Are you getting better or getting worse? The thing about that question is that it doesn’t allow for any middle ground, you are either improving or digressing. So, are you getting better or getting worse? For the first time in a long time I can honestly say that I am getting better. I have made improvements in just about all aspects of my life and I tell you it has been quite the process. So much weight is now placed on decisions that so often I used to take for granted, simple things like waking up early whether I have something to do or not. Making better food choices more often and not being so impulsive with those decisions. I have taken the time to repair relationships with those that I feel are important and cut off the relationships with people that are not. Though I am no where near where I want to be, it feels good to know that I am going in the right direction. Everyday new challenges are presented and everyday I am taking the time to address them so that tomorrow I am ready for whatever it might bring. I know those who know me might read this and think of a million things that I am not doing that they believe I should and they are probably right on some level. But improvement doesn’t happen all at once, it is a process.
There is no such thing as a small step as long as that step is in the right direction. Getting better is getting better as long as you are getting better lol. Sounds crazy but it is true. I think too often we try to make whole sale changes to things that aren’t really important and when the smoke clears we are usually further away from our goal then when we started. Dying your hair is not a life change, buying new clothes is not a life change, talking about changing is not a life change. Change takes consistent effort and it is hard as hell. But the pain of the process is only eased by the joy of the results. Pain, Process, Joy, and Results each of these aspects must be expected and embraced, for me they are the pillars of change.
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