Window and Frame

This is a post about the act of self-construction for 2021.

Never before have people lived in a world where we have the capacity to define ourselves with intent, to decide who we aspire to be and to begin moving in that direction.

Our behaviors and thoughts are inextricably woven. Shifting our thinking even a little affects behavior. Changing behaviors even a little affects thinking.

This happens almost imperceptibly at first but can cascade over time.

We might begin by imagining our aspired selves in 2021. 

We can jot it in words and phrases on a notepad or a Google doc, keeping it brief. Maybe it's just bullet points and a bit unclear for now.

What are habits we want to repeat regularly?

What are thoughts we can think about who we are and what we want? Almost like a meditation.

This is not a willpower thing. It is a self-definition thing and much is not yet determined.

This is a gift.

When we look through a window what we see changes as moments pass. Even the frame changes.