What story will you tell?

Every day of our lives, we are writing a story.  Some are writing a story of regret, of missed opportunities, and of dreams unfulfilled.  Others are writing stories of victorious pursuits and destinies realized.  But at the end of the day, we’re all writing a story. Our own story. With every decision we make and action we take, we’re adding a page to our story.

Imagine yourself one year from today.  I’m fairly certain we all have an idea of what we’d like life to look like one year from now.  And the truth is, we have a say in making that happen; but what we must realize is that the coming year is comprised of individual days- and those individual days constitute pages of the story we’ll tell a year down the road.  What story are your days writing?

Every time we make a decision to do what brings progress when we’d rather procrastinate, or do what is healthy rather that what feels more indulgent, or push ahead despite overwhelming fear, we are writing a story we’ll be happy to tell one year from now. We’re writing the story of how we achieved all we aspired to. We’re writing our story of success.

Conversely, we add pages to our life’s tale each time we cheat ourselves, too.  By giving in to discouragement, choosing the couch over the gym, or choosing to avoid a challenge rather than face it head on, we contribute paragraphs to the pages that will articulate the lives we live one year from now.

I know for sure that one year down the road, I want to bask in the glow of achievement, satisfaction, and progress. I want to feel proud of a job well done. I want to celebrate success and growth in all the areas of my life that I’m passionate about.  I know for sure that I’d rather tell the story of the payoff for my struggle and hard work rather than the story of how I came “close but not quite” or let my dreams fall by the wayside.  One year from now, I don’t want to still be where I am today.

My wish for you is that each day, you write the story that you’re proud to tell this time next year.

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