And I never liked the taste anyway

[cosmolinguist]

How do you eat an elephant?

One bite at a time.

My life seems full of half-eaten elephants all over the damn place right now. I try not to think about this too much because it diminishes anything I have accomplished. But some days the slog gets too much and I just long for anything to be easy or straightforward.

Comments

[askygoneonfire]

I can really empathise with this feeling. And telling oneself over and over that 'it's no good looking at enormous tasks as a whole, keep focused on the little steps' still doesn't seem to prevent me from taking the long view and getting demoralised/overwhelmed.

[cosmolinguist]

The problem with not looking at the big picture is that all you get to see is little tasks that without context seem meaningless and dull and nothing is ever fun or satisfying on its own and nothing seems worth it until you do pull back and look at the big picture. So I think even focusing on the little steps is overwhelming and demoralizing, in its own way.

[rmc28]

Yeah, I have to kind of alternate between the two ...

[cosmolinguist]

It's a recent revelation for me, that I have to do this too. Because all the advice for people with anxiety is to focus on the little steps to keep from getting overwhelmed. But no one tells you that can be overwhelming too (especially when you're the one who has to break all the anxious-making things into the little steps in the first place).

[calissa]

I just wanted to say that I read this and am thinking of you.

[cosmolinguist]

Thank you. I really appreciate that. Some hard stuff is getting done this week, but at least that means I feel like I'm finally making some progress with some of this stuff that's been getting me down.

[calissa]

I'm glad that things are picking up a little bit. Do you think it will build up to some sort of momentum or is it the sort of thing that remains a slog?

[haggis.livejournal.com]

Anything I can help with? You've been such a help to me recently, I'd be happy to return the favour.

[cosmolinguist]

I need another trip to the tip if you fancy it :) But apart from that, right now it all seems to be health/disability/bureaucracy stuff that needs thinking about or organizing or decisions making -- things I have to do myself, I think. But I appreciate the offer and I'll let you know if anything comes up.

[haggis.livejournal.com]

I need to take some bits and pieces there too - how about we go tomorrow before painting?

[cosmolinguist]

Plan. :)