Schedule

I know I have said it before, but it has been true for years for me, and will remain always so I imagine.  I am an “eat the worms, spit out the germs” kinda guy.  In this context that means to me that what I find valuable I will hold on to.  Other stuff I discard.  It may be discarded forever, or it may be just for another time.  It is not for this time.
I listen out for things that impact me.  I can go ages, and nothing stands out while at other times heaps stand out to me.  That is what is happening right now.
What I heard that I really liked and find a real source of motivation is - we live life on schedules and often if we want something it means making the time.  Often what matters is not something that is a part of my schedule right now - so I make time for it.
Work is a schedule.  Ok I am retired now but for 40 odd years I turned up for work.  Mostly I felt like it.  I was into it.  At other times I did not feel like it, but I turned up anyway.  Either way I got paid.
We are getting a new kitchen and granny flat.  That activity was not a part of our regular schedule, but we wanted it and made time for it.  The granny flat or “cabin” in particular, we have dreams for.  But those dreams could never happen without changing our regular schedule and making time for its construction.
That one has been totally weird.  Merril ended up in hospital during the time and the builder also ended up in hospital and has had a few days off.
The lesson for me is some things that matter big time do not always go as thought.   But they are worth it if it is something we feel we want to do.  We know our dream also benefits others down the track.
The point for me is what I want and feel may be best for me is sometimes not what I am doing right now.  Yet I know it is important enough for me to make room in my schedule to do it.  I may mean getting rid of other things, but the other things are improved by what I do.  Or if they are lessoned or discarded, they may never have really mattered in the first place.
Being retired may mean my schedule is different to what it was, but for me it matters as much as it always has.