Your Difference Happens Slow

You are going to make a difference. You just need to decide what difference you want to make. You are going to have to interact with others (to some degree) during life. Although, we might not be able to change the world overnight, we sure can change ourselves that quick. We are the ones who own our own actions and responses. We can decide how we feel about something. We can decide how to act.

Then when we mess that up. We just start over. That difference, through failure, helps us push to the next level. It makes the impossible a little more possible. You start to become aware of what can chip away unpleasant habits and develop into the person you are excited to see in the mirror.

What do you see in the mirror?

Loaded question, right? I’ve went through times of body dysmorphia. There are still moments, to this day, I need to remember I can skew what I see. But this talk is not the body, as much as who do you see? What do you hope that reflection can do with life? How should it handle things? Who does it wish to be? Think about how that person handle stresses a little better. Think about how your behavior and do things unconditionally. Think about the actions that showcase the person you wish to be.

Then try every day to improve one thing. It could be 30 seconds of stretching. It could be 5 minutes dreaming about something. It could me 1 minute to reflect and find joy. It could be the 15 minutes of reading. It could be in the 10 minutes of writing. But find something. You don’t even have to be good at all. You may have never tried before, but nonetheless, if has influence over time.

It may take the rest of your life to “get good.” That should not be the reason you don’t start. Something tough things need to challenge our lives. We should consistently step towards our expectations of self and still be in love with the process to get there.

That small difference of one less coffee, may lead into a single night of better sleep. A better night of sleep might allow for a better morning. A better morning leads to a better day. A better day leads to a better week. A better week into a month, into a year, into a decade, into a lifetime.

This is not a cry to drink less coffee. But I bet that is something about yourself that makes you feel less of yourself. Something stands in the way of what you want. Now instead of griping about thing in your way, remember a river can carve out a mountain. Its consistent, sometimes relentless, effort can shape substantial change. You are going to make a difference. What difference do you wish to make in yourself?