Day 3: It's okay

I know I said I wanted to post an entry every day, and after only 2 days, I broke the streak. But that's okay, right? I mean, that's the whole point of this blog.

It's difficult to convince myself this, but it's okay that I am posting day 3 on what would have been day 4. Life isn't consistent. Things come up that prevent people from being able to stick to their plans. And that's okay.

At the end of the day, the reason I am doing this is to work through my mindset of perfectionism. I am not doing this to build the perfect blog. That would be counterintuitive.

So many times in my life, I've created what seemed like the best laid out plan, only for there to be a setback that led to me deviating from that plan. And when that happens, I struggle to get back onto it.

So here I am, trying to remind myself that deviations are a normal part of life. No matter how much planning I do, something will inevitably come up and disrupt it. And that's okay. What matters aren't the missed days. What matters is that I don't dwell on those missed days as some kind of failure. I haven't failed. If anything, I am showing resilience by posting again despite not keeping the promise I made to myself.

And that's the reminder that I want this entry to serve whenever I don't follow my plans to a tee.

It's okay to make mistakes. It's okay to miss the target. It's okay.