Internal Monologue

Progress over perfection

I have always been a goal oriented person, but I don’t want to be that person anymore. I don’t want a list of achievements to look back on with pride, killing days between them in pursuit of a trophy. I don’t want to work toward only one goal at the expense of the rest of my life. I want every day to be filled with satisfaction of a life well lived.

If I were to fill every day with happiness, I fear it would cease to be meaningful. Some days I will be sad. Some days I may be angry. Some days I may be filled with ennui. But in each of these emotions, I can find satisfaction with the choices I make. And help in identifying which choice will provide the most satisfaction can come from defining processes which will lead to progress.

Over the next few weeks, I will be working to outline my priorities, what progress would look like in those realms, and what process will lead to progress.

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Brianna, like most of her peers in middle-age, is still trying to figure it out. While it does get better, it never seems to get simple. There will be a mix of spirituality exploration, health struggles, and among all the randomness, also determining what she wants to do with her one and precious life (still and forever).

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