Procrastinatus
I
grew up with “don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” I have tried
to live by that motto. Realizing that putting off a project, a chore, a
decision until a later date can be a recipe for disaster, I kept trying to not
let things slide. I think it was easier to do when I was younger.
The
word procrastinate literally means
to put off till another day. The procrastinator’s mantra is “don’t do today
what you can put off till tomorrow.” Those tasks that I enjoy get done right
away: walking the dog, hunting gophers, meeting friends for coffee are
enjoyable; no need to put them off. Paying bills, going to the dentist,
stepping on the scale can always wait till tomorrow.
The
problem is I am running out of tomorrows. There is no guarantee that I will
have a tomorrow let alone the fact I am getting older by the day. Speaking of
getting older, I find that it takes more energy (mental and physical) to do
stuff.
Procrastination
is working against me. If I need to get something done I better do it today
while I still have the energy.
I
have made a bucket list for this summer. They are four things I have
procrastinated about for some time. I am going to play two golf courses: one at
Big Sky and the other The Works in Anaconda. I am going to ride my hybrid bike
on the Rails to Trails, a fourteen-mile ride on the roadbed of the old Hiawatha
Railway on the Montana – Idaho boarder. If I survive all of that I am going to
hike Sacajawea peak, the highest point in the Bridger Mountains.
Even
with my good intentions I am reminded of this caveat from the Bible: “Don’t
brashly announce what you’re going to do tomorrow; you don’t know the first
thing about tomorrow.”
That’s
true.
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