If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk, crawl but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.
~ Martin Luther King
It's a new week and a new day. And more importantly, it's Monday.
Whichever part of the world we might live, we all have our Monday sentiment.
I overheard someone say Indians' workday is Tuesday (better go Google that before you hit your head—not when I’m writing but maybe after, or not)
Sorry about the rambling… I went from walking to crawling there for a minute. Anyway, that's the plan and I think that works.
Mondays are sweat days all around the globe. No matter where you stand, work needs to commence.
Banks and companies have to get back to their business, and students and instructors have to get back to learning.
More importantly, production and creativity need to creep in, either by flying, running, walking, or crawling. We have to find our charm and get our swag back from Sunday enjoyment.
Although your Mondays might not involve any office or employment job, that doesn't mean it's far from it. And except you're filthy rich and don't need to work, getting back to work on Monday could be scary for you. More scary if you have financial goals that's too far-fetched.
Nevertheless, that doesn't mean we can't take it step by step… Life is a process.
And for Hivers, writers have to write, and curators have to curate, no matter the day of the week.
We have other users too who are working a job and have to get back into the labor market. Also, at the same time, still find some time to not miss their daily writing and curating routine on Hive. That can be overwhelming and arm-twisting
However, the case, there is constantly some mental pressure attached to workdays, especially Mondays, and it's why people, instead of flying and soaking high on a day like today, end up crawling. Just like me, while writing this post
But that's something. It's not frivolity. At least we're making a move.
The only way is forward if you crawl
We can't always fly, especially if our life situations are shitty and out of sync with what we want our life to be.
This can be depressing to think about, and that's why, every so often, when you see every other person working on Monday, we feel the need to compare. That gentleman is flying man, he's crushing his goals and moving at a tight pace while I'm here moving like a tortoise.
We should know that It's okay to fly but also perfectly okay to crawl if you can
Don't just stand there
Punch Back
It's okay to get punched, but No, don't punch back. Move forward from situations that hold you back. More importantly, reactions that decrease our ability to move on.
Don’t complain
You can't always fly, but crawling doesn't cut it alone as you have to keep moving forward from crawling to walking, then to running, and finally get to fly.
This Monday might feel like shit, and you might feel like you should not do anything at all.
Trust me, that's not moving forward.
Any crawling tortoise would surpass you eventually, even if you run like the hare later on Friday.
But occasionally, you have to run like the hare too. Or better be like the tortoise and also the hare at the same time.
There's always a balance.
Find it - If you can't fly, then you should find a way to run or walk
However, don't see Mondays or any other day as a day to crawl when you know you can fly. But if crawling is the best you can do today. Do it. Don't dwell on why you're not flying. What matters is you're moving forward.
Never worry about a future you can't predict, instead , work on the actions you can control. It's easy to move from crawling to walking, but we all want to crawl and fly anytime…when all we should be focused on is just moving forward. Don't compete or compare with anyone when you can compete with yourself by being 1% better than yesterday
Are Mondays too harsh? Or do we overthink it when we compare and complain about why we crawl, when others fly? Making us end up not crawling and moving forward. Share your thoughts below, so we can both learn and grow together.
Moving forward… I won't be flying this Monday, my thought process is crawling. Maybe waking up with a headache has a way of doing that to you, but then, fuck this headache. I'm moving forward.
Until next time