Don’t forget the victories
What was once a dream that is now part of your every day life?
We’re really good at forgetting good stuff.
It might be because of the insatiable human appetite for progress. Forgetting milestones probably serves us well in our pursuit of more and better.
But that’s a bit of an empty existence- success without fulfillment.
It might seem like a silly example but when I first started acting I remember how an audition would rule my entire day.
Well, to be perfectly honest I’d get the audition through and I’d question whether I could get anything else done that week…
If I was auditioning at 2pm on a Tuesday, nothing else existed until after that audition. Even then I probably took the rest of the day to gather myself and recover.
These days I can pack a full day around an audition and still have a great time.
This is progress- I’ve grown a LOT since the old days. I found myself lamenting that I wasn’t getting enough done recently and I suddenly remembered where I came from.
That I once couldn’t have imagined having the types of days I’m having now.
But of course now it’s just an ordinary day.
I think we’d do well to remember it wasn’t always like this. To give ourselves some credit and celebrate the things we forget to celebrate.
What is in your life now that was once a dream?
