Maybe that should be the title of this post. It is a tough thing to deal with though. Sometimes we kind of "slip" off the wagon and the good habits or good progress is halted.
Whether it's a health thing or a personal development thing, maintaining that momentum is really, really, REALLY HARD. We can't let ourselves fooled into believing that it isn't. That is the trickster trying to get us out of improvement mode.
First of all, admitting that it's hard is not a negative affirmation. It's REALITY. It helps us to focus more effort on the effort.
Second, if we allow ourselves to believe it's easy, then slipping becomes not so big of a deal. Our effort is less. And our appreciation of our oh-so-minor achievements is probably even less.
And finally, understanding how difficult it really is to change gives us hope (and this will sound strange) that it really IS possible. If we find ourselves going gangbusters, then failing, we are apt to give up. Once we realize that this is not easy and that continual, consistent effort will be required, we are encouraged to get back to it. Messing up, slipping, backsliding ... it's part of the process! It doesn't spell the end of our journey - it's just a detour.
Now it's time to get back on track and get to gettin' about reaching those goals.
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