On Consistency

Consistency is a double edged sword that we all must fight to use for good. Consistency can create an amazing amount of personal resiliency if used properly. As the saying goes, "Iron sharpens Iron". When we choose to stay on the high road of consistency we gain a greater control on our decision making and when this occurs we grow exponentially with our mental, emotional and physical strength. When we allow this type of consistency to become a driving force in our lives we create a more world centric view. Meaning we include the thoughts and needs of others and not just the people closest to us, but also the greater communities that we live with in.

But just as consistency can be a strong and powerful ally. It can also be a destructive force as well. When we consistently practice excuse making, or the I will start tomorrow conversation, we narrow our abilities. We start to lose our will power and look at other things or people for the cause of our issues. We start to let apathy dictate our life choices. We actively start to search out reasons why we should stay put. This is where ruts are started and we all know how hard it is to get out of the ruts.   

We are all better than this. We all have the ability to choose the right way to use consistency in our lives, but it takes work and commitment. It takes practicing it every day even when we don't want to or seem to lack the energy to. The consistency of excuse making is a slippery slope that is extremely difficult to recover from and I speak to this from personal experiences in my own life. There was a time when I was the king of excuse making. It got me absolutely nowhere in life and it made climbing to the high road so much more difficult. We all need to accept the challenges of life and realize that these obstacles are all just opportunities to get better. Like I say in the gym "It doesn't get any easier, you just get better at it". The same can be said for life challenges. Don't walk away from them, face them, own them, embrace them, learn from them. teach them, share them and then grow from them.

Thanks for reading and as always your comments and thoughts are welcome.