For every, positive and powerful quote/saying/slogan/etc. there is an equally negative, contradictory and powerful quote/saying/slogan/etc…. or is there…
So you have choices…
“Tomorrow is another day…” vs “Tomorrow doesn’t exists”
“You can be anything you want…” vs “Know your limitations.”
This doesn’t mean that the preceived negative motto is damming; your reframe can make it to where you see it as a reason to act. We give things agency over us, the good and the bad.
“Tomorrow doesn’t exists”… great! One less thing to worry about at this moment, more reason to focus on what you can do right now to navigate a situation.
“Know your limitations”…. hell yeah, time is finite and the more we know what we can or can’t do, without massive amount of time consumption, the more we can dedicate our precious time to that which will move the needle in our favor.
What can I take out of all these sayings that are out there for betterment of context.
Like, “Don’t live in the past…” that doesn’t mean not to reflect upon it every now and again to extrapolate a bit of learned knowledge which may help navigate a similar situation you are facing in the moment.
The brain likes a pattern it can apply to a current situation to eleviate it’s uncertainty. That’s when anxiety may creep in, when the brain can’t predict, know near certainty, what the outcome of going into a situation may be.
The more experiences the brain can pull from, whether failures or success, the better it can adjust it’s perception of risk and reward. That doesn’t go put yourself in harm’s way that may lead to a fatal outcome, but most of the time, we are too cautious about doing anything for fear of judgement….
Judgement from people is happening whether I do something or not….. even as I type these words, judgement is happening. Is it good judgement? Is it bad judgement? Don’t know and I dont’ care that much. This blog is meant to teach my brain that we show up…. we don’t let judgement stand in our way.
And the more reps I do, the more confidence I will build which means less procrastination, less hesitation… so be you.
Mottos can deter you or inspire you….
Choose wisely.
