Appreciate the Shortcomings

I love journaling and reflection. I like to write away my whole life and do a deep dive on who I am and why I am the way that I am, but sometimes I get so caught up in reflection that I forget to take action. So that is what I am focused on doing now. Taking action and making well-needed changes. I already have all the tools that I need, even though I so often think that I need outside help. I know what I need to do now I just need to do it. I get scared and a little defeated when I think about how little I know, or how many areas I need to grow in, but in reality I should be excited about all the possibility. Life has so many things to offer and imagine how boring it would be if you already knew how to do everything. If you actually became a pro at everything you wanted to be a pro at, what would that leave life as? Same with decisions. After watching so many videos and feeling guilt over past mistakes, I thought about how boring life would be if I got everything I ever wanted without having to overcome some challenge. If I made every correct decision and I never had to experience any heartbreak or suffering. Sure the suffering can be a lot, but we become much stronger after we snap back from it. The hard times and the shortcomings are what allow us to feel gratitude in the first place. If we are always happy, we'll never know what it feels like to be without it. Those times of hardship, those times when we just want to cry, teach us to appreciate those moments where we feel joy.