from Cheryl Richardson:
"We must be completely present for what we are doing, without sacrificing or rushing what's in front of us in order to get to 'more important' stuff later. No matter how mundane the activity, treat everything as important and take pleasure in it. At bottom, whatever we are doing right now is what we are engaged in and it deserves our full attention and appreciation."
She read this from a book called, Less: Accomplishing More by Doing Less, by Marc Lesser. I have the book and it's a great read. It goes on to say that we are often engaged in a task while thinking about something else. Tension arises from doing one thing but focusing on another task that needs to be done. It leaves us exhausted.
One simple piece of advice from Mark's book is this...
Focus on one thing at a time. If your mind wanders, bring it back without judging to the task at hand. He says you will know you are getting it when you feel yourself slowing down and relaxing. Then the joy of knowing that the moment is the best time of your life regardless of what you are doing will come.
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