It’s been two months since I last put pen to paper… and there is a reason why.
And to be honest the reason is not a valid reason but a reason
nonetheless, which is what promoted me to take time off my busy life and put
some of my thoughts down on my good old blog. It pushed myself to finally get
back on the saddle and ride my writing horse, something I really love, and have
always had time for.
I wanted to share with you all my thoughts this week based on the fact
that in life there is always a reason why we do or not do something, and that
the challenge we face, more often than not, is finding far more reasons why we
should not do something instead of why we should. It is human nature to divert
from what we should be doing, often by finding those reasons why we should. Let
me perhaps explain a little with a couple of examples.
Last year I had a magnificent year, I was on top of my game. I wrote a
blog every week, I trained every day on the treadmill, which led me to complete
my first ever half marathon and I wrote two scripts. And I managed to do my
full time job too! This was all driven by my fundamental believe that you can
do anything you want and time is there for us to use it wisely. Being
disciplined with yourself is essential to achieve this and knowing that in life
is much easier to say no than to say yes; therefore you need to remain focus to
say yes rather than no. And why is it easier to say no? Because is the easiest
alternative and by nature humans always look for the easiest solution; not always
a bad thing, this is why we have progressed so much! However saying “I won’t
run today because it’s raining” is the easier alternative rather than drive to
the gym or indeed run in the rain! “I don’t have time, I’m just too tired” energy
comes from believing you have it. “I can’t do it” because to be able to do it
requires time, effort and commitment – which would you chose? Always the
easier, NO! In other words there is always a reason why… why we can’t, but
don’t forget there is also always a reason why… why we should!
So 2014 was my year of YES but 2015 has been the year of NO. Somehow I
have managed to lead myself to find reasons why I can’t! It all began with my
knee injury, which has put me out of running since last December. This has been
a real blow to my self-esteem and energy and after 4 months of physiotherapy I
now have an appointment to have surgery in September. It won’t be until
year-end that I will be able to run again! And somehow I managed to talk myself
into finding a reason why I can’t find alternative ways to stay fit, which has
led me to gaining 5 kilos and making myself deeply unhappy!
At the same time I began to slip away from my writing and my newly
acquired passion “Vloging” There is a connection here; my lack of commitment to
stay fit is affecting my commitment to my passion and I have fallen into a deep
circle where there is always a reason why… I can’t or don’t have the time to do
something. And despite people reminding, often by commenting “we have not seen
your videos recently or your blogs” or “how’s the fitness going” I kept on
finding reasons why.
And it’s not about being busier or not being able to run, those are just
circumstances in my life, its about being in the right state of mind to drive
myself to make sure I have time and energy to do all of the things that I like,
which I always have had in the past, nothing has changed!
I began this blog saying I had not put pen to paper for two months and
there was a reason why. The reason was not valid but a reason all the same: I have
talked myself into believing I had no time to write or Vlog, when time is the
one thing I have! I guess the beauty of writing blogs is that one-day you can
look back at what you wrote and think, “I have fallen victim of my own
preaching and did exactly the opposite of what I believe” It’s good to know
that no one is perfect!
So today I am finding a reason why I need to get back on track. And the
reason is simple; it gives me great satisfaction and keeps me mentally healthy.
Ok I can’t run until I have my operation, but I can do other types of exercise
and watch what I eat! (at this point I have to credit my very wise, supportive,
understanding and always right wife who knows best and has been telling me to
do something else to stay fit… sorry you were right, again!) And ok I have a
lot of work, but there is always enough time to write, even if it is just a few
lines!
And finally I must remember the reason why I write, and that is “because
someone out there reads!”
So I’m back, and there is a reason why…
