It is better to travel well than to arrive.  Buddha

I'm using my Day-By-Day journal (called "Better Than Before" by Gretchen Rubin).  Today starts week 2.  Every new week offers a message and a thought to start journalling.

This week's thought is about having a habit with a starting and stopping point.  Just what I talked about recently ... I called it UNTIL.

It's a point worth re-hearing.  She says a finish line often promotes the STOP.  There are some habits we should follow indefinitely.  This shift in thinking is what I need to make these changes permanent ... part of how I do business ... part of who I am.

I'm actively changing some core habits ... creating a new routine.  This is hard in the beginning.  It's working new "muscles" so to speak.  But it's becoming easier.

Then it will become HARD again, probably very hard.  When??  When I feel better ... when my pants fit well ... when I've been good for so long ... when I see the changes ... when I miss my old dysfunctional routine.

The temptation will be to ease up a bit on the new routine.  One exception is no big deal.  Got to live life, got to live with moderation.  And I believe that philosophy.  BUT I need to make sure one exception is really just that ... not the start down a slippery slope like SO MANY TIMES BEFORE!

My brain knows me so well.  It knows how to talk me down that road ... with it's little innocent thoughts.  Then the crack appears, the door starts to open, the slip begins.

If you are tired of starting over than don't stop. (some meme I read)

Okay, ramblings over for today ... I'm out of time.  I'm up early for work with a little brain fog still.  I'm reminding myself to be open to this day, excited to see what it has to teach me.  Because honestly, I'm fighting the urge to just want it over (busy work day, yucky commute, blah blah blah).  But I will find my inspiration ... probably once I wake up!  Later gators.