Keep Going! Especially when you don’t feel like it
Honor thyself
I’ll make this one quick. But it’s important, so listen up. I felt my energy and “oomph” waning last night and it carried through to this morning when my alarm went off at 5:30am for my 6:15am yoga class.
“Ugh,” I thought, “Can’t I just sleep in this one time?”
Thankfully in my sleepy state I’m still able to think about what’s actually in alignment with what I want.
So, I asked myself, “Would I feel better an hour from how having slept in, or doing yoga?”
The answer?
Yoga.
Keep Going!
I peeled myself from my bed, downstairs, and out the door, granola bar in hand. During my yoga practice, though I try to keep my mind fairly quiet and focused, I did remember that I needed to keep going, even when my emotions felt off, it was raining outside, it was 6am, I hadn’t reached my lifelong goal by right here and now, or the fact that it was Tuesday. Those weren’t excuses.
“Lacy, keep going. Stop judging. Keep going. Stop looking for excuses. Keep going,” I told myself.
You need not always arrive
So I gift this ah-ha to you as you move about your day and throughout this week. Know that you need not always “arrive” there is always somewhere else to be, something more you want. And that’s okay, but don’t let it rob you of today. Don’t let the lack of motivation, enthusiasm, or sunshine for that matter tempt you to neglect something you love; something that makes you feel better, that moves you forward in unseen ways.
Row, row, row your boat…
Get out those metaphorical oars and row, row, row your boat gently down the stream… Remember to row DOWN the stream, not up. There is no need to resist the wonderful life force you’ve built up to this moment. Keep it easy, keep it light and KEEP GOING…
KEEP GOING
KEEP GOING
KEEEEEP GOOOOOOINNNNGGGG…