Leaning forward into momentum

Two nights ago, I stayed up until 5:30am. This time I was doing work and actually made some great progress! But I knew the morning would hurt.

I woke up at 10am, and as expected, I was hurting. My brain took a full hour to boot up properly. I was stayimg with my dad and sister, and my lovely sister made breakfast before leaving for a meeting. My dad and I were supposed to play tennis that morning but I was hurting and so tired, I didn’t think I would make it. My dad suggested that maybe if I was too tired that I could go back to sleep instead of playing tennis. In my sleepy brain that was exactly what I wanted, and I told my dad as much.

But then I looked at myself in the mirror, and I asked myself “what is another hour of sleep really going to do for me at this point?” I felt every bit of my body and brain wanting to fall back asleep, but I decided that I wasn’t going to fall back. I was going to lean forward. I would bite the bullet of the consequences from my actions the night before and not let that ruin my day. I decided to play tennis.

Best. Decision. Ever.

I woke up, played a great game with my dad, and enjoyed a beautiful morning. I felt great and was ready to carpe my diem!

I also know that meant the world to my dad, especially since I was leaving to go back to California and it was the last time I would be able to play with him for a couple months. (My lesson from the pandemic is don’t take for granted that tomorrow will come)

Lastly, but most importantly, I made the conscious decision to lean forward instead of falling back. This is the habit I want to develop: leaning forward into momentum instead of falling back into sluggishness.

Accomplishment.

3/3 Monthly Dailies

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