I keep getting this image of taking the first step to achieving something, and then taking the next one, and the next, and the next. The first step simply isn’t enough anymore.
A few years ago I decided it was time to get in shape. One of the things I did was to go for walks and runs on weekends. I started really slow, walking for 5 minutes, running for 30 seconds, and the running time increased after a while. It didn’t get great since I was only practicing on weekends, and my best run was 12 minutes non-stop at my pick. Life got side tracked by a relationship, and I stopped my weekend routine. After it ended, I didn’t feel like doing it again, and several months later, I slowly started walking as a means of commuting, and that made a huge difference. I lost so much weight (can’t pinpoint the exact reason, but walking, releasing old emotional wounds through meditation and energy work, and making better food choices helped), that people were asking me if I was sick. I wasn’t, but part of me felt worried, and I stopped exercising/walking/eating carefully. Needless to say, with time, I stopped fitting in some of my clothes again.
A week ago I decided to do something about it and started walking/running/walking/moving again. I could have easily talked myself out of it, since I’m in no way near being able to run for even the 12 minutes I once could, but I’m choosing to start from the beginning.
What are you stopping yourself from pursuing, because you lost the momentum and would need to start over?
My list includes:
- Exercising
- Finishing editing a short story I planned to publish last year
- Finishing writing a couple of ebooks I worked on
- Giving my site a new makeover
- Finding a location to host a new experiential self-love workshop
They are all projects I started last year, but got distracted, lost focus, lost motivation, or lost the strength and will to make it happen. I could come up with plenty of excuses, and I could even blame it on the weather. They would likely all be valid reasons; the weather, for one, certainly has a huge influence over many of us. But the ultimate reality is that my commitment to struggle had been stronger than the commitment to everything else.
The same way I recommitted to physically move again, I’m choosing to recommit to the other projects on the list.
What are you currently committed to? If it’s not in having the life you want, ask yourself – How can I shift it? I invite you to create a list of the things you moved forward on but lost the momentum. Do they still matter to you? Can you recommit even if it means starting again from square one? By the way, it could bring some comfort to remind yourself that you are never back at square one as growth never stops.
Feel free to share what you are recommitting to in the comments below.
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