06-15-2012, 02:32 PM
You know at first I was reluctant to keep writing in a journal thread. But I've realized something important. No matter how small a change, it is still a change. This change should be valued and I should congratulate myself on making this change. Too often I get caught up in a mentality of not being where I want to be, all the while never acknowledging my hard work and small achievements in bettering myself.
I believe my all or nothing attitude influences the way I view a lot of things. So far I have improved myself and I can confidently say that I am in a better place than I was a couple of years ago. Am I where I want to be? No not right now, but the important thing is that I'm taking steps to get there. It may be slow, it may be gradual, but I know I will get there because no matter how rough things get I always make it a point to pull myself out of it.
Sometimes it helps to take a step back, realize how far I've come and just enjoy the present moment. Too much focus on the destination and not the journey is bound to make me feel too detached from my life.
That's why I started this journal again. To remind myself that I am changing, that I am moving forward. This is proof right here, I've felt my mindset shift very subtly in the past few days. To ignore this would be wrong because it is ignoring change and improvement to myself. So from this day forward I'm taking a focus on how I'm improving and not how I expect to improve.
I believe my all or nothing attitude influences the way I view a lot of things. So far I have improved myself and I can confidently say that I am in a better place than I was a couple of years ago. Am I where I want to be? No not right now, but the important thing is that I'm taking steps to get there. It may be slow, it may be gradual, but I know I will get there because no matter how rough things get I always make it a point to pull myself out of it.
Sometimes it helps to take a step back, realize how far I've come and just enjoy the present moment. Too much focus on the destination and not the journey is bound to make me feel too detached from my life.
That's why I started this journal again. To remind myself that I am changing, that I am moving forward. This is proof right here, I've felt my mindset shift very subtly in the past few days. To ignore this would be wrong because it is ignoring change and improvement to myself. So from this day forward I'm taking a focus on how I'm improving and not how I expect to improve.
