Remember the time you wanted something so badly that you fast tracked your process and paused everything else? How did it feel afterwards? Once you received what you so wanted, what happened to that intense feeling you had? Didn't it subside? That enticing feeling you had is not eternal. The question here is, what happened to your goal afterwards?
Let's talk about a common scenario here: You are actually interested in buying a car, you work for it and buy it after toiling for months sometimes years. The car is in pristine condition for a month, then a year but what happens to the inside of your car after that? If your car doesn't smell as good as you want it to, if the outside of the car is deceiving to the insides it just means you have no respect to your inner being.
For some reason you have loved this car and enjoyed owning it. Every material object costs more to maintain than to buy it. Have you ever wondered why? It's called the maintenance phase. Maintenance defines who you are rather than your love for the object. No person in the world is continuously in love with any given object, forever. So when you make the effort to maintain something, it speaks of volumes of how much you value yourself as a person.
Now the same rule applies to relationship. Your love for your partner doesn't expire but it will lose its charm if you don't polish it up occasionally with a smile, a kiss and carrying a morning breakfast to bed. No body will tell you the secret to a successful relationship is the everyday effort you effortlessly make to show your partner how much you love them and how much you appreciate what they do for. Trust is fragile so be very cautious when you make promises or commitments. Once if you fail it is acceptable, twice is forgivable but more than that it is taking advantage of your partner. Relationships do not break under stress they break under boredom and lack of maintenance.
Your body is yet another beautiful example of how the world works naturally. You were sent down with a perfect body and soul, now its your duty to sustain it with good food, exercise and a calm mind. If you fail to, your body deters from its ideal state. Look down at your body now, if it isn't what you want it to be, it is because you have failed to maintain and you have failed to sustain life in it. Go ahead and start working on yourself. The best time to do something was yesterday the next best time is now!
If there is one habit you want to make as your second nature - make maintenance your second nature. Maintain things in your life, your car should smell fresh and your driving experience should excite you for the new day, your clothes should be pressed and ready for the next day, your house should smell refreshing and clean, your relationships should be enticing and finally your body and mind should reflect who you are - if it is not as good as who you think you are, get to work.
The main reason we fail is not because we don't achieve anything, it is because we fail to show continued interest in our relationships, achievements and possessions. If something isn't worthy of maintenance then donate it to someone else. Remove things that are not worth preserving that way you make room for more in your life. If you think re-buying is the way to go, let me tell you - life will feel alienated because you will no longer relate to the ' everyday new' things and people in your life. Life is no longer a continuous process. Always choose life wisely.
Upkeep(ing) your self by Maintain(ing) is the key ingredient in life.
Let's talk about a common scenario here: You are actually interested in buying a car, you work for it and buy it after toiling for months sometimes years. The car is in pristine condition for a month, then a year but what happens to the inside of your car after that? If your car doesn't smell as good as you want it to, if the outside of the car is deceiving to the insides it just means you have no respect to your inner being.
For some reason you have loved this car and enjoyed owning it. Every material object costs more to maintain than to buy it. Have you ever wondered why? It's called the maintenance phase. Maintenance defines who you are rather than your love for the object. No person in the world is continuously in love with any given object, forever. So when you make the effort to maintain something, it speaks of volumes of how much you value yourself as a person.
Now the same rule applies to relationship. Your love for your partner doesn't expire but it will lose its charm if you don't polish it up occasionally with a smile, a kiss and carrying a morning breakfast to bed. No body will tell you the secret to a successful relationship is the everyday effort you effortlessly make to show your partner how much you love them and how much you appreciate what they do for. Trust is fragile so be very cautious when you make promises or commitments. Once if you fail it is acceptable, twice is forgivable but more than that it is taking advantage of your partner. Relationships do not break under stress they break under boredom and lack of maintenance.
Your body is yet another beautiful example of how the world works naturally. You were sent down with a perfect body and soul, now its your duty to sustain it with good food, exercise and a calm mind. If you fail to, your body deters from its ideal state. Look down at your body now, if it isn't what you want it to be, it is because you have failed to maintain and you have failed to sustain life in it. Go ahead and start working on yourself. The best time to do something was yesterday the next best time is now!
If there is one habit you want to make as your second nature - make maintenance your second nature. Maintain things in your life, your car should smell fresh and your driving experience should excite you for the new day, your clothes should be pressed and ready for the next day, your house should smell refreshing and clean, your relationships should be enticing and finally your body and mind should reflect who you are - if it is not as good as who you think you are, get to work.
The main reason we fail is not because we don't achieve anything, it is because we fail to show continued interest in our relationships, achievements and possessions. If something isn't worthy of maintenance then donate it to someone else. Remove things that are not worth preserving that way you make room for more in your life. If you think re-buying is the way to go, let me tell you - life will feel alienated because you will no longer relate to the ' everyday new' things and people in your life. Life is no longer a continuous process. Always choose life wisely.
Upkeep(ing) your self by Maintain(ing) is the key ingredient in life.
