If a movie was being made of your life, what would be the story line? Would it be interesting? Would you want to watch that movie?
We do not change by setting goals. Goals can direct the changes we wish to make, but we actually change by doing things differently. What we do, day after day, is what we internalize. We become what we do. Day by day.
When we live a life of routine, our life becomes routine. That's not a movie we're likely to watch.
When we tackle challenges each day, each day becomes a vehicle for growth. We achieve successes, we encounter setbacks, we constantly live some part of the person we wish to become. That provides a plot to our lives. That can make for a worthwhile movie.
G.I. Gurdjieff understood that our greatest enemy in life is sleep. When we live by habit and routine, we go through life asleep. We cannot achieve our ideals if we live on autopilot. That is why growth can only occur through daily, directed efforts.
Imagine your life as a movie. With each of your day's activities, you write the plot. We become what we do. What is your story line going to be?
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