This project has been idle for several months. Life gets in the way. As does procrastination, a bad habit of mine. Let's see if I can begin to get back on the path of inspiration.
There is a profound effect in the process of reviewing and re-evaluating one's outlook on life. As they remind me in my recovery program, "you can always restart your day."
One of the troubles that I, and probably even you, face on occasion is having some event in daily life that goes against the plans that you set out at the beginning. I can still remember days back when I was a working man where the whole day started out just fine. But then I made a decision to get out of bed...
There is a classic proverb / prayer I remember from my past:
One of the things I've learned in the last 17 years, since I have started down a path of renewal that has been helped along by my recovery program, is that "you can restart your day any time you feel like it".
So you woke up, burned your toast while making breakfast, went out and found out that the battery on your car was dead, making you late for work, which ended up with you being called into the boss' office and reprimanded. Your attitude towards the day and the people you have encountered has gradually sunk to a level where you are sniping at someone who got to the water fountain just before you did and is taking a few seconds longer to get a drink than you deem necessary.
At this point I find it helpful to just step back and recite a prayer that is always at hand if I just take pause:
While I won't try to say that results are immediate, I do find that it is helpful in creating a better attitude and focusing on the good things. Sometimes I even manage to completely forget why I got in such a bad mood in the first place.
May your journey be fruitful.
Quiggy
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