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LIVING WELL: THE POWER OF
COMPLETION by Adoley
Odunton
A few weeks ago my Dad collapsed and was admitted to hospital. He said he wouldn't make his next birthday. He confessed to his priest, picked the hymns for his memorial service, gave my sister his will and told her that when she came to the hospital the following day, he would be gone. The next day was Election Day. After years of military rule, Ghana was having a democratic election. Something my father had long prayed for. He woke early in the morning and insisted the nurses take him to vote. They refused. He kicked up such a ruckus they called the doctor out of bed.
After seeing how adamant my father was, the doctor agreed. He was taken in a wheelchair to the voting booth! When my sister came to see him that night she teased him for being still around. He told her it was important to vote.
That was just like my Dad. He believed in the value and importance of public service. He spent most of his life working in government and was deeply committed to Ghana. Although he held many top positions in government, he wasn't interested in the limelight. In 35 years of service in Ghana as Ghana transitioned from one corrupt regime after another, he built a reputation as a man who couldn't be bought. One of the things he taught me is that while what you do is important, who you are is really what matters.
I am glad that I took the time to go back home and be with him this past summer. He said then that God had blessed him with a long life and that he had lived long enough to see his children grown and to witness positive changes for the most part in his country. Any thing else was a bonus. My father died on 22nd December. Two days before his birthday - just as he had predicted.
In his final days, my father taught me a lot about intention and completion. He took care of all his loose ends and consciously chose his time to go. I know that as he moves to his next plane of existence, he has a clean slate to create from.
This New Year, I have been observing my loose ends and choosing to either complete them or cut them loose. So often we move from one year to another carrying the unresolved issues of past years. What unnecessary baggage are you carrying into this coming year?
1. Make a list of all of your incompletions.
2. Delete those items you will never complete.
3. Put a date by those that are left.
4. Make a commitment to complete as many as you can this month.
5. Give your list to a buddy to hold you accountable.
6. At the end of the month, set deadlines to complete on the rest.
7. If you fall short of your deadline, perhaps it's time you cut it loose and let it go.
Choose this year to complete on your incompletions. Make a clean slate to create your wonderful new year.
For a complimentary coaching session or to experience the power of spiritual counseling and prayer in a practitioner session contact Adoley at 310-491-5315 or
adoley@synergyunlimited.net.
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