Procrastinators Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from chronic procrastination.

Monday 8th July 2013

5 July, 2013 - 8:10pm - jalla

‹ Sunday 7th July 2013 Tuesday, 9th July 2013 ›

Vic 7/8/13

vic - 8 Jul 2013 - 5:35pm

show up (done), exer, pan, follow through

stay "Humble enough" too use the tools that work

Acceptance
from p. 449 of Alcoholics Anonymous, the Big Book of AA

And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.
When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or
situation--some fact of my life--unacceptable to me, and I can find no
serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being
exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Nothing,
absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake. Until I could
accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober; unless I accept life
completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy. I need to concentrate not
so much on what needs to be changed in the world as on what needs to be
changed in me and in my attitudes.

 

Hamlet's checkin

Hamlet - 8 Jul 2013 - 1:13pm

Been away too long.  Must work very hard this week as there are several major deadlines looming. 

1. FS tracker

2. Informa presentation (3 hours a week until Friday)

3. ACA presentation (2 hours a week until next Tuesday)

4. various household tasks to break up the presentation work

 

Do It Now goals today

dotnow - 9 Jul 2013 - 8:12am

EX      hour      DONE

admin   2 hours     DONE 1/2

learn  1 or 2 hours   DONE

Monday

jalla - 8 Jul 2013 - 1:11pm
  • readings
  • tidy
  • pack rehab bag
  • meet a
  • pool rehab
  • go to meeting 
  • journal
  • HIO
  • groceries
  • june 13
  • outstanding r
  • check big t r
  • check over all
  • sort new articles
  • dinner
  • rehab excercises
  •  HIO

clement ci - day 240 attempting abstinence, 160 from self

clement - 8 Jul 2013 - 11:52pm

Abstinence from unplanned time.

  • The one thing, the only thing, i can do impulsively is write something on my todo list.
  • The one thing, the only thing, i can do off plan is recovery, something to maintain my sobriety, when tempted. I have come to believe that it is more important to maintain sobriety than to get things done.

Abstinence from relying on self. AA Big Book says to rely on God. Quoted in my bookmarks : scroll down to "AA Big Book on fears : relying on God not self-reliance:"

  • I have come to believe that it is more important to maintain sobriety of relying on God than to get things done.
    • "15 Points" point 5 says:
      5. Develop and rehearse a daily plan of thinking and acting by which you will live that day relying on God, regardless of what may upset you or how hard the old urge to rely on self may hit you.

      My Plan is this:

      1. read "15 Points"
      2. Meditate for 5 min on the attributes of God

:) ci
:) start Instant Boss
:) v task
:) cl
:) time log
:) quiet time
:) r task
:) s task
:) t task
:) 11am pa phone mtg
:) sort tasks
j task
:) :D :) :D do tasks
:) put away clothes
:) reflection
:) pre-plan tmrw

12:30am (technically jul 9th) :
[not tracking <15 min anymore (for now)]
It's been 00days 13hrs 45min since i last went on an off-plan bender >15min (15min, 10:30-10:45am 7/8 bdr tivo setup)
It's been 00days 20hrs 00min since i last went on an off-plan bender >1hr (1hr, ~3:30-4:30 7/8 early am, watching tv; abs his: (/ (+ 13 1 1 5 6 6 3 6 8 5 1 2 5 2 3) 15.0)4.5 ave, old-new)
It's been 03days 20hrs 38min since i last went on an off-plan bender >2hrs (2hr 2min, 1:50-3:52am 7/5 early am surq; abs his: (/ (+ 5 14 8 6 12 9 8 13) 8.0)9.4 ave)
It's been 25days 21hrs 04min since i last went on an off-plan bender >3hrs (4hrs 1min, 11:25pm-3:26am 6/12-13 q surfing binge; abs his: 25,14,36; corrected 5/24).
It's been 26 days since i last went on an off-plan bender >4hrs (4hrs 1min, 11:25pm-3:26am 6/12-13 q surfing binge; before that: 78days).
It's been >104 days since i last went on an off-plan bender >6hrs (6hrs on 3/25).
It's been 240 days since i last went on an off-plan bender >1day
It's been ~340 days since i last went on an off-plan bender >1week (26 days til 1 year, aug 2, 2013)
It's been 25days 13hrs 45min since i last relied on self. (6/10-6/13 10:45am overwhelmed with too many medium important tasks, no MITs; abs his: 14,50)

When we retire at night, we constructively review our day (BB).
  • Were we resentful, selfish, dishonest or afraid?
    - once resentful. But i prayed god would deliver me. and he did.
  • Do we owe an apology?
  • Have we kept something to ourselves which should be discussed with another person at once?
  • Were we kind and loving toward all?
    - sorta. a little. God help me be this tomorrow.
  • What could we have done better?
    - not gone off task in the eve.
    - been more recovered, further along the path / journey, so that my long-standing 2nd prio tasks were not as odious to me.
  • Were we thinking of ourselves most of the time?
    - yes the the pain i felt at these tasks was self-oriented.
  • Or, were we thinking of what we could do for others, of what we could pack into the stream of life?
    - i can think of all the customers i can help if i run my business effectively.

THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR (everything i "did well" comes from god, either thru gifts he's given me or the way he's transformed me)

That i worked thru 4 very hard issues that have been on the list a long time, and that i had great fear and resistance doing. AND they were harder than expected. Yeah, almost always they're easier than expected, but these lived up to the anticipatory dread, unfortunately :(

That God has trained me in recovery to the point where all my triple-starred tasks were done, so i starting doing double-starred tasks. Never been here before.

the touch of the master's hand: http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/1898#comment-27748

fall down seven times, get up eight - japanese proverb

bookmarks

monday

hazyjane - 8 Jul 2013 - 5:53pm

Thanks for the lovely starter, good reminder :).

my priority is to embrace healthy eating and exercise:

  • juice
  • meeting
  • swim  Actually a long cycle ride instead
  • juice  Actually a healthy smoothie that I took out with me and had for breakfast and lunch
  • housework
  • admin
  • plus walk dogs 

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It's an inside job...

Mole's check in

Mole - 7 Jul 2013 - 6:58am

Thank you jalla, lovely start to the week. Hope that's a self portrait.

7.30 cafe with planner and p project.

9-12 work on A

12.30 work lunch with P

2 reports to CC and prep for C

tower business

eat healthy meal

7 K to pick me up

ringing

discussion with band

home

check in

bed by 11

THINGS I DID WELL TODAY

THINGS I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER

THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR 

Mole's check in

Mole - 8 Jul 2013 - 8:22am

THINGS I DID WELL TODAY

barely procrastinated - must reflect on how this happened.

ran this evening smoothly  

THINGS I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER

been in bed by now. 

THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR 

being enticed outside my comfort zone

RM crossword

 

My Day Today

lennon - 8 Jul 2013 - 9:50pm

I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone and online meetings, and my life.

I want to thank jalla for starting this trend.

Things I will do today

1. Go to the 5:45 a.m. telephone ACA meeting

2. Go to the 6:45 a.m. telephone OA meeting

3. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting

4. Take shower

5. Go to the 8:30 a.m. telephone PA meeting

6. Go to the 9 a.m. telephone ACA meeting

7. Go to the 9:45 a.m. telephone CLA meeting

8. Cook and eat breakfast

9. Go to the 11 a.m. telephone PA meeting

10. Prayer and meditation morning and evening

11. Go to the 12 noon telephone ACA meeting

12. Go to the 1 p.m. telephone CLA activity line

13. Cook and eat dinner

14. Get dressed

15. Go to work at 5:30 p.m.

Thanks for letting me share