Today

Today.  What are you going to do with it?

Today.  What are you going to do with it?

Today.  

Right here.  Right now.  What am I going to do with it?  Am I going to treat it like any other day?  I have been given a variety of experiences that allow today to be uniquely rewarding, if I let it be.

Yesterday.  

I got it right.  I nailed it.  I accomplished everything that I had intended and more.  I checked boxes, found personal satisfaction, and achieved success.  However, this is far from what my every day looks like. 

While the accomplishments of yesterday are important, I will not rest on their merit.  Perhaps, I have done this to a fault.  I have walled off past achievements as if they are of no current significance.   Moving forward, I will do a better job at celebrating my accomplishments as testament to the hard work put in.   I have worked hard and that work has taught me innumerable lessons.  It has tested my resolve and it has stretched me way beyond the borders of anything that I thought was possible.    

Yesterday can, also, be painful.  I have lamented over follies of yesterday.  Still, no matter what happened- there is nothing that I can do to change it.  I would like to say that I did the best that I could do in that moment, but as long as I am being honest- sometimes I have not brought my best.  For this, I can beat myself up about it.  I can drag remorse through today, into tomorrow, and so on.  Or I can forgive myself, appreciate my inexperience, and learn lessons that help me moving forward.  The important thing is to move forward.  Sometimes it is hard to see the lesson and I may not get it perfect the next time either.  However, as long as I am making progress, I can accept progress.  Making the same mistakes over and over again or allowing a poor decision to consume everything else is not okay.  Ultimately, I believe that everything will work out and it is important to keep yesterday in its proper context.  

Tomorrow

I can’t wait to meet you, but first- today!