mind the gap
I'm suffering from an excess of velleity.
Velleity is volition at its weakest. It's a mere wish or inclination, without any accompanying effort.
My velleity is fed by an overactive imagination... I can see in my mind's eye exactly what my dream garden looks like, for example. So when I am outside, I'm imagining a tree there, a shrub here, a winding path and a bank of flowers. so the lack of all those things and the lack of effort on my part to make them happen don't worry me so much. It certainly makes things easier when you are living with a very large garden during our excessively hot and dry summers.
I'd write more... but what can I say? Velleity strikes again.
Velleity is volition at its weakest. It's a mere wish or inclination, without any accompanying effort.
My velleity is fed by an overactive imagination... I can see in my mind's eye exactly what my dream garden looks like, for example. So when I am outside, I'm imagining a tree there, a shrub here, a winding path and a bank of flowers. so the lack of all those things and the lack of effort on my part to make them happen don't worry me so much. It certainly makes things easier when you are living with a very large garden during our excessively hot and dry summers.
I'd write more... but what can I say? Velleity strikes again.
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thankfully my velleity has been banished and i'm getting lots of work done. :-) but i do fear it could return at any moment..
Lovely word. So much nicer than procrastination, which seems harsh and reminds me of Arnie aka the Terminator.
I do the same when I'm looking at the mess in my apartment. I imagine it all nice and clean, but velleity strikes again!
PS Is there a cure for it?