Whew! It has been a while since I have taken time to write! Life gets in the way of blogging sometimes. It sure does feel good to sit down to write tonight. :)
Last week I read a blog that I regularly follow called Presentation Zen. Garr Reynolds wrote:
We fear mistakes and failure more than just about anything. We fear mistakes to the point where we don't even begin to make the changes we know we need to make, or give up when we meet resistance long before the goal has been achieved.
Wow! If that doesn't describe me before mid-January, I don't know what does. I find it amazing how paralyzing fear can be...especially fear of failure. Fear of failure kept me from beginning this "get healthy" journey. If I didn't start working on taking better care of myself, I couldn't fail at it. Right?
Wrong. What I had to realize was that not starting was failing myself and those who love me. I certainly wasn't feeling successful, limping through my days.
Taking care of myself is not just about my physical body but my spiritual and emotional well-being, too. I need to remind myself to keep this in mind. It's sometimes easy to lose sight of this when I focus so much energy on eating well and exercising. There's always something to work on! :)
Buddha-- There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
What fear do you need to overcome to get started?
Have courage. Begin. Keep going.
1 comment:
Great quotes and even better sentiment. I know I let fear stop me regularly when I sit down to write. I'm glad you decided to overcome your fear. Remember that just embracing the struggle is the right step.
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