One of the problem areas with trying to get work done is procrastination and apparent distractions. Whatever the things are that separates me from doing my painting, drawing sculpture. I know one of the classic answers to this is to just start with something small. But even that advice can seem daunting, like the thought of swimming across a large almost frozen lake or something like that.
A strange example I know, but what the heck that’s what came up for me. Your example maybe something different like singing or getting naked in front of a large group of people or doing both at the same time. That’d freak me out as well I must admit, but let’s get back to the point.
The well honed Whatsoever Rule may be very liberating but what is it?
Not surprisingly perhaps, it means for a day, or longer, you just decide you’re going to do whatsoever you wish. In other words everything without exception is your choice. This is way more profound and useful than it first seems, I know it is, so let’s look at it more closely.
Strangely compelling reasons to procrastinate
The dishes need to be done- a very overused example, besides I’ve a dishwasher so let’s scratch that one.- The plants need watered
- All of your shoes need to be polished
- Food needs to be bought - well maybe do this one unless you’re deeply into the starving artist mode
- The dog needs to be walked
- eMails need to be answered
I know you’ll have a load of your own better more urgent examples. My ones are sort of uninspired but that’s why they call this type of doing stuff that gets in the way of the likes of painting, mundane.
Ask yourself ‘If I could do whatsoever I wish would I do this?’ If the answer is no then don’t do it - there that was really simple. If you get phone calls or people knocking on your door. If you could do whatsoever you wish, would it be talking to these people? If not get rid of them, gently but firmly of course.
This Whatsoever Rule helps you get beyond a false sense of duty, habits and expectations - yours and everyone else’s, holding you back from doing your art. I sometimes think I have some kind of moral obligation to put up with other peoples distractions, I don’t and maybe you don’t either.
The Whatsoever Rule creates a wide open space for you to just be.
The best way to work this is to decide before you do to bed the day coming is going to be your Whatsoever day. Then the moment you wake up nail it. Own the day - it’s yours. After the first flush of chilled out, doing nothing mode, leading to a mild feeling of euphoria, I start to want to do stuff - my stuff.
The valuable thing that emerges from this great space is a sense of freedom and free choice. My free choice is mine no one else’s, so screw the email someone wants me to send off. Or the phone calls I ‘need’ to make. Later alligator.
I find it much easier to choose to paint or write (this blog), or to do creative work, because a strange sense of ease comes about. Doing anything with this Whatsoever mood doesn’t seem like work, it’s effortless, like being in the moment or being in the flow. Surprise, surprise I’m in the flow and the entity called Barry with the chattering mind blessedly disappears for awhile. Good things happen all by themselves. Bliss.
The Whatsoever Rule is a way of being.
Out of this spacious way of ‘Being’ the ‘Doing’ naturally arises freely, without blockage.
Now why couldn’t I have just said that at the beginning.
Try the Whatsoever Rule - or maybe you’re just too busy?
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I’m putting up notes for someone to see. I could just think about them or write them down in my journal, which I do anyway. Useful, but I know from past experience with me it can lead to isolation.