Sometimes I can get extremely frustrated with myself. That I’m not doing more. The word “should” starts to appear. I should be doing this. I should be doing that.
I started this blog over five years ago. It represents a distinct and significant chapter of my life now. Five years is a lot of time.
The negative thoughts I catch myself having always have to do with what I think society thinks I should be doing. “More” is often the answer. Do conventional things. Build a business. Make more money. Make more impact.
However, I try to notice and pull away from those thoughts, and celebrate the things I have done over the last 5 years, which is significant on their own. I’ve published 2 books. I’ve written over 250 articles. I know I’ve impacted people just from spending a bit of time with them, and they then impact others. I’m living a created life where I can be the dad and husband I want to be, not aspire for some version that I wished I was. I’m learning to live a life of freedom that was incomprehensible to my entire ancestry. That’s thousands of years of evolution and survival that I have to adapt in my single lifetime.
I share my thoughts and wisdom with all who seek them. That includes you. That makes an impact in incalculable ways.
And I think about the feeling I had during the Zoom I recently hosted around Impossible Goals which felt like the start of something. What if it took 5 years to get to that point? I mean, it did. And it would have been worth it.
With that being true, then I need to remind myself to be kind to myself.
And that is what I would like to share with you. Everything you’ve done, been through, every misstep, every success, every failure, every perceived waste of time, every thought you’ve had, have all led you to this moment, and everything can change in this moment. And if it doesn’t, there’s always the next moment. And everything will have been worth it, leading up to that moment.
And the best thing is, as long as you’re breathing, there is always a next moment. Nothing was wasted. That’s a lot to be grateful for.
