The opposite of quick fix is the actual fix.
When we’re stressed, we don’t want to waste any more time thinking about being stressed. We want to move forward through the stress and do it as fast as possible.
The last thing we want to do is to slow down and give ourselves rest.
Resistance knows the second you decide to improve your inner life. It won’t help you out.
There is no rest without taking the time.
I had to slow down in the midst of one of my busiest days this week to chop potatoes, carrots, and onions for beef stew. I was not happy at that moment; lots of stress, lots of busy, busy, and I faced a very tactile experience that I was resisting like it was the plague.
It was completed with a lot of kvetching over my cutting board, muttering under my breath, mad because I only had a can of cream of mushroom soup and not tomato, which is what the recipe called for.
Talk about Resistance!
I was frustrated watching the clock and then remember that I could make the experience more enjoyable. I could savor the opportunity to make a hearty meal for my husband. I could let myself be Julia Child for thirty minutes and just have fun.
I took the time. I let go and rested. I threw everything into the crockpot and had to leave the kitchen a disaster to get back to my work.
It was something really simple, but I took the time.
And it did wonders for my attitude.
Action Tip: What can you take the time for today?
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