Stop Starting Over

So what’s the deal?  Why do you keep starting over?  How many Sundays or Mondays or seasons have you said that this is the time that you will get serious, that you will stick with it, that this plan will work? Next Monday is August 9th. That means there are only 21 Mondays left in 2021. 21. When I break it down like that, it’s easy to see that we are rolling right on through this year at lightening speed. What if this time you actually made the changes you wanted to make so that as we get ready for 2022 and you are thinking about goals and resolutions and intentions, you were able to just build on the positive changes you have already made and you didn’t have to start over yet another time? I have good news for you…you absolutely CAN.  You can’t fail until you quit. So stop quitting. Starting over stinks. It’s never easy. Just keep going. Life is all about practice. Learn from your choices, have some grace for yourself, and pick back up where you left off. Please don’t quit and say you’ll start again tomorrow, or next week, or next year. You’ve got this. Embrace the process and look at this as a long term lifestyle, and not just a quick fix. Start making small changes now. You don’t have to go big or change everything tomorrow. Focus on what is sustainable and make sure you enjoy what you are doing. Finally, don’t let one thing derail you or cause you to quit. Enjoy!