"Someday Is Not Real"

September Insight

This is something I finally caught myself doing. I kept saying, “I'll relax once I hit this goal.” Once I finish this project. Once I hit this number. Once the kids are older. Then I'll rest. But someday never showed up with the reward. It just showed up with a new goal.

Here's the truth. Someday is not a place. It is a habit. It is a habit of skipping the moment you are in right now. The relief is not later. It is here. You just have to know how to take it.

We keep telling ourselves someday we’ll deal with the stress. Someday we’ll slow down. Someday we’ll feel okay.

Try this: 3 quick steps

1. Catch the thought. The second you hear yourself say “once I..., then I'll relax,” stop. That is your cue.

2. Do the reset now, not later. Two fingers. One breath. G chord. Do not wait for a better time.

3. Let it count. Do not treat it like practice for some future reward. This is the reward.

You do not need permission to feel relief. You do not have to earn it first. It is not down the road. It is in your hands right now. Try it once this week. See what happens when you stop saving the good part for later.

Talk soon, Jake

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