Consistency
Ritual prevents the ordinary from dissolving into invisibility. If you light a candle at dinner, the meal becomes an event. If you walk at the same time each day, it becomes more than exercise. Anthropologists will tell you that rituals function as technologies of attention: certain ordinary acts aren’t trivial, they’re the architecture of meaning.
“When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter
hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as
much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first
blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that last
blow that did it, but all that had gone before.”
hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as
much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first
blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that last
blow that did it, but all that had gone before.”
A quote by Jacob A. Riis
I was thinking about consistency at first. That’s like my word of the year. But it also makes me think of how everything, every experience leads you to today’s moment.
Idk if that really fits , but while I’m daydreaming about this big idea I have, I think of how a lot of random happenings brought me to this idea, to give me the skills and insight to realize this big idea.
“You don't need discipline as an artist. You need devotion.
Because creativity rewards those with the highest self-respect, not with the most talent. Starting each part of your day as important, as a ritual, you will start to understand what self-respect is. Self-respect actually means what you eat, when you shower, cook, especially clean. When you
... See more“…devotion is the highest form of self-reverence. devotion is what transforms discipline from a rigid obligation into a deeply personal commitment—one rooted in care, intention, and an attentive understanding of your own needs. while self-love is the foundation, self-reverence is the elevation—the act of honoring yourself so fully that your choices
... See more“Greatness is consistency.
Meditating once is common. Meditating daily is rare.
Exercising today is simple. Training every week is simply remarkable.
Writing one essay rarely matters. Write every day and you're practically a hero.
Unheroic days can make for heroic decades.”
Meditating once is common. Meditating daily is rare.
Exercising today is simple. Training every week is simply remarkable.
Writing one essay rarely matters. Write every day and you're practically a hero.
Unheroic days can make for heroic decades.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On Hate as a Defense Mechanism, Reciprocity, and Consistency | James Clear
I get asked this question a lot.
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instagram.comRandy L. Thurman I run for myself and for those who depend on me. I run for those who can’t and for great causes. I run for those who can but need encouragement. I run because someday I won’t be able to, and On that day, I hope and pray someone will run for me.
Randy L. Thurman • One More Step the 638 Best Quotes for the Runner: Motivation for the Next Step!
Run your own race, as in: you set certain standards for yourself, and you focus on meeting them. When you meet them, you’re proud of yourself. When you don’t, you urge yourself to try harder. You don’t question your standards based on what anyone else is doing.