progressoverpotential

My whole life, I’ve always heard, “You can’t change somebody that doesn’t feel the need t change.” which ive come to realize is true however that should not limit us into being stuck into the same old patterns. Just because your parents were alcoholics doesn’t not mean you have to be. In all honesty hating someone or something and forcing yourself to be the opposite causes challenge and resentment. Say I don’t want over and over reiterates the issue. We need to stop looking at change and who we don’t want to be. Embrace who we are and what we want. It may not be like everyone else’s it may be imperfect but progression is better than think I could be or do that and never even trying. Potential is just progress that wasn’t pursued long enough or at all. I have started going to the gym and I always was like I am going to go to the gym to get abs, its been 4 years of me telling myself to go to the gym for abs… guess what every time I went for a month or so and gave up because I didn’t have abs. Butttt, that doesn’t mean it’s not possible. I shifted my perspective from results and potential to progress. I show up to the gym to show up to the gym because I want to be fat and move my body and guess what I am finally gaining muscle like I knew I could. I know I can learn a new language because humans are capable, why haven’t I despite wanting for so long because I don’t just do it, Its almost like the idea I know I can so why even do it. But now Im starting to be like oh wow time does actually fly by and I am not gonna do anything that I wanted because I cared so much about the future and results I never learned to enjoy the moment or process. and I just started reading some really beneficial self help books like let them by Mel Robbins and Boundaries by Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend. And let me just say most self help books don’t help unless you imply it and do and be perfect and change everything about yourself but both these books are quite literally the opposite you help yourself by not overcomplicating it you recognize harmful control and change which I think needs to be implemented more. Sometimes doing, and thinking are both wrong and we just need to be. I will not say you can say if I just sit on my couch all day and do nothing is it likely I’ll make friends or get rich probably not but if you just be the version of you that does these hobbies and chases the dreams its not so complicated and overwhelming. you can influence and pray and hope someone changes but if you yourself don’t implement new practices into your life how can you expect others to. Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you

Josemmidee M ❤

5/18/26