THE POWER OF CONSCIOUS COMPLETION
I am an organizer. I have been
blessed with an orderly mind that grasps the overview and can
put things in conscious order. It is a skill and it is a talent.
I am very grateful for it.
But besides having a natural
ability to organize, I see something that anyone can do that
would make it easier on themselves in the future. And that is
Conscious Completion.
Let's take an office project
as an example. Once you are finished the report, or the class,
or the drawing, the best thing you can possibly do for yourself
is to consciously complete it by organizing, tossing, making
clear perhaps typed up notes for the future and by organizing
all the related files on your computer by project date, or however
you can see you will need to access them in the future. Financial
contracts should be clearly marked and dated and anything that
is key reference material should be placed on top of the file,
and possibly fastened to it.
By taking the time to be certain
your notes are clear, your papers are ordered and suggestions
to smooth any rough places you managed to cross will make you
sooooo happy if you have to go back over that account.
Sort by Year. Sort by Account.
Sort by Project. Sort to match your mind. You are the one that
will have to find it again.
Conscious completion also includes
gratitude. Perhaps a personal note of acknowledgement to those
you worked with would be welcome to both the receiver and to
you as the one who gets to take time for reflection and gratitude.
Whatever you have just completed,
allow yourself some time to contemplate what worked and what
could have been improved. If you need to journal it to remember
it, do so. Acknowledge yourself for what you have accomplished
and take time to look at your completed project and be pleased,
or proud, or satisfied, or whatever feeling would nourish you.
Then put it away knowing if you have to research anything about
your process, it is in perfect order.
Conscious completion - a satisfying
end that clears the space for a new beginning.
© 2006 Cara Lumen
