Roeboater Thoughts

  Each day we have a TON of choices right? One choice that is super important is what mode we choose to live the day in. There are many we can pick from, but I've distill the list down to a core few for us to look at.  Survival mode Blend in mode Thrive mode Yes, this may be an over simplification of it, it is does show that we do make a choice and with each choice there are many iterations that can branch off from it.  My encouragement today is to choose the mode that you know is best, not just the one you may feel like. Feelings can be misleading; using our head & heart together is the recipe that we need to use.  Thriving isn't just great for you, but it shows an example to those around you. Younger, older & peers alike. It shows that regardless of feeling you are choosing to pursue & become the best version of yourself & I believe we can all agree that is a goal worth pursuing. 

  Destinations (goals) are amazing. We set our sights high, push ourselves in pursuit of that goal, overcome obstacles, grow into the person we want to be & eventually achieve the goal we set out to accomplish; reaching the destination we had our sights set on. That is amazing! But...if we only celebrate and enjoy the final result we are robbing ourselves of a ton of joy through the other victories, bug & small, internal & external on our way.  Finding joy in the journey & not just in the destination created an internal fuel that keeps us motivated with verve on our pursuit. We won't always 'feel' like giving it our all each day, but when we have joy in the journey the feeling of joy pushes out the doubt & keeps us going. We cannot feel joy & doubt at the same time. Allow the joy to win & you will win in soo many incredible ways.  

  Effort We do not have perfect outcomes, but we can however give 100%; we can give a perfect effort. That is what we can control.  Being less than perfect is not a low standard by any means. I think sometimes we wait for the 'perfect' scenario or the 'perfect' time; when really neither of those exist. In that time while we are waiting, we are missing out on what could be, what can be, what is attainable.  Focus on what we can do, where we are, right now and do that. Do not wait for perfect, or you will be waiting perpetually.