What am I running away from?

What Am I Running Away From?

The nagging to-do lists!

They are everywhere—on small chits of paper, in my mobile notes, on my Google calendar, sticky notes, floating in my head, and even in the heads of my wife and daughters too! 😅

For example, yesterday morning my wife asked me to mop the house before my daily exercises which can last 2 hours. And my wife wanted mopping immediately as she had planned some special puja.

So all my planned tasks went for a toss!

Isn’t this the reality we all face?

Funnily enough, the tasks seem to multiply the moment we turn our backs on the list, overwhelming us. It’s like we are trapped in an endless loop, trying to keep up, but never quite catching a break.

Ever wondered if there is a place where to-do lists don’t exist? A magical land where sticky notes don’t breed like rabbits, and calendar alerts don’t chase us around like unpaid bills?

Well, I found it. It’s a place I call "La La Land," where procrastination is a way of life. Here, to-do lists are as rare as unicorns.

Deadlines? They are as mythical as flying pigs. It’s a place where the only commitment is to maybe, just maybe, do something… someday.

But there is a catch—once you enter this land, there is no turning back. You might never juggle another to-do list again, but you will also lose that drive, that spark, that keeps us moving forward.

Those to-do lists are surely a source of stress, but they are also the roadmap to our growth and success - the little tasks that push us, the big dreams that stretch us, the moments that challenge us to grow.

So, while the idea of escaping might sound appealing, we need to ask ourselves: What are we really running from? If it’s progress, growth, and becoming the better version of ourselves, then maybe it’s time to face those lists head-on.

Because at the end of the day, it’s not about running away from tasks—it’s about running towards our dreams.

 

PS  - This post? It was on one of my many to-do lists… finally checked it off. ✔

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