What if we shine the brightest when we make a significant impact on others’ lives? What if as a star above we see the changes we made using the best that we have on Earth while we were alive?
Are we going to shine the brightest?
Are we going to be the proudest star seeing how the life we’ve lived improved the lives of future generations?
If our answers were mostly yes, I am pretty sure we are on the right track and we should keep doing what we are doing.
Otherwise, we have to reevaluate what we have and how we are living our lives and find ways to be better.
I woke up praying that God would give strength for the next coming days. It is scary and overwhelming this journey. Not only because it is creating new good habits but because the damages I made yesterday have been showing me the amount of work that I have to accomplish in this process of replacing the old me of a new and better version of me living my life to the fullest – maybe living the fullest does not mean rainbows and butterflies, maybe it is actually living your best self for your life’s mission despite the struggles.
Life is not meant to be easy. Life is meant to be lived. And to live is to feel – the hard, the struggle, the challenge, and the discomfort. Being scared and overwhelmed are not pleasing feelings but these are moments we will for sure remember for the rest of our lives. But, make sure you are feeling this now for the good of your future self.
Did I mess up today? Yes. Can I change it? No. These are the facts. What happened already is irreversible. No time machine offers round-trip tickets from the past to the present available on the market. If you know any, let me know. I want to get some. LOL.
We are all guilty that we made mistakes in the past. The regretful ones were usually those that we had control over at that moment and we chose instant gratification and not the consequences.
But, again, it is in the past. You cannot waste any more time and energy overthinking or crying in bed over things that are done.
What now? What can you do?
That is the answer. What you can do now is to do the best that you have at this point and in the coming days. Do not aim to correct the previous mistakes. Your goal should be to be a better version of yourself today to make up for your past mistakes. You must make up for your past mistakes and not correct them – they are two different things – one is doable and the other is a waste of time and energy.
You do not choose the easy way but rather the right one. It can be a no-brainer or freaking hard ways. In both cases DO NOT escape when your brain is telling you to. Face it. Do it right. Think of the consequences in the long run would be.
During this journey of creating better routine, you will find yourself looking at excuses to justify getting back to day 1.
In my case, I usually use my period days as an excuse to stay in bed and not do anything. Some people may say that it’s part of a woman’s life. We suffer every month with abdominal pain and fatigue and it’s normal. For some, it will be extreme and you have to be self aware to that. And I am aware that I can still push through during this very challenging moment of changing my life and I use my period as an excuse.
If you find yourself starting to make excuse, drop it. Keep moving! Do not break what you have built for 6 days. Rest but do not stop. I experienced that each time I gave in to the excuses for days, I end up going back to day 1 of building these good habits I am aiming.
If today, you feel that this journey is tiring, still persevere. Each day will become less difficult as it becomes part of you. And always remember why you started when excuses are trying to conquer you.
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