Our thoughts create our reality — where we put our focus is the direction we tend to go.
-Peter McWilliams

It’s interesting, where my head went reading this quote. I had one of those days where the list of things I had to get done was so big that I wanted to just run away from it.

We all have those days, I guess. So, I did – run away from it, I mean. For a little while, anyway.

I learned a while ago that I really enjoy the feeling of satisfaction of making those lists and, then, checking things off of them one by one as I accomplish them. Still, though, sometimes in our lives those lists get so big that you just need an escape. Today, my escape was sort of a little “working vacation” since I actually made a trip to the store to pick up some things we needed for the house. I did, however, go to a store way out of the way so that I could treat myself to a lunch.

I went to the fantastic Taqueria La Loma. This is a wonderful Mexican restaurant about 1/2 hour from our house. Our friends Ann and Duncan introduced us to it earlier this year. So good! Today I enjoyed an absolute feast – 3 chorizo tacos, a side of refried beans, and incredible chips and salsa. Simple, cheap, and absolutely spectacular.

After satisfying that particular craving, I finished my shopping. Then headed home and looked at the list. Nope, it hadn’t gotten shorter. So, I prioritized it into “Get done now” and “Can wait until later”, and off I went!

A while later, when I went back to check off a few things I’d gotten done, I found myself singing. (It’s Tricky, by Run-DMC, which I had heard earlier in the day. Yep, I was singing a rap song from WAY back when!)

Checking some stuff off that list was great. There’s still too much on it, and I’ll probably spend all of Sunday on it, but I love that sense of satisfaction. Veni, Vidi, Vici.

And, I think Peter McWilliams is right. Focus. Move forward. Lists, life, business, family…

We create our realities. One little step at a time.

Sometimes, with chorizo tacos and checklists!