Starting again

           I'll be honest, so far February has been kind of a wash for me. It started strong, but then I got sick and after a few days of not really accomplishing any of my goals (except eating breakfast-currently the only light in my otherwise dark P365 world) I just sort of.....forgot.
         
         And when I did remember, I just sort of half assed it.  I know that we are supposed to be celebrating, not shaming and be all about progress, not perfection, but I feel a little ashamed, and more than a little disappointed in myself. 

Man, building habits are hard, breaking them is easy, and re-building them is REALLY hard; mostly because I get in the way of myself and let my disappointment and failure paralyze me.

Not this time.

This time I will pick myself up and start again.  So I didn't do all the things I wanted, and maybe stepping back into that place of daily vulnerability and thankfulness and generosity is a little scary because I'm a little afraid of failing again. But here's the thing, I'm learning that failing doesn't signify the end of the world, or really any huge loss except maybe a little disappointment or embarrassment.  Which I'll get over-eventually.

My world will not end if I don't accomplish all my goals this week. Or this month.  Or this year. 
P365 is not meant to be a chore.  Its meant to be a fun, learning, growing experience with my friends.  I need to get back to that part of it, not the "if you don't do it all perfectly you are a horrible person and a failure" part of it. Maybe its a little easier said than done, but I'll get there.

Generally, New years resolutions are notoriously broken by this time of the year (a whole one and a half months in) and we dont start again until the following year. 
What if this time, we started again RIGHT AFTER WE STOPPED?  And what if, we were OK with the stopping because tomorrow is a new day. And a fresh start. And a gift. And we get to use it to start over.

So if you've already given up on your goals and resolutions for the year, lets start again. Together.

Here we go.....