Why would we
choose to be untidy?
Think about
this. Why are you not neat and tidy at times? Leaving plates or cups for longer
than it should, not emptying the rubbish bins frequently enough, leaving
clothes on the floor, not picking up your clothes next to the rubbish bin and
on..
Notice the thought
you have when you look at that dirty cup, “Not now, I’ll do it when I walk past
again”, or “I’ll do it when I leave the room.”etc.
We all know
these thoughts but we do not always recognise them in the moment.
Perhaps one
reason is, we want to be busy? Now follow me, a part of the Ego wants to feel
busy to think it is productive. We all associate busyness with productiveness,
and we know it’s not true as we all know someone that is always busy but never
delivers.
If you take
your thought deeper, there is sense that you say you are too busy now to take
the cup to the kitchen. Busy watching a show on TV/computer, lying on the bed
etc.
Why can’t
you take the cups back when the show is finished? Why do you have to go to bed
now or shower first?
Why can’t
you pick up the cup when you eventually walk past it? For a second time, 3rd
time… What are you too busy with now?
Eventually
you have to clean the whole place, from top to bottom. You complain that it
takes you an entire day to clean your home, but don’t stop to think that you
created this.
You filled
up your time with meaningless tasks that could have been completed already. It
takes lose to extra effort to grab a cup on the way to the kitchen. Bending
down to throw your clothes in the basket.
However, on
the other hand, we have filled our time again to be busy, to satisfy the ego. We
do not sit still without anything to do.
If we do not
create things to keep us busy, our habitual and social patterns will take over
and create what we know how to do. Remembering our ego is lazy and wants quick
wins. Cleaning the entire house is less work than learning a new skill, a new language,
spending time with the kids/loved ones.
If you keep
these principles in mind, life will become much easier.
So, how do
you want to keep yourself busy? Do YOU want to keep yourself busy, or your ego.
You can
decide, you are either going to be a slave to your ego or the master of your destiny.
Choose wisely.
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