I always want a fresh start.
I was sitting in a chemistry lecture earlier this week and the professor began stating prerequisite material. She listed prior chemistry courses, chemistry labs, and overall information we needed to know in order to succeed in this course. Listening to her list that seemed unending, I began wishing that I would have paid more attention in those classes, that I would have spent more time actually learning the material, studying the material, and converting it to memory.
But guess what, I can’t go back in time.
I’m not saying that I hold loads of regrets from my previous semesters, but wouldn’t a clean slate be nice?
Perfectionist Mindset
A perfectionist is someone who has a personality that strives for flawlessness.
– Verywell Mind
I catch myself trying to be perfect: cruise through college with a 4.0, always speak correctly, eat 100/0.
But then life happens. And my loving Creator reminds me that I’m not perfect.
No matter how hard I try, I can’t reset my college GPA or have flawless speech. All I can do is keep going and not fixate on the past.
“I’ll Start Tomorrow”
This realization made me think of diets.
How many times have you told yourself, or heard someone say “I’ll start again tomorrow” or “I’ll start Monday/next month/New Years”? A room full of people wouldn’t have enough fingers and toes to count the amount of times I’ve said those words.
What if instead of hoping the next time will be better, we just persevered through the now?
So you had a few donuts, missed a week of workouts, went to McDonalds after work, threw your health out the window for a day, it’s okay!
Life goes on.
Don’t set a futuristic date for when you’ll pick back up on that diet or step back into the gym.
There’s immense beauty in recognizing that we live in the present. So, right when we find ourselves thinking that “Monday’s the day”, we need to instantly redirect. Why let more time pass? That next meal will come and we can justify not prioritizing our health because it’s not Monday or we can choose to pick ourselves back up right then and there.
Change for the next meal, next decision, next second, and not the next week, next month, or next year.
Live the now. No more “reset” days.
