I am letting go of an archaic belief about myself.
The old belief: I am inconsistent. Painfully inconsistent when it comes to “regularly scheduled tasks.”
That old belief has taken up a lot of space. It too easily becomes the filter I see my actions not taken through.
For example, last year around this time I started the Emotional Freedom for All Podcast. I was doing pretty well with the weekly schedule. Then pregnancy! Then COVID!
Through the filter of this archaic belief, I see and feel the pain of a “commitment not kept.” Ouch.
The truth is that I have commitments that take precedence. That means they are more core to my values and integrity than a calendar schedule.
I started doing more sessions for circle members, moving to every 2-3 days consistently (!!!). Yes, I’ve been consistent with that.
And there is more. More consistency. And absolutely where calendar inconsistency shows itself, there is consistency and devotion to community and to family.
I’ve also shared elsewhere how when I’ve stacked many ways a particular action matters to me, and made the “consistency” something easy to fit into the flow of my day (which varies as widely as the weather!), I’ve been able to do my Morning Mile for 37 days now and Duolingo for Spanish for 177.
It’s true that those two things give me clarity. Right now, it seems less about the “win” of those consistent daily behaviors as those being the last clear proof that I’ve been WAY TOO HARD ON MYSELF with holding onto a belief that “Rick is inconsistent.”
Letting go of that.
“Rick consistently shows up for what matters. And that is free to change and evolve and grow.”
Thanks for listening!
What is it for you that you are letting go of?