Hey Team,
As the self-appointed Go Team cheerleader, I have made an executive decision to use the last few days of the month for reminder posts.
What are reminder posts?
Well, they cover topics that I know I have mentioned before, in passing or as topics for previous posts (this year or in other years), but that I often need reminders about.
And if I need reminders about these things, perhaps you do, too.
On to today’s reminder:
Unlike some other words that have come up previously* the word YET is a delight to me.
It keeps the possibilities open.
It reminds you that some things take time AND that there is still time to do the thing you are working toward.
It allows you to imagine the future you are working toward.
It gives you room to change and expand in the ways you want to.
YET! (I love it!)
Consider the difference between:
“I can’t sit for 5 minutes of meditation.” Case closed, not gonna happen, cross it off the list.)
AND
“I can’t sit for 5 minutes of meditation yet.” (But I am working towards it, I’m on my way. That milestone is in my future. It is something I will be able to do.)
The word YET is enticing to me.
Adding it makes me feel excited about a project or plan.
It really belongs in my toolbox of motivational strategies and hopefully it can go in yours, too.
And if YET doesn’t appeal to you in the same way, what word does?
Is there another handy word or phrase that you can include in discussions of your goals, plans, and practices that can have that same effect for you?**
Obviously, I want you to find what works best for you but adding some yet power is a good place to start.
And here’s your gold star for your efforts today, whether you can do everything you want to be able to do or whether you can’t do it YET but you are moving in that direction.
Wishing you ease! 💚
*I’m looking at you *should* (shudder) (UGH)
**For your amusement: My Dad often used the phrase ‘Later on, in the cool of the evening’ (I have no idea where he borrowed that from) to refer to things that he wasn’t doing yet. He didn’t necessarily mean that particular evening, it was how he noted that this wasn’t the time for the activity in question. Feel free to borrow his phrase if it helps -“I can’t cycle up that hill now but later on, in the cool of the evening, I’ll be able to zoom right up there.” (Oh, Pete! He was so Pete-ish!)
