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June 14, 2004
slow, but steady, going
One of my most loathesome (to me, anyway) characteristics is my inability to persevere. And while there are many examples from my life that testify to the contrary (for instance: I have yet to quit school or my marriage--both are running up on 9 years now), it is the smaller, seemingly more difficult goals that I can never seem to stick with. Like keeping a journal for instance. Or running on a daily basis. I frequently take up both, and frequently find myself two weeks into such an endeavor having neglected said endeavor for, say, the whole second week.
I find it curious that my ability to stick with this blog (and this, the fourth-ish post in five-ish days is a record for me) has been the mere possibility of an audience, or more specifically, a responsibility to that imagined audience.
A similar phenom is happening with my running: my dearest neighbor Deb and I run together now, and the responsibility I feel to *her* gets me up in the morning. If I didn't have her waiting, I wouldn't go at all.
Posted by mryonker at June 14, 2004 11:36 AM