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Making Magical Progress?
It’s what our lives are all about.
Recently I started a new exercise program — again! Yes, I tend to flop around when it comes to physical health goals. One minute I am gung-ho, the next, I am back on the couch eating potato chips. But this time it is going to be different! (Oh how I hope this time it will be different.)
Something exciting happened, however. I did thirty-three pushups in a row; I pushed myself to exhaustion. I know that is not a huge number of pushups by anyone’s standards, nevertheless, it is a personal best for me. Even in my younger years, when I spent a lot of time in the gym, I was never into pushups and could never do very many of them in a row. I am kind of excited about it. Hey, I have only been at this new exercise program for about a week and I am already seeing progress!
This micro-achievement makes me think of a quote by Jim Rohn, “Life expects us to make a reasonable amount of progress in a reasonable amount of time. That’s why they make those second grade chairs so small.” Isn’t this what our lives are all about? Isn’t this the whole point of why we are here? We are here to progress, to do better, to be better — individually and collectively, in a thousand different ways.
Additionally, I am keeping score. I have a special page in the back of my journal to keep track of my…
