Then and now

“Mistakes are necessary. Stumbles are normal. These are baby steps. Progress, not perfection, is what we should be asking of ourselves.” 

–Julia Cameron The Artist’s Way

The more I live, the more I realize how much of life is just a journey of improvement. Everyday is a new opportunity to create the life you want by committing yourself to small acts of improvement.

When I was younger, it was hard to imagine any time in the future. I remember being in 6^th grade and thinking high school was a lifetime away. Now that I’m nearing my 25^th birthday, I am more able to compartmentalize time and efforts. For example, running the half marathon involves a three month training program. You really do need every day to be amply prepared for the race (let’s be honest, even with proper preparation, 13.1 miles is still a hefty number to run). Because of the daily commitment I make to training, I slowly feel my body getting stronger and able to run faster. With only two and a half weeks left until the race, I can tell the difference between then and now.

Then and now.

Sometimes small changes happening consistently on a daily basis make it hard to see an improvement from one day to the next. That is until you wake up and you feel the solid line of then versus now.