Hey Everybody,
It’s Orthodox Easter. My Easter.
I was in church last night. It was an unplanned visit.
Two words that will describe the whole event:
Groundedness and Liberation.
I was stressed because I was in leggings instead of more formal clothes.
It seems so unimportant today. My attention is already shifted to 10 different tasks.
I am playing with burne out and anxiousness. It’s a silver lining.
I’m anxious when not moving in the planned direction at the speed I imagined. Meanwhile, everybody is telling me to slow down.
In my head, I am so unhurried.
I believe I must press the gas pedal more aggressively while my body says I should slow down.
I guess I will have to learn to listen to my body.
Every overnight success is a decade of grinding, sacrifice, discipline, and improvement.
Patience, my darling.
Few quick realizations:
I have to be relentless about my rest and health. It’s the same as with bodybuilders. To grow their muscles and move the boundaries of what’s possible, they have to do what the average person is not ready to give up on. Exponential growth requires deep rest and years of compounded small improvements.
I’m going in Season of NOs. It is more important to what I say NO than to what I say Yes. I am a doer. I don’t have a problem taking action I have a problem sticking with one idea for an unreasonable amount of time. No to everything except my top 3 priorities.
I’m at the beginning of the wave of the school education revolution. I must stand behind my ideals, values, and beliefs. Resist mass assimilation. Being a critical thinker will feel lonely and scary, but I am willing to go through it in order to stay true to myself. Ten years from now, it will seem ridiculous that people went into debt to spend four years trapped in an institution that makes them uncompetitive and unprepared for the real world.
Success is peace of mind, not a destination.
I found what every female would ever want: endless love, respect, and safety.
When foundations are strong, all else will come.
Present shared moments with family are priceless.
I think the holidays are a great time to reflect, slow down, and return to your roots.
I should surrender them more often.
Wish everybody is happy and healthy.
Love you all,
Andela <3
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