Don’t be a do be
I saw some satire a million years ago, maybe on Saturday Night Live and it was a woman saying, “I’m a doer,” and perhaps she was Italian, perhaps it was a movie and not TV, but I remember thinking, ack, that’s me, I’m a doer! I’ve been taking care of business all my life – rushing from here to there, deadset on getting whatever project I started done and undertaking projects when there is really no reason to be so energetic. I told someone the other day that my new mantra is “delay, delay, delay” and I’m trying to follow through on it because in the delay, the nondoing, other things rush to fill the void, and the game changes, so had I been doing and doing and doing, I would have just had to do some more.
But since I woke this morning I’ve been thinking about what needs to be done, the yard is all winterized, but the inside plants needed watering, the cactus needed feeding, the laundry needs to be done and the front porch needs a good scrubbing. Meanwhile, the entire family except Bam Bam who is lying in the spare front yard in the warming sunshine went for a walk through City Park. What a lovely day! Still I came home and feel hell bent on getting projects done – change over to new tennis shoes, and new walking shoes, and throw the old, worn heeled ones out. Date them with a Perma Marker. Next, change the bedspread to the lighter summer one, we’re in the throes of the last days of winter here and today is living proof that the cold is for the most part behind us.
My horoscope today – again – uncanny:
February 20, 2010
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Taurus (4/20-5/20)No one ever accused you of being lazy — no one in their right mind, at least. Those who know and love you have also seen how you get when you’re really intent on finishing something. So your willingness to keep on working until that project’s done, even though it’s the weekend and everyone else just wants to eat, drink and be merry, won’t surprise them. Any newcomers to your circle may be taken aback, though.