Sometimes I see other people going about their business and getting things done. It could be a president or a cashier at the grocery store. Most of them probably hate their job, but I can’t help but feel some envy about their productivity. They show up and they get some stuff done. Simple, but consistent. I am trying to be simple, consistent, and steady.
I’m not there yet, but I will be soon.
There is a funny (or maybe strange) thing I notice about myself when I’m having an unproductive day. I can be so obsessive about seeing other people working, that I will catch myself staring at inanimate objects, like a gutter’s downspout during a rainstorm, and admiring that it simply does its job. There’s no distraction, no extra movement, no excuses, it just does its job. It’s difficult not to laugh at myself, but I do these things sometimes.
Simple, yet consistent and reliable. I want to be more like that. Like a gutter.