What I wanted to do
What I wanted to do was to post one update per day. The funny thing is, the post below this one was intended to be posted yesterday and today I realized I hadn't posted it here, so I posted it today. But since that wasn't my intention, I decided it would be unfair to me to count that as today's post, so that's what happened.
I'll post about this very incident and what I mean by unfair to me since it so neatly brings itself up here.
What do I mean by being unfair to me exactly? It's my time to begin with, so how can I possibly be unfair to myself by using it in whatever way I choose?
Well, what I mean by that is that I've made myself a commitment to make these posts a regular thing. So what happens if I don't make one? The answer is nothing happens. I'll say that again because I need you to really think about that, it's very important. Nothing happens. What do I mean that "nothing happens?" I mean precisely that. NOTHING HAPPENS. And that's what's important about it.
There are no direct, obvious consequences to not posting for a day. No one is going to ground me, I'm not going to lose TV priveleges, My eyeball won't pop out of my head, I won't get hit by a bus, nothing. But that is so very NOT what I mean when I say that nothing happens, although these things are true as well.
We have to remember what my goal is here, what I've defined as my purpose in life, and that is "to change the world in a profound, meaningful and positive way." So now when you think of things in those terms, and I say that what happens if I don't post one day is that "nothing happens," you have some idea of what it means that nothing happens. And therein lies the real, hidden consequence of not following through on my commitment.
If I have set forth as my purpose in life to make a profound, meaningful and positive change in the world and nothing happens, what would that be? A catastrophic failure. If I set forth as my purpose in life to make a profound, meaningful and postive change in the world and I catastrophically fail, who is that unfair to? Me. It also happens to be unfair to those whose lives would be impacted by those changes in the world, but they would be none the wiser. I would be the wiser, I would know the difference because I would be fully aware of my intent and my failure, and as such I am the one it would be unfair to.
So that's why I posted this today. Maybe it will help spark some kind of realization for you too. Have a great day, ponder on what I've said, let it sink in and make a difference to you, and enjoy!
I'll post about this very incident and what I mean by unfair to me since it so neatly brings itself up here.
What do I mean by being unfair to me exactly? It's my time to begin with, so how can I possibly be unfair to myself by using it in whatever way I choose?
Well, what I mean by that is that I've made myself a commitment to make these posts a regular thing. So what happens if I don't make one? The answer is nothing happens. I'll say that again because I need you to really think about that, it's very important. Nothing happens. What do I mean that "nothing happens?" I mean precisely that. NOTHING HAPPENS. And that's what's important about it.
There are no direct, obvious consequences to not posting for a day. No one is going to ground me, I'm not going to lose TV priveleges, My eyeball won't pop out of my head, I won't get hit by a bus, nothing. But that is so very NOT what I mean when I say that nothing happens, although these things are true as well.
We have to remember what my goal is here, what I've defined as my purpose in life, and that is "to change the world in a profound, meaningful and positive way." So now when you think of things in those terms, and I say that what happens if I don't post one day is that "nothing happens," you have some idea of what it means that nothing happens. And therein lies the real, hidden consequence of not following through on my commitment.
If I have set forth as my purpose in life to make a profound, meaningful and positive change in the world and nothing happens, what would that be? A catastrophic failure. If I set forth as my purpose in life to make a profound, meaningful and postive change in the world and I catastrophically fail, who is that unfair to? Me. It also happens to be unfair to those whose lives would be impacted by those changes in the world, but they would be none the wiser. I would be the wiser, I would know the difference because I would be fully aware of my intent and my failure, and as such I am the one it would be unfair to.
So that's why I posted this today. Maybe it will help spark some kind of realization for you too. Have a great day, ponder on what I've said, let it sink in and make a difference to you, and enjoy!