Patience and Mental Health
Hi everyone,
I'd like to share some thoughts on a topic I recently covered in a therapy session.
Patience - remembering that sometimes it takes as long as it takes.
An especially relevant topic in my personal journey at the moment. 3 years to go of debt repayments (assuming my income does not grow). Gambling USED to be seen as a way to shortcut that. Over a long enough time, it only served to increase the debt and increase the amount of time and work it would take to pay it back.
You can't do it all today. You can do some of it, though.
That completely disorganized and messy apartment, clothes, and trash, and dirty dishes all over the place. Nothing having a proper home. You can't clean it all up in an hour. But you can start.
That's what so much is about. 1 million and 1 things I need to do in my life. You can only ever start with the 1st one. And then do the next one. It'll take as long as it takes.
"I used to be able to do 50 pushups and 20 pullups all at once." Well, it's been a while. Can you do 1? 2? Keep going...You have to start somewhere.
The first real step for most here, one day at a time, is to decide to not gamble that day. That'll free up SO much mental space and energy to start looking at what little things we have been neglecting and procrastinating.
Wherever you are, take a deep breath brother or sister. It's a much longer journey than we realize. Let's start with what we can start with.