Stay Diligent

You’re not always going to make the right decision or have the best judgement.

Sometimes, when you do make the wrong call, it can throw things off and make practical matters worse.

That doesn’t mean you should stop or give up.

It doesn’t mean that now is the time to sulk or throw in the towel.

Don’t give up on all that you have been striving for, all that you care about — just because you made a couple wrong turns.

It’s about incremental improvement.

If you do fall into a state where you’re giving up — become aware of it.

Know that over time, you can get back to where you were.

But take it in small steps, don’t expect to be back right away.

That’s not what it’s about.

Life isn’t about always crushing it, or always hitting full stride.

It’s about the ups and downs, the doubts that you had to transcend to acquire that ongoing confidence that you can handle life and even be at one with it, no matter how it is going.

Being at one with life just means — appreciating it for what it is. Realizing that it’s paradoxical, just like you.

Life is actually you — that’s the funny thing about it.

Life isn’t actually separate from you.

If you aren’t appreciating life, then you’re also probably not appreciating yourself.