Beauty of Pacing
I will admit that I am a little passionate at times. I start out strong only to fizzle. This happens a lot with projects ("I'm going to read 30 books this summer!"), school work ("this semester I'll study for 4 hrs/day & get all As!"), jobs ("I will never check my gmail more than twice a day at work!"), & relationships ("I just met you but I feel a connection - lemme tell you my entire lifestory!").
But lately, I've turned over a new leaf.
I've begun to pace myself ... lemme tell you ... it does wonders for the soul!
Yea, yea, yea - I know what you are thinking. I'm almost 24 years old that's pretty much the start of my mid-twenties. I'm getting old. I'm starting to talk like a grandmother. I've lost my youth. I've lost my vim, my vigor!
But, lemme tell you. Remember those trading cards (whether it be superhero trading cards, magic cards, whatever...) - Now I know why STAMINA was such an important stat to have. Its right up there with power, agility, health, love.
Think of those songs - the ones that start off pretty awesome but by the 2nd time you heard the refrain you're sick of it & you want to shut it off? Exactly. They are now useless to me. I want something that I love from beginning to end & I can push repeat 1000 times without getting sick of it.
Right now, I'm looking for something that I can live with if I feel like being 'guilty' and not have to make excuses for myself. I want to check my e-mail 15 times a day some days b/c I know that on others I won't check it at all.
I want to be in tune with life & live each moment to the fullest while remembering that 'tomorrow is another day'.
I probably sound like a self-help book but I am in one of those places mentally where I have lessons to learn but I know that life is here to teach me.
But lately, I've turned over a new leaf.
I've begun to pace myself ... lemme tell you ... it does wonders for the soul!
Yea, yea, yea - I know what you are thinking. I'm almost 24 years old that's pretty much the start of my mid-twenties. I'm getting old. I'm starting to talk like a grandmother. I've lost my youth. I've lost my vim, my vigor!
But, lemme tell you. Remember those trading cards (whether it be superhero trading cards, magic cards, whatever...) - Now I know why STAMINA was such an important stat to have. Its right up there with power, agility, health, love.
Think of those songs - the ones that start off pretty awesome but by the 2nd time you heard the refrain you're sick of it & you want to shut it off? Exactly. They are now useless to me. I want something that I love from beginning to end & I can push repeat 1000 times without getting sick of it.
Right now, I'm looking for something that I can live with if I feel like being 'guilty' and not have to make excuses for myself. I want to check my e-mail 15 times a day some days b/c I know that on others I won't check it at all.
I want to be in tune with life & live each moment to the fullest while remembering that 'tomorrow is another day'.
I probably sound like a self-help book but I am in one of those places mentally where I have lessons to learn but I know that life is here to teach me.
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