The Myth of Completion
May 12th, 2009 |
Published in
Event Management
by Lanell Dike
Happy Tuesday!
My mom said to me this past weekend, “How many times are you going to have to do this?” as she watched me cutting fruit for the Frisbie St. Art show.
Her question reminded me of how often we live in the future instead of the present. How often our thoughts and actions reflect a belief in the myth of “The End.”
We create a finish line and then focus our attention on it.
“Once this is over…” “When this is done…” “After this happens…”
In our minds we are always heading toward completion. What is valued is the task being over – not the task itself. Our actions are performed for some future fulfillment.
And do we ever arrive? At “The End?”
I never have.
Life is in continual motion.
Our daily lives are made up of countless activities we perform over and over – sex, cooking, taking a shower, going to the bathroom, reading email, writing a fundraising letter, meeting with a donor, talking with a friend on the phone, washing the dishes.
I don’t mind cutting fruit. I like preparing for an event and watching how numerous little steps knit together to create a temporary experience.
So it is with everything.
Can we enjoy the process?