1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6....

Counting is easy in the low numbers....

67, 68, 69, 70....

see it's easy....

110, 111, 112, 113, 113, 113....

damn...got distracted by a noise upstairs...where was I?

111, 112, 113, 114, 115...

what was that noise anyways? Such a loud clang and a bit of a laugh. Wonder if it was the cute guy? What was he doing? I remember the other day when...

OMG...I forgot what I was doing...okay that's it, I'm going out for a walk.

(Counting my steps as I walk) 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250...

now I've got my groove on....

436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 431, 432, 433, 434...

didn't I already count the 430's? man...

497, 498, 499, 500....thank God I'm half way there...

(Aside) My attention span is so short, especially when it comes to repetitive activity such as counting. I was almost defeated by the challenge to count to 1000 in a single sitting...I tried several times, getting to less than 200 before being distracted by things that are no more important...

687, 688, 689, 690, 691...

Meditating is far easier. Closing my eyes, sitting under a tree in the park, focussing...

836, 837, 838, 839, 840...yawn....

keep it going bucko, step it up, you're almost there...

891, 892, 893, 894, 895...

just over 100 to go, oh PRAISE THE LORD!!!

967, 968, 969, 970, 971...

oh yeah, who's your daddy now 1000?

997, 998, 999, 1000!

Give it up for me, people! I did it!

Some observations....

ONE THOUSAND is a crazy, huge number. I hope I never have to count to 1000 again, let alone something greater (watch me slink away at the thought of counting to 10,000 or 100,000!)

Getting to 1000 is fraught with obstacles. Just counting it is difficult, let alone to try and save 1000 dollars or walk 1000 miles. Even 100 is seemingly larger when you count it out loud, focussing only on the numbers.

Like watching the minutes tick by to the end of my working day, counting to 1000 was a painful experience, seeming to take forever, when the reality is, that it took only about 20 minutes.

I am a person with issues of stamina, focus and drive...I should count to 1000 regularly for my own self development...but I won't!