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It's crazy how time works. Sometimes time goes by so slow. As if every second is a minute, and every minute an hour. Sometimes it flies. When you have 45 minutes until its time for work, its amazing how putting on some D.O and clothes with a quick brush of the teeth takes 44 minutes. But more crazy then that is when you think about it from a bigger view. Stuff that happened 4 years ago seems like 6 months, and stuff that happened two years ago 6 weeks.
On another note, I think we sometimes set our goals to high. Well no, I take that back. I think we set our long term goals, without accounting for the short term goals that serve as stepping stones to where we want to go. I also think sometimes we place unrealistic expectations on ourselves. I'm sure everyone has heard "I'm gonna lose X amount of pounds by X date." I think that's a great goal, but sometimes the expectations are too high. Such as having too short of a time frame in the previous example. Also, that goes back to the short term long term thing. That's a long term goal, but without accounting for your short term goals it will be virtually impossible to achieve. I figure that as long as someone is staying productive they're doing good. I think that life has a lot to do with momentum also. That's why staying productive helps. Once you become unproductive in life, especially for extended periods of time, it becomes very difficult to get the ball rolling again so to speak.
Tying it all together, I think that as time goes on and I get older and more mature, I have come to understand the nuances of life better. It is interesting when I notice changes in myself regarding my outlook on certain things. Things only 8 months ago seemed important now seem trivial. I think that when I was younger I set unrealistic goals for myself to have accomplished at this point. But the point is, I didn't neccesarily understand how life works. I was trying to build my house with no foundation. I think that God sometimes witholds things from us until we are ready for them. In this case, I think it was time for this different outlook on life to be shown to me. Retracing ones steps is never enjoyable, yet I am glad to walk this path in life again. Because this time, I actually know where I'm going.
On another note, I think we sometimes set our goals to high. Well no, I take that back. I think we set our long term goals, without accounting for the short term goals that serve as stepping stones to where we want to go. I also think sometimes we place unrealistic expectations on ourselves. I'm sure everyone has heard "I'm gonna lose X amount of pounds by X date." I think that's a great goal, but sometimes the expectations are too high. Such as having too short of a time frame in the previous example. Also, that goes back to the short term long term thing. That's a long term goal, but without accounting for your short term goals it will be virtually impossible to achieve. I figure that as long as someone is staying productive they're doing good. I think that life has a lot to do with momentum also. That's why staying productive helps. Once you become unproductive in life, especially for extended periods of time, it becomes very difficult to get the ball rolling again so to speak.
Tying it all together, I think that as time goes on and I get older and more mature, I have come to understand the nuances of life better. It is interesting when I notice changes in myself regarding my outlook on certain things. Things only 8 months ago seemed important now seem trivial. I think that when I was younger I set unrealistic goals for myself to have accomplished at this point. But the point is, I didn't neccesarily understand how life works. I was trying to build my house with no foundation. I think that God sometimes witholds things from us until we are ready for them. In this case, I think it was time for this different outlook on life to be shown to me. Retracing ones steps is never enjoyable, yet I am glad to walk this path in life again. Because this time, I actually know where I'm going.