Nov 12 • General discussion
Daily Habit Maintenance
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could both maintain helpful daily habits we already mastered AND keep adding new ones? To some extent it is possible, but with time being our most precious non-renewable resource, there are only so many habits we can maintain and add over a period of time.
Like Freddie Mercury and Queen, I also “Want it all and I want it now”. I also know I just can’t have it all, and especially not all now.
What does that mean to me? It means I want to prioritize my goals based on my values and identity. Out of the many goals I want to work on, I would better pick just one or two, the ones that have the highest importance for me. Time, energy and money are too limited to accomplish 8 goals out of 10, for example, but I can focus on just two and let go of the rest - - for good, or for some time. It also means that, just like in a garden, pulling the weeds out from the root daily or very often makes for an easier work than pulling them just once in a while.
Old helpful habits need maintenance the same way garden weeds need to be pulled out often, even daily. Trying to add too many new goals and to practice too many new habits in a short time is unrealistic, and we can end up paying dearly with our physical or mental health even if we happen to reach them.
Lastly, it means giving myself grace and being patient: I am enough just the way I am. I always have been enough, wether I felt like it or not. I will always be enough, wether I will feel like it or not.
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