Inspiration and Expectation

Procrastination can be a result of perfectionism. The pressure to get the vision in the picture perfect frame, to have and fulfill a vision, dreams, sometimes has such a weight. Oh, no! Wanting things can have such a profound mental image! What do I do?

Will I go for it? How do I go towards my desires? Is it the task that is fueling me? "I have to get this done," or is it the pure inspiration of such an idea, to be the best I can be. The inspiration of thought bubble.

Wanting and envisioning... can seem whimsical. Calling to the Universe. Moving towards this vision can be all the more inviting. However, maybe envisioning means to not go toward the vision, for there is sometimes a difference between dreams and goals. The call to the Universe has been made.

When there's a New Moon, a "New Me," I'm feeling pumped, determined, and refreshed, and I'm sitting down with that pure energy, ready to work, ready to wade in... Nowhere. Spirituality can be fueling, but what does that look like in terms of goals? Perhaps if the energy of dreams could be separate from goals, there wouldn't be so much pressure, or stagnation.

In this New Moon, August 2020, I commit to my goals via inspiration and not "I have to get this done." I separate my dreams from my goals, inspiration from expectation. I burn procrastination, perfection, and control (fear of losing control), and I manifest in their place: action, imperfection, and quantity-over-quality. The Fire energy of this New Moon brings passion and enthusiasm, which is a wonderful blend in letting go of "doing it just the right way." Because who cares? I'm perfect anyway.

I won't waste time on perfection or procrastination, for they can both be a waste of time. Perfection comes from progress. Practice makes perfect, right? Well, how about instead: perfect practice makes perfect. Sounds contradictory, right? Maybe this whole post is contradictory.

Doing something, over and over again (doing many things), for the sake of moving on with one's life... can be so freeing. The idea of perfection can be so overrated, and it can be overshadowed by doing. If perfection fuels me, then it may as well be as much of a waste of time as the procrastination itself, for it's not going to be perfect anyway. In order to get to that standard, if one really wants that vision, one can work for it. Life can be progress. Life can be struggle, in other words; not getting it perfect, and that can be perfect! A gift. Our Purpose, even.

So I'll do the work to be moving on. I'll get better and better. I'm already perfect inside. The work does not have to be a representation of me. Just do it.

Inspiration, Goals, Action.

Note: Goal Acronym: SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-framed.