Shaping Your Day

When I get up in the morning, I don't know.

I have things to do (the "what"), like everyone, but I have no idea how I'm going to go about them.

And I think that's the secret.

Obligations are like contracts with the outside world: we commit to a result.

But how we do it, and in what form, is entirely up to us.

So every morning, I take stock. What emotions are here? What do I feel like doing? What's the weather like outside? What is this day telling us? What's showing up on its own?

We spot these scattered ingredients, then invent a recipe that didn't exist the day before.

Not knowing is key to the process.

Without a plan made in advance, we have no choice but to open our eyes, improvise, dance with whatever comes.

Otherwise, why get up?

"If you know exactly what you're going to do, what's the point of doing it?"

Pablo Picasso