On Monday morning I was out with one of my Cinnamon Trust dogs.
At his age, our walks are more of a gentle plod. I wandered along while he caught up on all the fresh smells. I suspect he mainly sees these visits as an opportunity to collect a fuss from all his friends and simply humours me with the plodding between them.
As we wandered along, I found myself mentally going through my own to-do list, debating where I’d start when I got back to my desk. There was plenty to choose from.
Then a simple thought popped into my head. It wasn’t on the list, and it wasn’t something I’d been planning. It was simply interesting enough to follow.
So when I got home, I followed it. One sentence became another, then one question led to another. Every now and then I’d step away, grab a drink, let it breathe for a while, then come back and see what wanted adding next.
By Monday evening, something that hadn’t existed that morning was live on my website.
It’s called Bring Your To-Do List.
It amuses me that the offer grew out of me wondering what to do with my own list. It’s not about getting through more tasks or becoming more productive. It’s for those moments when the list feels heavier than the things on it, when it’s the pressure, the mental load or all the shoulds that make it difficult to know where to begin.
If you’re curious about Bring Your To-Do List, you can read more and book your spot here.
When I was chatting to a friend later that evening, what struck me wasn’t just that Bring Your To-Do List now existed. It was how it had come into being. The day I’d imagined spending blitzing my to-do list became a day spent following one quiet thought, and I found myself telling her about it not because of what I’d created, but because of the feel of creating it.
Maybe gentle momentum can be as simple as noticing what quietly wants our attention, rather than pushing ourselves towards what we think we should be doing.
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