“What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.”
Words of wisdom can be annoying, but only because they are true. Those of us who are irritated are so only because we don’t live by them. If they were practiced, there would be exasperation.
Most days a wise word would bring a scowl to my face, however not today. Instead of just another reminder of all the things I don’t have finished, and there are quite a few, it is an opportunity to change. If I start today, I have a very good chance of being finished tomorrow. Alternately, it will still be sitting there undone if I do nothing.
I can add one of my favorite quotes as well.
“You can only eat an elephant one bite at a time.”
I prefer to think of this as a large piece of chocolate molded into the shape of an elephant, instead of the actual animal, because I like elephants and would never eat them… but I digress…
While it is true to take a large project one step at a time in order not to be weighed down, it is even more daunting if you never take that first step because of the fear of being so. Thus I come full circle to the quote that began this journey into self-reflection.
So, if you are putting off until tomorrow what you could be doing today…STOP IT. Yes this is a rebuke to myself as well, but it is a healthy reprimand, which ironically most of them are. If you are off the track, get back on no matter where you are. Give yourself a do-over or a start-again.
The only real failure is the lack of trying.
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