Mind the task

Today’s Just Be thought

This one is on mindfulness and how paying proper attention to a task brings it into one’s right frame of mind.

First, the quote, and then my thoughts behind it.

“The feeling that any task is a nuisance will soon disappear if it is done in mindfulness.”

Thích Nhất Hạnh

That is so true. I have mastered the art of waiting and doing the dull needed things because of this concept.

That doesn’t mean I’m a pushover and will weakly not do anything until someone tells me to do a thing.

This means I choose to do a thing, or wait to do a thing, with the exact intent of doing so for a purpose that I feel is important. Sounds weird to hear someone say they are actively not doing something but that’s a real thing.

Same goes for the dull, ugh chores that no one wants to do.

A sub-story in the story of Tom Sawyer is about how Tom tricks his friends into doing his chore of whitewashing a fence – and to pay HIM to do it – by showing how much fun the task was.

The writer, Mark Twain, was a brilliant man who knew people’s thoughts and motivations well.

It’s not a “fake it until you make it” mentality that works here. It’s looking for the joy that comes with the dull and meh tasks. That’s a blessing when you get to see these on demand!

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