Procrastination Works

I had been putting off straightening up my work area for days. Papers were piling up, but I just didn't "feel" like doing anything about it. Whenever I looked at my piles and disordered mess, I got a yuck feeling, and heard myself say to myself, "you really should clean this up." Still nothing. Procrastination for sure.

Then this morning, a miracle happened. I sat down in my work area, looked at the mess, and "felt" like cleaning it up. It took me a very short time to sort things into the piles they belonged in. I put things away without there being any resistance to the task. When I was done, the area looked really nice. I enjoyed sitting in it, or walking into the room and seeing it.

I learned again what I already knew. Procrastination is often "percolation." And patience truly is a virtue.