“Your actions reveal how badly you want something. If you keep saying something is a priority but you never act on it, then you don’t really want it. It’s time to have an honest conversation with yourself. Your actions reveal your true motivations.”
~ James Clear, Atomic Habits
"Constantly dreaming about the future is a sure fired recipe for permanent paralysis in the present"
I'm not sure if I am quoting someone else or I lust made that up.
All I know is that it is an absolute truth.
It is New Years Day and from emails,social media and messages on the television I am being bombarded with reminders that some how,2019 may be THE year.
THE Year when all good things will happen.
The year when opportunities will become realities.
The year where I will lose weight, get fit, find the dream job, take the trip of a life time and become financially independent.
That's what THEY are saying!
Who ever THEY are.
The car of my dreams is out there just waiting for me.
Happiness is finally within reach.
Significance is just around the next corner.
As if changing one number on the page of the calendar has this much power over my existence.
It's just one more day.
Period.
I am not being negative here.
Quite the contrary.
There is nothing that is or will be available to e in 2019 that was not already there last year.
All I have to do is imagine it and then go for it.
You need both,the dream and the course of action to make it happen.
Dreams alone are not enough.
Motion with out direction is just so much wasted energy.
Put the 2 together,a dream and a plan, and then acting on them is the one sure fired way to avoid the paralysis I mentioned at the top of this diatribe.
I was asked this morning if I had been up to see the all drop.
I laughed and said no because I had gone to bed early to make sure that I got a good night's rest to get a fresh start on a brand new day.
I don't know about you, but for me, I find it much more effective to work on today than to dream about tomorrow.
Happy Today!
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