Doing vs. Achieving

Every night as I wash the dishes at the kitchen sink, I try my best to practice this. Some nights I'm better at it than others. And you know, it's true, when I can keep my attention on the doing rather than the 'getting it done and out of the way', I feel much more satisfied and content.

When you give more attention to the doing then to the future result that you want to achieve through it. You break the old egoic conditioning. Your doing then becomes not only a great deal more effective, but infinitely more fulfilling and joyful.

~ Eckhart Tolle