1st January - "Procrastinating"

"You can unlearn procrastination just as you learned it".

SARK: "I notice how we inundate ourselves with huge goals and them berate ourselves when they don't occur. Remember that procrastination is rooted in over-functioning and low self esteem. What a doomed combination! Procrastinators are also tremendous perfectionists and relentless rehearsers. They rehearse over and over in their mind how they're going to do it perfectly - then when they do nothing it doesn't disturb their perfection vision ... you can now learn to be tender to yourself".

I couldn't think of a more fitted way to begin my Living Juicy 2012. I am a hopeless procrastinator ... actually no, I am a brilliant procrastinator. I did in actual fact procrastinate over starting this blog. Since 2010 I had had the intention of doing it - so I am proud today that I have embraced the living juicy mindset and I am going to unlearn procrastination. I think (as SARK mentions above) that at New Year many of us over face ourselves with big challenges, "resolutions" and goals and they become so intrusive and difficult that succeeding in them becomes a real chore - procrastination therefore seems a more attractive offer.

This year I have decided not to set any major goals preferring the more frivolous (such as spending a day at the seaside) and working my way daily through this book. As SARK mentions, much procrastination is a result of perfectionism and so I feel that doing this challenge that I cannot procrastinate too much over (as it will need to be completed daily) I will be forced to overcome my need for perfection and hopefully learn to live a little more loosely. With flexibility comes experimentation and this encourages creativity and ideas ...