028: Go do the nice thing
Have you ever wondered why you put off doing things you’re really looking forward to, or things that you know will make you feel better? I think there is some weird logic to it all, which I'm sharing today.
Episode transcript:
Hello. Hello, Daily Peppers. It's Friday, a very happy Friday to you. So there's something I've been thinking about lately, and I've been wondering if it's just a me thing. And if there's anything I've learned in the past 5 years of running that hummingbird life, it's that everything we experience is pretty universal, and we're never on our own no matter what the experience is. So I thought I would share. Have you ever wondered why you put off doing things you're really looking forward to or things that you know will make you feel better? For example, you've got a really great book that you're really looking forward to reading to, but you just can't seem to pick it up. Maybe it's been on your bed stand for quite a while.
Or you've got a project idea that you're getting borderline obsessed with, yet you find yourself pursuing Pinterest or stuck in the planning stage instead of just getting stuck in and started. And it doesn't even have to be about anything as big as starting a new project. It can be trying a new recipe, watching a film you've been looking forward to, or just taking a bit of time for you and just watching the world go by. And it's not like these are things that we don't want to do. We do want to do them, yet we start making excuses. We start thinking of all the reasons we should put them off. Instead of doing the things we want to do, we fill ourselves full of stuff we don't really want to do while we're trying to work out why we don't want to do it, which is a bit downright bizarre if you really think about it and a bit meta. But I think there is some weird logic to it.
I think we can become so stuck in the idea of something having to be a certain way that we fear that it's not gonna meet reality, so we'd rather pretend it didn't exist. I've been there, and I think we've all been there. I bet you can think of one thing you've been wanting to do that you haven't done in a while right now. I know I have. I have a really hard trouble getting myself to have a bath, which is ridiculous if you think about it. I know it makes me feel better, but trying to get myself to do it is damn hard work. So my pep talk for you today is that sometimes you just have to go and do it. Forget the excuses.
Forget the expectations. Forget the crap you've been doing instead of the thing you actually wanted to do. Find a day that works for you and put it in your journal and treat it like a doctor's appointment. The things we want to do matter just as much as the boring, mundane things in life we have to do regardless, and they matter more if you ask me. So this weekend, just go and do that thing. Give yourself the time, give yourself the space, and just do it, because you never know what might inspire you or what you'll think of and where it might lead you. For me, I'm actually gonna have a bath with a book. It's a luxury I never give myself and I put it off all the time.
So I am saying this as much to myself as well as you. You do deserve it. You do need it, and you just need to do it. Make a plan and put it in the diary or just go do it because often you know exactly what you need. It's just a following through that can be tricky. So do the thing this weekend and celebrate having done it because taking care of yourself can be the most radical thing you can do, especially when the world feels upside down. And if you need some accountability or someone to celebrate with, come and message me over on Instagram. I am at Meg Kissack and let me know what you're gonna do or what you have done. And let's celebrate together. So have a great weekend and I'll see you back here on Monday morning.
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