#TransformationTuesday

Authentic transformation occurs when we focus not on perfection but on putting the work in - giving it our all. When my girls were in middle/high school we told them we expected their 100% and if that ended with a C then we would be fine with that grade as long as we knew they had given it their all. See we could have said we expect - require even - A's but that's not realistic. Sometimes when we put 100% effort in we end up with a C and THAT'S OKAY. Why? Because perfection isn't the goal, transformation is and all that requires is effort.

I ran across an article about transformation and the necessity of it for our lives. We shouldn't stay the same - things need to change as we grow in understanding and experience life. But the cocoon we've been in is warm, cozy, and safe. Most of us would just as rather stay in it than break out and be exposed. But the beauty of transformation is when the cocoon breaks open and we are forced out - changed, a better and healthier version of ourselves.

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The End of Affirmation 365

I've been thinking about it for over a month. Usually, when I'm in it I'm engaged. But this time? I started it indifferent and I've felt indifferent all along. I should have never started. Hindsight is 20/20 they say and they aren't wrong. So when I opened my eyes this morning it was clear. It's time. Time to quit this 365. This is the first 365 that I haven't posted several of the days, the first 365 that I wasn't super excited about, the first 365 that I've quit. I've changed my social media presence and interactions the past year so this is also the first 365 that hardly anyone has been interested in. Is it the topic or my decision to not be as accessible on social media? Or is it some other reason altogether? Well, regardless...I'm throwing in the towel on this one. I can't say if I'll ever do another 365 again. Time will tell and I will know if and when it's time.

Affirmation Day 273

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Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

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