I have attempted to be really honest about how lately things have been — off? hard? more stressed? almost like a midlife crisis (and I hate that as it admits perhaps I am midlife and no longer a youth!)! In general- this summer has been a lot. I have been overworked in my day job, which has affected everything, led to some burnout — and yet I haven’t found a balance. (Also, someone has to pay for my shoes!) My closet collapsed and even that felt like a BIG deal (when it probably shouldn’t have). Basically this summer has felt like a series of constant resets. Much like how we all say on Mondays our diets would start, I feel as if this summer has been a constant reset of : my closet, my balance, my workouts, diet, and more. It’s been discouraging as it’s felt as if instead of having answers or getting ahead; or at least, doing what I love, I have constantly been resetting. Restarting. Adjusting. And doing it all over again. Honestly, I’ve been a bit depressed. This summer was not supposed to be a reset– but a way forward. A bit of fun. Time in the water and fantastic outfits.
Then. Today, of all days, I had a thought that shifted my perspective: what if life is just constant resets? Instead of focusing on all that I haven’t done, or all I need to redo, what if I could accept that each season of life is a bit of resetting? What if life is constantly adjusting to what’s happening and reseting as we go along? So we don’t have to be depressed or beat ourselves up- we could just reset like we drink our coffee and make the most of it? This thought shifted me from being so down to having a bit of hope– and feeling a bit good.
Don’t get me wrong- I know it’s the last quarter of the year. There are things I want to do- from making strides to putting together my closet (again). Yet, instead of being down about it, I am choosing to look at these resets- and the resets to come- as things to get excited about. Perhaps the constant resets are a chance to really get things right, to do everything I really want, and to take my time with things. Maybe resets are opportunities to get things perfect. Are resets, even constant ones, things to celebrate? I truly don’t know. But I have been acting as if the resets were little deaths- and little celebrations and second chances seem much more fun.
So I don’t know about you, but that’s what I am going to try- celebrating and enjoying constant resets.
How do you handle it when you have to reset again and again? How do you stay upbeat? And what do you think the constant resets mean?
Wishing us all a week of wins and amazing shoes! XO RA
