Does change have to be brought on
by something so immense?
Do we have to wait for something so bad
or so hard to happen, in order for us to change?
Will this change be for the better? If not initially positive, do we refuse to see the gift of potential growth and exponential change that these hardships will bring. Or do we only permit it to make us bitter and cynical?
Are we continually allowing ourselves simply to adapt and survive, bouncing around constantly in the ‘fight or flight’ response…?
Yes, pain can be a great motivator, but are we so used to telling ourselves the vast negative stories, constantly feeding the defeatist narrative…
Why is it that we need such pressure?
Maybe its ambition, do we feel less ‘successful’, I always hear people use the word ‘failure’ or ‘unhappy’, but what do you need, truly need? Not want, need!
The need to be and do better?
The need to change and give purpose?
The need to be healthier?
Simply the need to feel joyful and grateful every day?
Maybe it’s a little of all of these.
I remember
“Enthusiasm will get you started, but habits will last a life time.”
This always rang so true with me.
A while ago I wrote a poem, I hope it resonates with you.
It was a reflection on myself in darker times.
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