#201 Nothing will be perfect

You kind of want to run a marathon.

You kind of want to eat better.

You kind of want to move more.

You kind of want to feel better.

And everything kind of stays the same.

Only when “kind of” becomes “absolutely” and “want to” becomes “choose to” change happens.

I absolutely choose to write.

I absolutely choose to run a marathon.

I absolutely choose to eat better.

I absolutely choose to move more.

I absolutely choose to do whatever it takes to feel better.

Because there is no other way.

Eating junk food for dinner. Because that’s what you always did.

Having home-grown vegetables for lunch. Because that’s what you always did.

Scrolling through social media apps for 20 minutes. Because that’s what you always did.

Meditating for 20 minutes every morning. Because that’s what you always did.

Working 15-hour days. Because that’s what you always did.

Taking the time to relax, let the mind wander, and be with family. Because that’s what you always did.

Our lives are full of predictable pathways, paved and reinforced by our past and present actions.

But not all pathways are desirable.

Luckily the past doesn’t equal the future.

You can change your present actions to change the course of your pathway, away from a predictable future towards a desirable future.

I guess all I really want to say today is:

There’s something you’re doing great at.

There always is.

Can you see it?

When I write, I’m meditating.

When I meditate, I’m writing.

When I run, I’m meditating.

When I meditate, I’m running.

When I play the guitar, I’m meditating.

When I meditate, I’m playing the guitar.

When I meditate, I’m writing.

When I write, I’m running.

When I run, I’m playing the guitar.

And no matter what I do, I’m always living.

Life experience always carries over.