Last week, I finally went to the optometrist and have ordered glasses with a new prescription. For ages, words have been slightly blurry. Reading had lost its joy. It’s taken longer to proofread documents and I suspect that accuracy has suffered.
I have been tolerating poor eyesight.
“Tolerations” are those things we run up against that are easily fixed, but that also easy to set aside for other priorities. What are you tolerating that drains you of energy and enjoyment?
- The car battery needs replacing, each time it’s harder to start the car and you get irritated, but you get the car going, so go on your way without dealing with it.
- Your hair needs a cut, but you keep putting it off – and shudder each time you look in the mirror.
- You have a phone call to make that you’re dreading, so put it off. You get a sinking feeling each time you think of it.
- There are things in the back of the fridge that have been there way too long and are reminded each time you open the door for a snack.
As we go through the day, the things you’re just tolerating, cause you to momentarily stop in your tracks. Fixing them will give you more time and energy for the things you enjoy.
So…
- Add them, or move them up, on to your “to do” list.
- Schedule time to address them
- Deal with the easy- and cheap-to-fix things first.
- If they will cost more than you can afford just now, start to put money aside.
- Some things can’t be fixed. Acknowledge them and choose to accept them as they are, or avoid them if you can.
Congratulate yourself when each toleration is taken care of!
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