Regression

I recently read that regression doesn't actually exist, and as I was comforted, I thought about it and had to agree... My latest realization:

Regression is an illusion that presents itself as a substitute for the existing progression.

I think it was Randy Pausch who said, "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted." Definitely true, AND sometimes that experience turns out to be a blessing in disguise. 

When I'm going through a stressful time, I usually pause and realize that I have been working hard, but not necessarily working smart. Sometimes I am consumed with the need to be busy, until all of the busy-ness piles up, stresses me out, and leads me to an understanding that being that busy all the time is not natural... or productive. 

Maybe sometimes the greater challenge is knowing when to stop challenging myself so much.

And the times that stress me out the most, are times when I feel like I'm regressing - when I feel like I'm going back to square one... possibly a fear that most people have... all of the hard work you've done going straight down the drain. But my recent realization is leading me to believe that it is impossible to go back to square one. We are always, always moving forward. Sometimes the current of life makes us feel like we're being pushed back, but we are still moving forward. Sometimes there is resistance, and sometimes we stop in our tracks and hit a momentary plateau. But regression itself does not actually exist! And sometimes... that "regression" we think we're experiencing, is actually progression in disguise.

So take comfort in knowing that your hard work IS paying off. You're doing great. Keep loving yourself.


Oh hey, and maybe think about it this way: In order for a slingshot to work, you have to pull the elastic, rubber thing back so that it can gain the momentum to fling whatever it's flinging...  


I'm so eloquent, I know. 

XO,

Devyn

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