Between accomplishment and disappointment

There’s the excitement.

We often get excited. About a project, about a job, about a person. It’s the power of novelty.

There’s the action.

Some excitement is followed by action. We do the work, we show up, we are present.

There’s the habit.

Some actions and behaviours become a habit. We do them consistently, over a period of time, almost unconsciously.

The gap between excitement and habit is broad. And at the same time, what becomes a habit is way past exciting.

But it’s in this gap that you can find the difference between accomplishment and disappointment.

You got to be able to manage it.

Crazy

There are so many ways and so many paths to success, fulfilment, satisfaction, that it is crazy to stick with one that you don’t feel you own.

Keep searching.

Or just flip the narrative.

Your life is as it is, there’s no point in making it sound larger, more exciting, eventful, and a total success.

Own it, instead, and give it the direction you want it to have.

You’ll never get there in a straight line, but you’ll be more at ease with the surroundings, wherever you’ll find yourself.

When everyone goes right, the easier way for you to stand out is to choose a different path.

Easier and most difficult.

In the end, there are probably more things in life you are uncomfortable with than things you can easily accept and embrace.

This should be a reason to train your acceptance muscle, not the excuse to give in to control.

It’s a counterintuitive reaction and a pointless use of resources.