I can’t count the number of things I’ve started and stopped. I think for me it’s less about doubt and external perceptions, but instead the precious, elusive commodity of TIME. So many of us are in the mid-point of our careers, raising young families, fighting physical signs of aging, trying to maintain some assemblance of a social life…we simply can’t do it all. And sometimes, when moments of that precious commodity present themselves, we try something. And we should! And those things that you spend your time on should be things that make YOU happy. Let any positive affect on others be a bonus. If it makes you happy, you win. Give yourself grace when your time slips away. Someday we will be retired and our kids will be grown and gone…then there will be no excuse to stop the things that bring you joy :)
Thanks for the reminder to appreciate the time we do have and use it on things that make us happy. It’s easy to fall into the trap to always go, go , go, but we can only do so much along with everything else. I’m putting this reminder up on my wall to keep it on top of mind.
I have been looking into self-compassion lately and this is a perfect example of living it.
I can’t count the number of things I’ve started and stopped. I think for me it’s less about doubt and external perceptions, but instead the precious, elusive commodity of TIME. So many of us are in the mid-point of our careers, raising young families, fighting physical signs of aging, trying to maintain some assemblance of a social life…we simply can’t do it all. And sometimes, when moments of that precious commodity present themselves, we try something. And we should! And those things that you spend your time on should be things that make YOU happy. Let any positive affect on others be a bonus. If it makes you happy, you win. Give yourself grace when your time slips away. Someday we will be retired and our kids will be grown and gone…then there will be no excuse to stop the things that bring you joy :)
Thanks for the reminder to appreciate the time we do have and use it on things that make us happy. It’s easy to fall into the trap to always go, go , go, but we can only do so much along with everything else. I’m putting this reminder up on my wall to keep it on top of mind.
I have been looking into self-compassion lately and this is a perfect example of living it.
Thanks for the reminder Chris. 🙏🏽