Twenty Two

I like to do a lot of things. There are people out there who're primarily into one thing, they're crafty, sporty, techie, booky or writey. My problem is that I can't choose ... I like to do it all. I like to swim, read, knit, write and keep updated with technology. I have another problem - I like to do things well.  And my major difficulty lies in that to do something well practice is a must, meaning it should be done on a regular basis sometimes to the exclusion of other things.

So what happens when I have a free moment to pursue one of my hobbies?  Oh joy, I get to make a choice! So I sit there wondering - should I sit down and read more "Dune" which has sat untouched for weeks on my nightstand or should I get back to writing the "Immigration" piece I've been working on for over a month or better yet should I finish up knitting that sweater etc, etc, etc.

And this is where I become my worst enemy.  My perfectionism tells me that I knit better than I write, so I should knit. But my mind tells me that if I want to write well I need to practice, so I should write. Then my perfectionism tells me that I've not finished anything I've started in the past few months so I should finish my knitting because that's the closest to being done but my mind tells me that I should read because "Dune" has been ignored for the longest time and is the most likely to be abandoned. And I end up doing nothing, having wasted my precious free time arguing with myself.

I hate Catch 22s. 

I guess the best way out of them is to avoid getting into them. In other words I should heed the words of Nike commercials .....

Just Do It!