It’s Sunday evening. Another weekend has come and gone. I look back at the past week, what I have or have not accomplished, and wonder how I can improve on the week to come. What can I do better? What can I do to make my routine smoother? What do I actually need to accomplish this week? I always get the Sunday Scaries.
I personally love Mondays. I know they are not everyone’s favorite day of the week. I know for a fact that Garfield the cat was never a fan. For me it’s a day to hit the reset button. Even if I had a terrible last week. Even if I didn’t run, bike, or lift one single weight. Even if everything that could go wrong went wrong. It no longer matters because Monday is a brand new week full of possibilities. Sunday evening I program my Monday work out and repeat the phrase “never miss a Monday.” I tell myself that this week will be my week. I set myself up for success no matter what last week looked like.
Speaking of routines and positive self talk, has anyone listened to the latest motivational speaker that’s trending? Have you heard of Mel Robbins? If you are on social media I am sure that you have heard of her. I recently came across a couple of Tik Toks talking about her viral morning routine. So, me being curious on anything that might give me some get up and go in my mornings, decided to take a deep dive.
I started watching a few clips and I liked what I was hearing. This “Let Them” theory of living life. I decided to buy her book The Let Them Theory on audible. I have never bought a self help book or had any real interest in reading a self help book. As I get older I find myself struggling to let some things go and focus on what really matters. Do I dwell on what other people think of me? I would be lying if I said “no”. We are human, we all want to be well liked, but sometimes that comes at a cost. If we are always worried about what others think when do we live for ourselves? I won’t say the book is life changing or that I am completely made over by reading it. I am not about to go tattoo “Let Them” on my body, which some people have done. I will say that it’s a really good book and has some interesting approaches to self care, relationship building, and pursuing one’s goals. Definitely a recommended read if you want to take a hard look at your life and see if there are areas that need improvement. Now that I have that crossed off my TBR I can continue reading my normal book interests of dragons, fairies, and orcs who make coffee.
As the night comes to a close, and I set my alarm to start fresh Monday morning, I know that I probably won’t feel like getting up. My motivation won’t be there, and I will have a million excuses as to why I should skip today’s already planned work out. When motivation fails me I hope routine will save me, because I know that I need to keep showing up for myself every week. Movement brings me too much joy to skip. Every Monday is one Monday closer to those 26.6 miles in Chicago.
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