Good Morning. It’s a brand new day. It’s a fresh start. It’s a new opportunity to do something amazing.
I despise those types of statements. I understand that they are intended to be positive motivation but they feel like an oppressive amount of pressure. They carry an obligation to do something spectacular. The odds are good that I won’t do anything amazing today. Focusing on the potential for something amazing to happen does not increase the likelihood of that amazing thing happening.
There is some good news. It is a brand new day, swelling with potential. You can do anything with it and it’s okay. If the most amazing thing you accomplish with this day is sitting on the couch, watching television, and eating ice cream straight from the carton, you aren’t alone.
In case you wondered, it was vanilla. I wish it had been Rocky Road but I couldn’t achieve that potential. Vanilla was good enough.