The Cookie Monster is wise. Why aren't we? Why aren't I? The Cookie Monster is great at avoiding difficult things.
I try to live according to the philosophy that there are no perfect solutions to practical problems. For me, this doing posts in this blog for 100 times in a row is a practical problem. One thing that makes it more difficult is that, over the years, I have started this blog up and then threw up my hands. The practical consideration is that, deep down, I do like writing this and thinking through various things. A large number of people have mentioned that they enjoy reading it. It may have even helped some people. I know it helps me to use this as a way to think things through in my life and in my faith.
So what to do? I have come up with a few things - maybe they can be helpful if you fall into self-sabotage as well.
First, for me, it is time for an attitudinal adjustment. My attitude about this really stinks. I am making this far too complicated. My attitude is paradoxical because the benefits far outweigh the problems. So time to do it.
I'm going to change the paradigm that I use in working on this blog. Stephen Covey observes that, if you change the paradigm, you change the behavior. (Drum-roll) New paradigm: This is fun. The more that I look at this as fun, the easier it will be to do. I have found in my life that when I look at difficult things as fun, I make progress. I'm not Pollyanna. Some things are not fun. Some are really hard, i.e., working with family members of people who have died and being with somewhere who is handling an awful illness. But in those cases, I'm going to change the word "fun" for "joy." Not the joy that is a mindless Smile button. But rather the joy that comes from knowing that I'm walking with God and hopefully connecting other people with God.
I'm going to now work at this. Will see if it makes a difference. And will report back to you. If I'm struggling and need to think harder and longer about self-sabotage, then you will discover popping up in this blog - "Self-Sabotage - Part 3 or 4 or maybe even 50. But I am resolved not to give up
TODAY'S GRATITUDE - For the grace to catch myself when I'm sabotaging things in my life.