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The Power of Now, not Whenever! - Veggie - 20-06-2021
There's a book "The Power of Now" - I have a copy but I've never read it. It sits alongside "The Road less travelled" and "Zen and the Art of motorcycle maintenance" - and I haven't read those either.
Probably never will but the titles appeal to me. In case you're wondering, I helped some friends who were moving away by clearing their bookcases and clutter. She was a Yoga teacher and he's a psychiatrist - there were lots of odd books.
Anyway, back to the "Power of Now" before its tomorrow..............you know those little jobs that catch your eye, need doing but you put off until another day - fingerprints on the door sort of job - they only take a couple of minutes to sort out but you hesitate and forget about them until the next time you open that door.
Since spotting "The Power of Now" this morning, I've adopted it as my mantra and am trying to do those little jobs when I spot them.
It fits in with my other Mantras "Don't put it down, put it away" and "Don't put off until tomorrow that which should be done today". I'm not very good at remembering those either.
Do you have any similar Mantras?
RE: The Power of Now, not Whenever! - Moth - 20-06-2021
I was brought up with "Don't put it down, put it away" so that is second nature to me. I wish I could get "Don't put off till tomorrow..." into my psyche, I'm a terrible procrastinator.
Not quite a mantra, but I came across a Phillip Larkin poem a while back and now have the last two lines written out and pinned above my desk -
We should be more careful of each other,
We should be kind while there is still time.
RE: The Power of Now, not Whenever! - JJB - 20-06-2021
Mine is 'leave it for Paul to do' he is a do it now person, so I let him get on and do it
RE: The Power of Now, not Whenever! - Small chilli - 20-06-2021
I’ve read Zen and the Art of motorcycle maintenance. The title is the best bit
. Didn’t really understand most of it. Then I don’t understand philosophy and more importantly I really don’t want to. It made up BS for those with a certain sort of over active imagination to find reason in everyday events. . That may of course be wrong & probably upset people that have made a career out of BS philosophy . Get back to your question. I don’t have any mantras
RE: The Power of Now, not Whenever! - Veggie - 20-06-2021
I also have "Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance".
RE: The Power of Now, not Whenever! - JJB - 20-06-2021
(20-06-2021, 02:39 PM)Small chilli Wrote: I’ve read Zen and the Art of motorcycle maintenance. The title is the best bit
Get back to your question. I don’t have any mantras
SC your mantra should be 'don't let the b*****ds grind you down', specifically engineers and solicitors
RE: The Power of Now, not Whenever! - Spec - 20-06-2021
(20-06-2021, 02:20 PM)Veggie Wrote: There's a book "The Power of Now" - I have a copy but I've never read it. It sits alongside "The Road less travelled" and "Zen and the Art of motorcycle maintenance" - and I haven't read those either.OH thinks my mantra is "why do it today, when you could do it tomorrow"
Since spotting "The Power of Now" this morning, I've adopted it as my mantra and am trying to do those little jobs when I spot them.
It fits in with my other Mantras "Don't put it down, put it away" and "Don't put off until tomorrow that which should be done today". I'm not very good at remembering those either.
Do you have any similar Mantras?
RE: The Power of Now, not Whenever! - Mark_Riga - 20-06-2021
Why do it today when it may never need doing.
RE: The Power of Now, not Whenever! - Veggie - 20-06-2021
The Power of Now made me plant some tomatoes in the GH today - I've been putting that off for days -and it definitely needed doing as they're quite leggy.!
RE: The Power of Now, not Whenever! - MartinH - 20-06-2021
You will have to get over it sometime, why not do it now.