“Every day is better than the next.”

I missed it the first time I heard this line in the movie, “There’s Something About Mary.” This time, I got it.

After laughing I realized something. I have spent years of my life on the wrong side of the equation.

“Every day is better than the next” ≠ “Every day is better than the last.”

Then a more dreadful thought emerged. During those years, why was I living on the left side of the equation?

Was it a sense of duty? Was it ego? Was it ignorance? Was it laziness? Or… Was it just garden variety fear?

Peeling the onion further… How was I showing up to others while parked on the left side of the equation?

There is an ongoing choice to make, but the choice requires ongoing discomfort. Is today the first day of the rest of your life, or is it all downhill from here?

Henry Ford said that whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. Samesies. Whatever you believe, you are right.

But is it right for you?

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