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The Most Common Misconception About Self-Improvement
I remember when I would wake up early in the morning, hours before I had any external commitments to attend to. My habits were incredibly healthy — I worked out and journaled every single day.
Not only that, I felt incredibly happy, at peace, and joyful. I was excited to wake up every single day and ended every night in a state of gratitude.
That was almost three years ago.
I can’t pinpoint when I lost that immense love for life. It didn’t happen all at once, but gradually over time.
Passion and excitement are feelings that ebb and flow, just like any other feeling. Feeling low energy is normal. But as I felt my mentality begin to change, my mistake was that I started to fight it.
I didn’t want to be upset at a rude stranger’s comment. I didn’t want to feel guilty for taking a break. So instead of letting the feelings come and go, I would resist them, and feel even worse.
I kept trying to reach this ideal, past version of myself that I had once been. I would resist negative emotions and feel guilty for not being as productive or happy as I once was.
