Arriving Where You Began
Ever feel like, no matter how long you work to conquer something; no matter how many times you have lost ten lbs; or gotten ahead in the fast lane; or eliminated that nasty habit; you look out at the road ahead and find you weigh the same thing you did a year ago; you are right behind that stupid over-jacked truck; and here you are again indulging in your favourite sin. No? Great! (now tell me how. . . ) Unfortunately, like the figure eight train track, retracing the same path again and again, I often feel that way. I get all fired up and I make amazingly (or so I think) simplified and obtainable goals, I make a plan, I even work my plan and have great success! Then, one stormy night months later, I take stock and find out that I'm right back at square one. (I'm mixing metaphors aren't I?) So, I decided that there has to be a reason for it. There has to be some amazingly simple principle that I am completely missing and I'l...