Today is the 11th day of the ultimate blog challenge.
I have joined numerous times before and rarely made it past the bewitching day 11….
I would get overwhelmed easily and would throw in the towel.
This time is different. In her daily emails, Michelle Schaeffer writes a little P.S.: take it one day at a time.
How fricking simple and profound! I forgot that I didn’t have to write them all today!
Even though I had a plan; I have not followed it 100%. Instead I have allowed my gut to guide me.
So far, I have only missed 1 day and that is Sunday. It is not perfect but to me it is pretty excellent!
Then I started thinking about all those other things that I could do just for today such as:
1. Plan my tomorrow schedule.
2. Go for a walk after dinner.
3. Say goodbye to gluten. Gluten does not give me pain; but I believe it could be contributing to these stubborn extra pounds. My biggest weakness are the soft pretzels that I encounter at the St. Louis Cardinal games. So, I made a decision to separate myself one day at a time. So far, I haven’t missed a bite!
What does all this one day at a time stuff have to do with the quote above?
Maybe my blogs have typos and maybe I will indulge in that pretzel. Maybe I will forget to take that walk after dinner.
It is ok, because I made a decision to take action one day at a time.
The mistakes are not nearly as devastating as never taking action at all……
So, what is one action that you can take today just for today? Let me know in the comment section below.
So true! For me, one day at a time, one action at a time keeps my mindset clear and focused. I started the UBC late with the intention of writing 5 blogs to catch up…that’s not going to happen! So, I could berate myself, but I will not. I am taking your advice “The mistakes are not nearly as devastating as never taking action at all…” and starting today clean and clear with one small action at a time. Thank you for a great blog!
I hear that! I am struggling with my new imac and when that happens I want to just go into bed and hide under the covers. So, I told myself I could do that after I did this one task. I did it and feel better. Yet, I might go lay down for a little nappy anyway!
I know what you mean. I have a secret. I have only blogged two days this month. I just wrote 7 blogs twice. I also shot a video because I want more videos of me on YouTube.
It is funny how we tend to hit the same roadblocks. I just hit one in my weight loss journey. When I generally weigh this much, I hurt myself, let go of my diet and then gain all the weight back. However that is the past. The present does not mean that I have to live from the past. My future is based on my new decisions.
Love this! Thank you for stopping by!
This is my first time signing up for this challenge and ever since TUESDAY my posts have been getting later and later… and even a little bit harder to start – but then an idea will pop into my head and I’ll have oodles of fun writing the post for today. You are what you do consistently and I am loving all the new people I am meeting as well as the comments on my blog. It’s nice to know that at least TWO people are reading your words 🙂
Ah Tamala; all I can say is that I love visiting your blog; always an inspiration and that is most important!