Tag: motivation
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I didn’t want to write this post
I have been avoiding writing this post. I don’t have a good reason for it, beyond the call of the scroll. I just would rather watch videos and learn from someone else instead of having to put in the effort to draft something new. I would rather watch someone else pursue goals instead of risk…
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Day 1, again
There are far too many pages in my journals that start with “Day 1.” You’ll see it there on the first page, then in five more pages it will come around again. And then twenty pages in, when I’m sure I really will keep going, it’s there yet again. It’s like I keep pressing the…
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1,000 days
At this point, this blog is the thing that I have been the most consistent with, ever. I am currently on a posting streak that is over 1,000 days long. Yeah, that level of consistency. There is now serious, objective evidence in the world that I have the capacity to be consistent. I now know…
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You still lost
If I were to think about my current life approach as an athlete, taking on that that metaphor for my life, I would say that I lost the race. It wouldn’t be because I was ill prepared for lack of training. Nor would it be because I was bested by my fellow athletes. Not even…
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It feels like I have nothing to do today
I have learned so much trivia as I scrolled social media. And it has been so easy to do it because I have nothing to do. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I have plenty of goals that I want to achieve, but I haven’t actually created any plans for how I would achieve them.…
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Don’t stop now
At some point, I came across someone on the internet mentioning change happens not at all, and then slowly, and then all of a sudden. The moment I remembered those words, I was able to reground in the efforts that I’m making to try and change my life. Things are hard right now. It looks…
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Maybe I’m not lazy?
I am rushing to write this before I head off for my second job. I am doing this because I am trying to maintain my streak of posting every day. As I scramble to get this post, I am thinking maybe I am not lazy. I post everyday on a blog that I started for…
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Oh to be consistent
I’m still in the “new year” mindset, possibly fueled by all of the content all over social media pushing me to believe this will be my best year yet. But now two weeks into the new year, it doesn’t feel that way. I started with big scary goals, but the effort to match just isn’t…
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Squirrel!
I watched the squirrel dart into the street. I knew better than to try and swerve around it as it tried to make a decision. The choice seemed obvious. Head back to the safety of the grass away from the incoming car, but here it was confused. I wonder if that is what I look…