Lazy.
Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and never succeed. – Proverbs 12:24
When I thought about starting Creating Wings, I was afraid. I was afraid that I couldn’t do it. I was afraid that I would be too lazy to come back and post. I was afraid that I would leave this little project hanging in the corner like some of the other creative ideas I have had. Instead I find myself thinking about it all of the time. I have begun to see things through the eyes of potential change! I have surprised myself – but I am still afraid.
This morning I decided that I needed to start questioning a new belief. I need to start making a new feather. I’m going to tackle the belief that I think is the key to this whole operation: I am lazy.
Am I lazy? I say that I am. I act like I am sometimes. The mess in my office would say that I am lazy, but the sparkling counter in my kitchen would say that I am not. My boss at work would say that I am far from lazy, but the view between my crossed feet as I watch mindless television instead of rewriting my book proposal would illustrate that I am. Which is it? Is it all or nothing? Is it possible to be selectively lazy, and if so, can we make that selection conscious? Or is lazy trying to tell me something? Does it mean I don’t actually want to do something or that I am afraid in some way?
Is there value in lazy? I’m going to try to find out.
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wow…great post, thanks! I feel this way too~lazy, if i’m not busy 100% of the time. i think part of it is society endlessly pushing us. i almost have to give myself permission to sit and watch a movie instead of doing my artwork, or cleaning, etc. otherwise i feel guilty!! let us know if you figure this conundrum out!
I do this one too! Even though I rarely stop moving, I feel lazy because I do so little that I see as productive.
I do the “Am I procrastinating? Am I blocked? What am I afraid of when I avoid moving forward with something ‘important’?” dance and then decide I’m being lazy.
I read somewhere today (apologies to whoever wrote this on their blog this morning),”I’ve decided that procrastination really works for me”. I can’t even remember if they were joking because I was struck so hard by the thought,”I wonder if there’s an actual way to make that true?!”
Hi, Megg! Thanks for visiting my blog and for leaving your sweet comment! I love this post of yours. I’ve been thinking about laziness a lot lately because I teach college, and most people think college students are lazy. I don’t think they are, though. When I look at the times in my life when I’ve been most lazy (and there have been a lot of them), it usually had more to do with fear than anything else. Fear of success, fear of failure, fear of doing something that might make me look foolish. My students who seem lazy are usually just really scared.
I loved your post about turning 35, btw! I just turned 42, so I know exactly what you are talking about. Amen, sister. Oh, and I LOVE my 40’s. Truly. xoxo
This is a great belief to be challenging! Go for it. x
I wouldn’t classify you as lazy. I know you have long wondered or classified yourself as such, but I don’t think you are. Is it possible that you dream big and that sometimes it is tough to know where to start? Is it possible that not being lazy at work – requires some rest and down time?
xo