day is never going to happen. You keep on planning and deciding to do something you want someday. You are waiting for the right moment to make a change. One Day something will occur or be done at some point in the future. One Day, I will take the time to start writing a book. "The future starts today, not tomorrow.” Pope John Paul II
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