THE RULE OF ONE

THE RULE OF ONE. My friend Uthman told me at one point in my life, I was setting the bar to high for myself. I didn't believe him when he said, "today focus on just doing one thing."


At the time he told me to focus on taking out the trash. I told him it was ridiculous. He said "Do you think you can do it?" I said "Of course." He said "Well what could be better for your sanity that KNOWING you can reach your goal?"


Little did I know how fundamental the rule of one would become in my life. Because of my disabilities, there are days that more challenging than others. But if I can just stick to the rule of one, and do one thing that is one thing I did do instead of a thousand things I didn't or hundreds I did without thought or focus.


 It helps me from hitting the panic button and saying this can't be done. My rule of one today: Do a load of laundry. The one thing that I am going to do today. Instead of getting in over your head, feeling overwhelmed just pick ONE THING. Do it, and do it well.


Good Luck!


PS: I ended up doing 3 loads of laundry and taking care of some stuff that didn't hold any power over me anymore. How freeing is that?