I read a great line by James Clear today that said, “If we consider each moment a ‘repetition,’ what are most people training for all day?”
Some, I’d say, are training to become angry keyboard warriors.
Others, I’d say, are training to become professional self-sabotagers.
And there are plenty who it’d appear are training to become full-time spectators.
…This is an excellent question to integrate into your mindfulness practice.
Maybe add a random alarm on your phone or do a daily check-in at a specific time and ask yourself, “What am I training for—what am I getting repetitions in for—in this moment?”
…Are you reinforcing a message of self-doubt or a message of confidence and courage?
…Are you reinforcing a behavior of knee-jerk anger or calm removal from anger-inducing situations?
Are you casting votes for being a life spectator or a life participant?
…Because one thing is for sure, our life is built on moments. One moment at a time, one building block at a time, we choose how we construct the building that is our life. The question is… what kind of quality are you getting from each of those moments?