Winding Path to Bloom

“For what it’s worth, it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald

“The secret of change is to focus not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” — Socrates

We put a lot of weight on January.
Extremes, overdoing, marathon at sprint pace, shortcut seeking.
High expectations, low resilience.
If it was easy, it would be done already.
And it wouldn’t mean much either.
Do not fall into “quitter’s day/week/month” mindset.
There would be no flowers if the seed gave up after a few weeks.
No spring without the grounding of winter.
No harvest without planting.
Keep going.
Never too late.
Daily work, long-game, meaningful change.
Start over, adjust, carry on.
The work and winding path of bloom.

“She was unstoppable, not because she did not have failures and doubts, but because she continued on despite them.” — Beau Taplin