Search for what
Embarking on a journey implies some kind of search. It may be a search for fun like a vacation or it could be your daily exercise to find your key fob. There is a goal in mind. At the start of the year, we can be filled with pressure to find something to concentrate on to better ourselves. The identity of the thing may be unknown so we don’t know where to even start.
It depends
There are traditional items to improve – health, skills, vices. But if they are so important, there must be a reason that they haven’t been tackled yet. Most likely, we really didn’t want to change anything. There is no why present. And why is often the factor that moves us.
Search for you
The best place to start a search is with you. Finding yourself is the greatest gift you can give yourself and it will supply all the whys you need to do anything. Searching for you involves a lot of quiet work but it is fun to be curious about yourself. If you can be neutral about questioning your actions you will gradually be rewarded with data. Listening, recording and tracking your own habits will eventually give you a picture of what you regularly do in every situation. Since everything is math or science, this kind of exploration provides a true picture of you. Sooner or later, you will identify something you want to upgrade.
Make it look easy
Watching yourself doesn’t require creating giant to-do lists and is right at your fingertips all of the time. Create your short pause whenever you feel that wonder about why you reacted a certain way or why you did something that you really didn’t want to do. This kind of mental work doesn’t look like much while it is happening but when the answers build up you will start to assemble that puzzle that shows the full picture. If you pause and wonder enough, you will get there faster and enjoy the discovery phase more. It will become a part of your routine that tells you more about yourself. Searching for you can become your ultimate treasure hunt. When you mentally ask yourself about something you just did, take a pause. Gather the easiest answer and stow it away. Become an expert at you.
Can you reach back to the last thing you said or did that you don’t understand? What is coming up today that you can examine ahead of time for clues? With your scientist’s logic, can you imagine a life where all of your choices are actually yours?
