THINGS WE DON’T LIKE TO DO

Saturday, October 07, 2006

They never go away—those things we just do not want to do. You know, like getting a haircut, buying gas for the car, especially buying gas for the lawn mower (why do I even have a lawn in Arizona?), buying groceries, mowing the lawn, pruning, raking, making repairs—the list goes on and on. If you own a home there is always something that needs to be repaired or cleaned or replaced. A rare rain storm blew threw town yesterday, we needed the rain, but this morning I had to clean the pool.

If you have a body, and I guess you do or you wouldn’t be reading this. The body always needs attention. There is always something that needs to be done to it or for it. For example, if you are over fifty you need to have a colonoscopy. My Dr. told me that for years. Finally, at 71 I got around to it. Thankfully everything will be ok for a few years before I need another one. It wasn’t a big deal; I just didn’t want to bother with it. I finally decided the questions in my mind wouldn’t go away until I got it taken care of. Now, I’m a much happier man. That’s the way it is with getting a haircut, stopping to buy gas, etc.

JUST DO IT. YOU WILL BE MUCH HAPPIER WHEN IT’S DONE. THESE THINGS WILL NOT GO AWAY UNTIL DONE. THEY WILL JUST HAUNT YOU AND MAKE YOU MISERABLE. I HAVE GOT TO GO NOW, MY LAWN NEEDS MOWING.