The enormity of very slow progress

There are a couple of goals that have been on my list for years. I re-write them nearly every day in my planner/journal. Gotta keep it top of mind, in your face, see what you’re aiming for. Every day I write them down. And that’s all I do.

You might think if I’ve ignored them this long that they don’t really matter to me enough to do something. But I do care. One of the goals would be life-changing, the other would certainly help my self esteem. Yet there’s something about both of them that makes resisting more appealing than taking action.

I suppose I could continue to live with flabby arms and the loathing of seeing them in photographs. But not being able to communicate well in my chosen country is a heavy burden. I miss so much and it’s hard to be myself with such limited language skills.

The biggest issue for me is they are not easy wins. They will take a LONG time to see progress and slow progress is really daunting. It’ll take FOREVER (even longer if I never begin).

Another thing I realized is that neither of my goal statements is measurable. That’s a big error. I must fix that. But what measurement would be motivating and not just shut me down before I even start?

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