I have a blog, but recently I have not blogged a lot. I have thought about blogging but have not taken the time or initiative to write. On the eve of the new year, I am committing to blogging again.

Getting back to blogging means regaining consistency in my life. The last year and a half have been the most inconsistent in recent memory. Getting back to living a productive and successful life not only takes hard work but it takes consistency.

Blogging or writing is a way to sort things; it is also a way to document and remember things. Not writing consistently for over a year has left my mind weak, unable to slow down, and unable to remember various things. For some of us, we can go from moment to moment, dabbling in different events and handling various situations with no issues. For myself, I need a way to reflect on what has happened. Blogging/writing consistency helps me to do this on a daily basis.

Consistency (for me) means continuing to add to the foundation already in place. Within my life, particularly within the last few years, several significant projects have broken ground, and the foundation for success is there. It is now time to see that the foundation fosters development and growth.

I started blogging as an outlet to help rediscover who I was after my life abruptly got turned upside down. Since I started blogging all almost ten years, I have discovered that I am constantly changing and evolving – continually finding myself over and over again. One of the biggest things I have found is that consistency and hard work produce results and get you where you want to be. When let you let up – don’t work as hard – and are not consistent, you only get okay results. The last year, in particular, has been good – but I am tired of settling for good and want the best results I can produce.  

I want the coming year to be about consistency and getting back to my best self. While I know success might not occur in all areas of my life in 2022, I want to work towards it and put forth a consistent effort (my best effort possible).

Daily blogging or writing will help center me in that consistency I strive for. Writing in many ways is meditative, but my writing also needs improvement (development). I don’t expect this blog to be read by many people. That is not the point. The point is that I take time to write and reflect on things daily. If others stumble upon it and it helps them somehow, that is just a bonus.

When the clock strikes midnight, a new year starts. Within that new year, I hope to improve on myself, live in the present – the here and now. The past is the past, and I need to focus on what I am doing now (and in the future) to accomplish my goals and to live my best life.  

Cheers to 2022!