Procrastination…

 

In my life I feel that there are some things I do well, but somethings I want to and should do better…I’ve gotten revelation that like alot of people in the world, I’m being over come by procrastination. My day got real ugly real quick because of it.

Last night, I knew that I’d have to wake up at 5 am so that I could be to work at 6 am. OK fine, I can do that, I’ve done it before. That evening, I proceeded to go for a late dinner with ‘Mr.Fine”, and I got back to my place at about 10:30 pm last night. For me that’s pretty good being that the normal hours I usually keep. I got to sleep around 11:20-ish. This morning, my radio alarm clock went off, and I did the usual…reached over, press the off button, slam my head back upon the pillow ritual. Procrastination. By the grace of God. I woke up again at 5:38 in shock, as usual like I didn’t deliberately go back to sleep. Huffing and puffing and slightly irritated that I have to go to work. I Put on my jeans and tennis shoes and a wrinkled shirt, brushed my teeth and thanked the Lord that I showered last night. Grabbed my lunch bag (full of yesterdays leftovers) and took off into the humid morning speeding to work in my little Saturn. Didn’t stop to Pray so I figured that i had it coming when I got to work. I dash to and through the security guards and to my office. No time to check emails, I dropped my bag and head to the plant floor, but guess what I forgot to put on my steel toes (work boots). I Head back out, but guess what, I forgot to put on my protective clothing…”Geeze!!!” I thought feeling as if there was someone else to blame, I felt my frustration rising. Then I finally get to the area where my project is. I feel the wrath of procrastination coming over me as my semi-boss walks over and tells me that I’m late (DUH!!) and that it’s “Absolutely unacceptable.” I immediately want to tell him what happened. In my mind I want to explain,” I was here at 6:05, only five minutes late, I had to get my boots, and my protective wear!” The fact of the matter is that he didn’t care. All he knows is that I was not here like I said I would be, and that what ever I had to do should have been avoided by proper time management and discipline.Procrastination. So instead of saying anything I said nothing and stewed in my irritation (caused by none other than procrastination), pretty much ignoring everything he said thereafter. I knew I was wrong, and all the while I’m inside my head making excuses…” I can’t be perfect all the time, if he wasn’t here trying to take over my project he wouldn’t even know I was a little late”…blah blah blah…He left to go do other things…I was happy, but some how I knew that this wasn’t over. I went back to my office and there he was, I wanted to make a U-turn right out of there but that would’ve been too obvious that I didn’t want to see or hear his voice. Then he chewed my hind parts some more, and some more…I was like OK! I get it! but this guy gets on his high horse and does not like to get off. I mean sometimes I hate to ask him a question cause he goes on and on with this his I’m-the-smartest-person-in-the-world attitude. After he finished feasting on the last little bit of my positive attitude I had left, I was so long faced. So then I reached over into my bag and pulled out this little book called ‘Our Daily Bread’ my mom gave me Sunday and read the passage for today’s date…How ironic that it was about procrastination.

My Revelation:

Because of fear of failure or insecurities or lack of discipline people like myself put off starting projects and or making decisions that could make a big difference in our futures, lives, or something as simple as our days at work. It is time that we take advantage of our most precious asset that can never be replaced…TIME!!! OUT with PROCRASTINATION!!!

Don’t put off for tomorrow

What you can do today;

Postponement may bring sorrow,

Prompt action is the way.– Hess

Peace!!