{"id":4245,"date":"2020-03-15T20:28:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T20:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davesali.wordpress.com\/?p=4245"},"modified":"2020-03-15T20:28:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T20:28:55","slug":"worth-the-washing-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedali.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/15\/worth-the-washing-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Worth the washing up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where no oxen <\/span><\/span>are<\/em>, the crib <\/span><\/span>is<\/em> <\/span>clean: but much increase <\/span><\/span>is<\/em> <\/span>by the strength of the ox.<\/span> – Proverbs 14:4<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Many great ideas have been destroyed by one simple thought:<\/p>\n

I don’t think I can be bothered to wash up.<\/p>\n

It’s not that you don’t want to do it.<\/p>\n

You do.<\/p>\n

But the thought of having a stack of dirty dishes to take care of afterwards can be so daunting that it keeps you from even asking the logical question:<\/p>\n

Who could help me deal with the mess connected to this idea?<\/p>\n

Whether it’s starting a family, writing a book, dropping out of University to start a company, switching careers, losing weight…<\/p>\n

Everything worth doing comes with attendant disruption, interruptions, feelings of anxiety, new skills you need to acquire, getting things wrong, being laughed at, feeling like a fraud…mess.<\/p>\n

But if you’re willing to deal with the mess, then you’re willing to receive the increase that leaves the mess.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. – Proverbs 14:4 Many great ideas have been destroyed by one simple thought: I don’t think I can be bothered to wash up. It’s not that you don’t want to do it. You do. But the thought … <\/p>\n

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