Sometimes, I will sit down to blog and start with the first thing that pops in to my head as the title and then simply let the free flow my brain dump on to the keyboard. Sometimes it pertains to the subject, sometimes it doesn’t and I can’t determine that until after I am done.
I think that sometimes we approach life that way, we set an expectation or a goal and have nothing in place to fulfill what we are trying to achieve. In fact, sometimes I think we set goals just to have them and really never expect to achieve them. I can think of some obvious ones, like losing those extra pounds, writing those memoirs, building stronger relationships, etc.
But what do we do after we throw those out, do we put a plan in place? Create a list of actionable steps, and check you progress regularly? Maybe, but do things come up? Do we quit because of time, or crisis, or whatever other reason seems good at the time.
You see, I think many of us have the desire to improve, be better, change, etc. I think it is within each of us the feeling that life is a progression and any time we plateau we aren’t doing what we are wired to do. We want and need that feeling of success.
I think the irony lies in how emotionally distraught and disappointed we feel when we don’t accomplish those originally not-so-sincere-or-dedicated goals. We feel the weight of failure, we can even beat ourselves up and head down the self-deprecating path that convinces us goals are useless and we should stop all together.
I guess what I am saying, is that you should approach life with sincerity. Don’t pretend to be something you are not and don’t set yourself up for failure. Don’t set goals or follow paths just for the sake of doing it. Don’t wait until time is up to evaluate how you are doing, because that that point it is too late and by then your blog is done.
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