Don’t lose heart.
Don’t give up, because you just can’t feel forward.
The mistakes or the mess that you find yourself in will feel different in the future. Some of it you’ll forget. Some you’ll laugh at. Some, is probably destined to become a turning point, an opportunity, a real difference. But right now, right here, while you’re on the verge of tears, remember that you can’t feel any of it in the distant future. You can’t feel forward.
You can’t see your triumphs. You can’t glance at your regrets. You cannot take comfort in your accomplishments. You need something real to keep going.
But, don’t lose heart.
Perhaps you need a day to do nothing. To think about nothing. To feel nothing. To accomplish absolutely nothing.
Nothing.
Sometimes the things we plug into, the work we get involved with, multiply and wrap themselves around us, choking us, like the messy electrical cords hiding beneath our desk. After some time, it becomes very difficult to distinguish which snake belongs to which head, and so sometimes, it is warranted, just to unplug everything. To slow down. To take a series of deep breaths, so the world stops spinning. To figure out the next few steps. A moment of clarity before we continue our journey.
So, don’t lose heart.
Perhaps you don’t need to stop, you just need a little pause. A deep breath. A moment to meditate on the possibility of everything that you’re doing. A moment to think back and embrace the meaning of everything you’ve been through.
Take some time and breathe.
But don’t lose heart.
Perhaps you need to make a list that are yet undone, but call to you like a wolf in the darkness.
You have good intentions, your tank is full of untapped motivation, but you feel like you’re spinning your wheels in the complicated mud of life.
You feel stuck. Going nowhere. Working too hard, with no results.
Make a plan. Write it all down. Be grateful and believe in abundance. Break it into manageable and countable pieces. Get up and do them. Don’t ask why.
And don’t lose heart.
Perhaps you need a little bit of KITA. A stern and firm kick in the ass.
You find yourself here despite yourself. You dream. You plan. You execute. You taste success, but then something happens. You slow down, for no good reason. You get distracted by life. You get derailed by various human tragedies seem to encircle your life. You get complacent. You get lazy. You get tired. You get disoriented.
So, steady your ass for an generous ass kicking, but whatever you do, don’t lose heart.
Don’t quit.
Don’t give up.
Don’t beat yourself up.
It serves no purpose. It does very little. It doesn’t make life any easier.
Life is tough and all those billions of commercials we have heard throughout our lives, that make promises to make things easier for us, are nothing more than a desperate lie.
Trust yourself.
Love yourself.
Embrace those close to you.
Go make new friends.
Tell your dreams to strangers, so in their eyes you will see them for the very first time.
You’ll get your mojo back.
You’ll inspire them.
In turn, they’ll inspire you.
You’ll inspire each other.
Tell them not to lose heart, and don’t lose heart yourself.
Remember, that the greatest shortcut, is the long road. The road you decide never to leave until your reach your destination.
