To Begin is Half the Work
Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
Marcus Aurelius
During these warm summer days I find it exhausting to deal with household work - especially cleaning the house ;-) - and sometimes I procrastinate for days. It’s so much nicer to go outside, take a long hike or work in the garden if temperatures allow. However, I never really feel at ease if my home is disorganised - I see it as the mirror of my soul.
Finally I push myself to at least begin cleaning up, and hop...! Once started, I most often finish the cleaning quite quickly. Just the fact of beginning an unloved task really is already half the work. Why is that so hard to remember?
The newsletter is taking two weeks vacation and wishes you all a wonderful summer with as little unloved tasks as possible :-)
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