Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Acting in the Present

I participated in a number of activities today which could have, potentially, caused a great deal of anxiety and frustration in me, but did not.  I simply did what seemed to be the next right thing and let go of the outcome, or the past history leading up to my actions.  The first activity was to straighten out some health insurance issues over the phone.  I have difficulty with phone conversations, because of my speech impediment and this was an issue that required a lot of explaining. They all involved similar activity. Later, I straightened out my corporate status, completed some paperwork and attended a wellness appointment with my physician, all of which required negotiating and explanation.
My point is that I did not delve into the past events that needed to be straightened out in order to move forward.  Neither did I fret over current difficulties in explaining the situation or worry about the eventual outcome.  In the past I would have done all three.   I simply did what seemed to be the next right thing.