We move forward or we move backward. If you’re not sure which you are doing right now, you’re probably moving backward. Standing still is sliding backward.
Progress of yesterday is undone by resting and being comfortable today.
We convince ourselves that things will never change. That we’re good right where we are. That it isn’t worth the risk of pressing forward, it’s not worth the extra work and effort. We tell ourselves that we’ve done well and “we’re good.”
Nope. You’re sliding back. You’re losing everything you worked for. You might not feel it today, but you’ll wake up one day and suddenly realize with horror what has happened.
Then you’ll be staring at months of work to rebuild while feeling crushed by the realization that your progress has been undone.
It’s the point when most quit or find an excuse to get out. But you can always start building again.
Or, you can keep up with the work of life and accept that it’s a grind and keep plodding forward.