I should be doing something else... I should always be doing something else.
I had a long list of things to do today; but when my daughter suggested that I should let her skip morning classes and take her to lunch, I could not resist. I wrote one of the several excuses that we use for tardiness or absence:
"K is tardy this morning due to mental cramps."
I write the word "mental" scriggly and somewhat illegible so the unsuspecting reader would assume the word to be "menstral." That way, it's not a lie and still looks like a legitimate excuse.
We took off for the mall, made a quick shopping stop, and then ate lunch at our favorite Thai restaurant. Extra spicy. Sweat, tears, laughs, and water...lots of water. We had the most relaxing and wonderful time...and we were both fully aware that it was special.
It's amazing how much more we enjoy ourselves and appreciate the moment when we know we should be doing something else. When we're putting off what we should be doing but, instead, choose to do this thing with this person (whatever, whoever that happens to be)... we're willing to recognize it as a special gift that it is and relish in it.
I dropped her off at school for her afternoon classes, and I still cannot get back on track with my list of things to do...
There's always tomorrow, no?
I love the picture!!
ReplyDeleteSometimes, like writing a new post on my blog, I just cannot focus and I end up doing something else just to take a break and relax.
ReplyDeleteSo I do procrastinate that way because simply of the needed break. Also, procrastination is maybe another way of telling us that we should reconsider certain things.
I agree!:)
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