This is how you get your shit back: do stuff you don’t want to do. Do something scary and difficult — because once you do it, it won’t be scary or difficult. In fact, you’ll see how easy it was. Difficult? Difficult is nothing. Anyone can do something difficult. You just pick a thing and you keep doing it until you get it. Persistence. That’s all. The initial effort is more difficult because you’re venturing into the unknown, you’re moving into the space where things don’t make sense quite yet.
That feeling of uncertainty, unknowing, discomfort — that’s the feeling of renewal and rebirth. That’s the feeling of starting fresh. Fear and discomfort. Renewal is not comfortable. Getting what you need does not feel good. Getting your shit together feels difficult, which simply requires persistence. Starting on it just requires that you not be a coward.
Only two things are needed:
- Courage
- Persistence
Have the temerity to start, have the tenacity to finish. That’s really it.