2021-03-13 — Ever Forward

Some days you do all you can do, but you don’t reach the mark. You don’t meet the goal. The opportunity is lost. The dream slips away. What you did… wasn’t enough.

But it my world? The reality is this: If you gave a sincere effort. It was enough.

The world doesn’t say so. No, the world judges us on the tangible product we can produce. Produce X in X amount of time, and that’s success. That’s good enough.

(sigh)

I don’t know where I’m going with this, honestly. I just want to say that the trying is the success. The sincere effort is the success. The results, whatever they might be, are… just that–whatever they might be. But if the sincere effort was given, everything else is gravy.

#1. I’m grateful that I was able to find backups for nearly all of the files that I accidentally deleted off of my jump drive.

#2. I’m grateful that though I was a little concerned about having lost the files, I… actually… took it in stride? It was the smaller part of me that was really worried. It was the larger part of me that was like, okay, well, it is what it is.

Folks, I’m… starting to feel like I’m turning some big corners. I’m starting to let go of the fears. I’m starting to let go of the fear of failure or to see things like that as catastrophic events, but to just go… okay. Next.

I’m not fully there, by any means. Far from it. But I’m beginning to see myself letting go. Relaxing. Letting my effort be the success. Letting go of the rest. I’m fighting the good fight. I am. That’s enough.

#3. I’m grateful to be more open than I used to be, less likely to plant my flag and double down.

#4. I’m grateful for the beautiful rain, the storms, the green of nature coming to life. The frogs. Wow. They were so loud, they were… loud loud. I mean crazy loud.

#5. I’m grateful to be able to be guided by the Spirit. Two days in a row now with some really… important things to me. I’m grateful.

I’m gonna call it a night. I busted my butt on tax stuff today, and I ran into major obstacles. Life goes on. One life to live. I have one life to live.

Thought of the Day: ““Selfless giving is the art of living.” Frederick Lenz

Lift the World.

~ stephen

Daily Accountability Summary:

Morning Routine Weighted Success: 34%

Evening Routine Weighted Success: 67%

Pornography/Sex Addiction Battle: 42 days

To-Do Top 3 Prioritization: 100%

Free of Texting While Driving: 12