Lessons from grocery shopping?
Today was one of those perfect summer rainy days that I love so much. I even found a good study spot to study outside (in between rainfalls). It was so nice outside that I decided that I would finally go grocery shopping today. I have a habit of putting things off. I've been eating the weirdest combinations of food all week because of my lack of groceries. But I have to admit, I have gotten rather fond of having cereal and pancakes for dinner. Anyway, even though it was so nice outside and I knew I really needed to buy groceries, it was still surprisingly difficult for me to actually get off my ass and make that trek towards the grocery store. I ended up having to give myself a pep talk and list off all the reasons to myself for why I couldn't put off not having any food for another day. But the funny thing is, as soon as I stepped outside I became instantly happy. I was happy as I was walking to the store (it was so nice out that I didn't feel like taking the bus), I was happy as I sifted through the aisles and bought a bunch of fresh stuff instead of the super unhealthy frozen and processed stuff that I tend to buy, I was happy with the music that was playing on the speakers, I was happy with the cashier that was so friendly and chatty with everyone, and the lady that had a shopping cart full of tubs of yogurt because "they were only $1.88!!" made me really happy. And I have food to eat now so I guess that's another happy bonus. It's funny because I knew I would be happy by all this but somehow it still took quite a bit of pushing for me to get up and do it. I have a hard time getting started on a lot of things. Even when all the pros of doing something hugely outweigh the cons, it's still such an obstacle to take those first steps. It would have been just so much more convenient to have lied in my bed all evening and not do anything and not worry about my responsibilities.
It seems to be that even though we have our goals in our minds, along with a general sense of what will make us happy, we still somehow end up getting stuck in something that appears to be a lot more convenient at the time. It's a hard cycle to break. But not an impossible one.
It seems to be that even though we have our goals in our minds, along with a general sense of what will make us happy, we still somehow end up getting stuck in something that appears to be a lot more convenient at the time. It's a hard cycle to break. But not an impossible one.