Time to Restart. Again!

I started teaching myself to play the ukulele.

Again.

Ignore those “demons” and keep going!

Yes, I said “again!” I seem to pick it up for a few days and try some things. Maybe it’s slowly working through a “teach yourself…” book or finding songs on the Internet or just strumming around. That lasts a few days and then …

Time slips.

In the past, I’ve beat myself up for that. It sounded something like this:

• “Ugh, I should try the ukulele today.”

• “Way to go, Joe, you’re really wanting to learn to play.”

• “Why do you try?”

That language is self-defeating and only serves to get in our way. The sarcasm and judgement we use on ourselves slowly cuts into our self-esteem, our psyche, and our ambitions.

To counter that, I just tell myself I’m starting new, starting fresh. I’m reminded of a quote from Jon Acuff, that I use often: “give yourself permission to suck at something new.”

Do this: try something new. Give yourself permission to struggle with it. Keep at it and find the joy in that moment of starting something new. Again.

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