What Are You Tolerating? Part 2
Now that you've had time to take stock of what you are tolerating I find it helpful to to think through what I want to do about it. Really there are only four things you can do.
- Do/Fix It -- Don't keep waiting for a 'perfect' time just take care of ‘it’ now.
- Delegate It -- Perhaps ‘it’ is not the best use of your time. Can someone else take this off your plate? For me this is the hardest. Somehow I stubbornly think I can do it all when some of the things I'm tolerating can be removed if I'd simply delegate and give myself grace in the process.
- Dump It -- Sometimes it's best to accept ‘it’, let it go, and move on.
- Dedicate Time to Eliminating It -- If 'it' can be eliminated do you want create a new ritual or habit to change it? That decision makes all the difference.
Look at the list of what you are tolerating and highlight the things that you...
What Are You Tolerating?
What exists in your life right now that isn’t quite the way you’d like it to be? You know... those little things you put up with that you’ve been meaning to fix, but haven’t? Those things that you keep swearing you will to get to. . .
Maybe it’s the clutter piled up in your office, bedroom or your car. Maybe it's something in your home you've been meaning to fix. Or maybe it is something bigger – like a home that doesn’t meet your needs for the season you are entering or a car payment that's too high for your budget.
The things in our lives that are out of alignment are more than just annoyances. They actually drain energy and distract us from crafting our best life.
Why don't you grab a cup of tea and start to write down things you are tolerating. Take a sheet of paper or open a word doc and begin to make a brain dump. I've listed various categories...
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