It's that season where goals have been set. Resolutions made and perhaps already broken too. And if that's the case, go easy on yourself. No motivation or goal was ever won fueled by self-hatred, no matter what the weight-loss capitalistic assholes say.
For my part, I resolved a few years ago to not make any resolutions. How very responsible and forward-thinking huh? Not really, don't mistake my unwillingness to get on that hamster wheel as some kind of trendsetting. My commitment is to continue to serve the habits that serve me. Though this commitment still calls for check-in's and reflections. Is X still serving me? Has Y really made me stronger/better? As the questions start to swirl what I notice is that the real examination is between the act of reflecting and comparison. Am I seeing with objectivity or perhaps known perceptions or am I comparing myself to a societal or someone else's expectations? Mind you, neither method is "wrong" per se, it's lacking distinction between the two that can tear you down. I can reflect on my past actions and behaviors but I can't compare my intentions to versions of me that no longer exists. That past me, didn't have the experience, wisdom and self-love of this present me. Hope you can say the same, over and over again if needed, till you believe it.
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