Today’s Prompt: CROWD
I haven’t done a Black Friday shopping trip in years, and I never was crazed like some people get, but the crowds can get insane. If you’re having trouble conjuring an image (which you probably aren’t!), here’s help:
This is what my brain has looked like in the early mornings for a long time, as I immediately picked up my phone to check email, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and possibly a few other things the minute I was out of bed. Not to delve into TMI land, but I do mean first thing.
I was unleashing a flood of other people’s priorities, not to mention some truly superficial bits of information, into my head.
As I began my full-time job Monday, I wanted to turn over a new leaf. Although I had been working at the organization already as a freelancer, and mostly full-time hours, I have a renewed sense of the need to focus, especially since the bulk of the work is editing (as a freelancer, a portion of my responsibilities included research and writing, which to me requires a bit of a different focus approach).
I decided if I wasn’t able to live without my phone for that first few minutes (sigh), at least I could be doing something that contributes to my ability to focus and incorporates a positive, uplifting message for the day.
That’s why I put Daily Burst from AudioJoy on my phone. Each morning, the app serves up a thought-provoking or inspiring quote, an article (which I don’t usually read…but it’s there), a scale to gauge how I am feeling that day, and a brief audio reflection (3-5 minutes) with the accompanying text.
***end of five minutes***
My brain is not a loss-leader meant to be fought over by other people with their own priorities.
It is the only one I have, the resource I need to do a job I love already well, and something over which I want to take firm control.
Today’s reading included this passage, which I find much more constructive than a doorbuster.
Wife of one, Mom of two, Friend of many. My pronouns are she/her/hers.
Love this idea! I too easily pick up my phone too. Blessed to be your neighbor at FMF this week.
Oh yay! (On being neighbors.) I loved today’s Daily Burst lesson: taps.io/B1Pgg .
We all like to think we’ve “got it covered.” We just get up and repeat most of what we did the day before and go about our day. I love, however, the idea of AudioJoy and planting a new seed… just the fact that we’re taking a few minutes out of our rote routine to do this is important. Thanks for the suggestion, Paula! xoxo
Such a small thing, in a way — yet small changes can grow into big differences. Thanks for dropping by!
HaHa! I have that crowd in my head too and they are very loud and busy all the time! I also need to cut back on the time I’m on my IPad. I like the idea of having something constructive to replace it with. Hoping your job continues to go well, Cindy
So loud and busy and insistent! There has to be a better way. I am glad I have taken this one tiny step — it is already changing my outlook.