I struggle with returning to things.
That Monday morning after a holiday break is just the worst.
There's so much to do. The hours are no longer mine. Time with family? Gone. Time with friends? Gone. Back to doing what someone else wants me to do for a majority of my waking hours. The anxiety that this triggers seems to surprise me every time.
Then I remind myself that I don't have to feel this way. I don't have to do anything. I choose to go back. I choose to do hard things. I choose to push myself outside of my comfort zone. How I respond is under my control in a way that few other things are.
This thing that I couldn't possibly do 10 minutes ago was only impossible because I perceived it to be.
Now, it's a quest that I've chosen to accept on the way to something bigger.
There is no spoon.
Perspective is everything.
- Nathan
That Monday morning after a holiday break is just the worst.
There's so much to do. The hours are no longer mine. Time with family? Gone. Time with friends? Gone. Back to doing what someone else wants me to do for a majority of my waking hours. The anxiety that this triggers seems to surprise me every time.
Then I remind myself that I don't have to feel this way. I don't have to do anything. I choose to go back. I choose to do hard things. I choose to push myself outside of my comfort zone. How I respond is under my control in a way that few other things are.
This thing that I couldn't possibly do 10 minutes ago was only impossible because I perceived it to be.
Now, it's a quest that I've chosen to accept on the way to something bigger.
There is no spoon.
Perspective is everything.
- Nathan