On Changes, Keep Them Exciting!
At one point or another in life, we made decisions to change our lives. We would declare to the World that how we are going to change, how we are going to exercise, how we are going to work toward our goals, etc. But after a few weeks or months, the fuel gradually burned out and we found ourselves falling back to old tracks. What happened to all the energy and excitements? Many of us won’t even notice. We will ease back into old patterns and keep going until we got hit by another unfortunate life event. Then realised, “Oh shit! I have to change, I am going to live a new life!” etc, etc. And the cycle goes round again.One of the reasons why we fail to change is, we got bored along the way. Although it was exhilarating on first few weeks, most people developed resistance and felt indifferent to their new adventures. Over time, we lost excitement, motivation and the urge to push forward. To prevent this, we need to develop awareness of the changes we are making everyday. Just being aware of our new habits, will make them shine and get us motivated. A few weeks ago, I have started to make changes to my life. Now I am seeing the signs of decreasing in momentum. If I don’t do anything, everything will fall back within a few months. So I have to spice things up, make them more interesting and keep them exciting. This post is a start to make things interesting, at least for me. And the next step will be to have short term goals and celebrations to keep me high and going. So far I have achieved regular workouts, an uncluttered desk and little success in letting emotions go. But at least this far, I did it!