Bookmarked and downloaded. Planning to put this into daily rotation, maybe even multiple times daily. My chief trouble here lies in multiple areas which are all addressed by this recording. I don't enjoy waiting around for something to start, I always have a lot to do so I try to squeeze as much as I can into my time, I don't have a accurate (or even reasonably accurate) sense of the passage of time, and often I simply don't want to be going/at wherever it is I'm to be.
The military didn't resolve any of these issues, but as squad leader, I always had things to do. Multiple degrees in psychology helped me figure out the reasons, but haven't helped generate effective solutions (and after 25 years or so, I'm beginning to wonder...). The statement here that being on time means finishing sooner is a new approach. Or more to the point, I've tried it on myself with little success (due to uncertainty of duration of gatherings) but hearing someone else say it was really helpful. A fresh take on things, as it were.
I am rarely embarrassed by being tardy. It's gone on my whole life, and because of the other difficulties I have being on the autism spectrum, there are far more significant things that do embarrass me than simply walking into a staff meeting either as the clock ticks to the appointed hour or a minute or two late because the printer was running slow. Still not an excuse, and while I've told my staff for 13+ years about it and they seem to have little trouble being on time, I do sometimes wonder about the example this sets for them, my collegiate student child (just started junior year), and so on. If for no other reason, I would like to not feel so rushed all the time, though I seem to focus best under pressure. Accurate, but I need to remove that as a justification for taking up other people's time in waiting for me - exactly what I try to avoid for myself. Common courtesy and respect should drive this sill for me, but for some reason, it doesn't.
Still, I listened to this and felt a stirring of hope I've not felt in many years. I intend to dive right into that pot and keep stirring away! Thank you so much for sharing this insightful practice with us here in the Insight Timer community. I see you and the light within you. Be well - and on time. ☺️ 🤲🏻❤️🤲🏻
