Have you ever felt that you owe to yourself?. Today has been those days I couldn’t keep up with some activities I commit to myself to perform on a regular basis (almost daily) to become the person I want to be. For instance: to get fitter, to be an English reader, and to be an English reader. So I lay out a series of habits to carry out through the day at a specific time and place, and I’ve been having good progress in the first month out of 2021. But, today I’ve let go of many of my new habits on account of my job. Yesterday if I hadn’t worked until late I would have gone to bed to my usual hour and I would have had my read time in the morning, but I woke just on time to get ready and go to work.
For sure, I’ll need to cope with some day like this down the line. Though I need to pay attention that this situation doesn't happen often, I don’t want to fail at my first hurdle with my new year's resolutions.
I find that if I allow myself to slip up on something, I just try to do it again the next day and to not stress over it. It's hard! I would also say leaping over the first hurdle (in your title).
I know that feeling and realised over the last few years that it's not a big thing to miss a day, or sometimes even a week. As long as at some point you remember why you commited to those habits in the first place and pick them up again. There are times in life when you have to prioritise certain things, e.g. work, family, health, etc. Don't beat yourself up about it, just start over again =)
Hi, I think your title might be better as "Falling at the first hurdle", if you want to use this idiom relating to a hurdle (as we would normally say in English)?
Hi everybody, great comments!! :) thank you so much. If you ask me most important thing is to continue doing the things that help you to become the person you want to be, those tiny activities (habits) you perform each day.
Thanks a lot :)