i'm on the pursuit of happiness...
and as of late i have many highs and lows, which feel are on repeat- on one hand i'm having a lot of genuine fun and one the other hand i am subscribing to the same poor habits i'm trying to void. gosh, why is this sooo hard!
yesterday i was invited to attended a youth service and the word was about "the grey areas" in our life. for many of us we make exceptions against our values, beliefs and instincts...when it suits us (can i get an amen). i have lots of grey areas: eating meat, drinking, swearing, honesty, confidence...you know, heavy and lighter issues that i confront. but the major pink elephant in my bedroom is my morning routine. i've pledged to wake up and fall asleep at a specific time, set a goal of 21 days, and so far i've flopped HARD. i've been successful in the preliminary steps but thus far the execution has been a disaster.
we all have imperfections and i realized that it's easy to look down on others when their challenge is one we don't have to face. recently i watched an mtv show called i used to be fat (that title is really harsh) and it featured a young women named latrice who is on a weight loss challenge to lose weight in her last year of high school. over the first three weeks she was very resistant and unsuccessful at meeting her goals. although her trainer was very supportive there was a barrier she had to face on her own. my initial reaction was, "why is she sabotaging herself, if only she stuck to her plan she would see that the hard work would pay off?!" then i had to do a serious erkkkZ. wasn't i in a similar situation? i have a goal that i'm struggling with and in hindsight is not difficult to overcome but it is difficult for me because i have had the same issue for the majority of my life- i'm a bedhead and a poor reputation for being unfashionable late. so i'm taking inspiration from latrice, who broke though her habits, and going for the gold.
here goes for the remaining 9 days. gotta make it count :)
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