Man! I’m Slippin!

If you haven’t noticed, I neglected to complete my newsletter for the month of May. I know, I know…. I’m slippin. And I absolutely hate slippin!! However, I’m a firm believer in searching for the positives that exist in every negative situation. Here’s a few (positive) things that I chose to gain from my (negative) slip:

1. A chance to analyze my slip.

2. An opportunity to pat myself on the back.

3. The good fortune to regain my balance and continue.

Analyzing my Slip

At one point in my life, after a slip or an error on my behalf, I would’ve simply come up with an excuse for why a task wasn’t complete or why I failed and let that be that. Being honest, that little voice still exists within me, although the more responsible voice continues to choke it out. 😁 But today as I analyze my slips [or more specifically this slip], I’m asking myself questions like: What went wrong? Why did it happen? How did I allow it to happen? What method(s) should I choose so I don’t make the same mistake(s)? These are simple questions, but one has to truly be honest with one’s self to get the most from these questions and move more effectively in the future.

To sum up my answers to these questions: I simply didn’t manage my time well. Which happens to be a weakness that I constantly struggle with.

Patting myself on the back

Reflecting on the history of “Much Love, Soul” I disappointedly say that I’ve never not completed a newsletter for a month. 🥺 I mean…I’ve had moments when I didn’t meet my deadline or times when I had to rush to put out an article, but I never experienced not doing it. But, with a shift in perspective, “except for the month of May, I’ve never not completed a newsletter!” 😁 This shows my consistency from the birth of Much Love, Soul on February 28, 2021 until now. That’s two years – plus! Now that is not an excuse, but an opportunity to pat myself on the back for a job well done instead of beating myself down about a failure. After all, staying consistent with this newsletter has been a task; especially when you consider all of my other tasks.

Regain Balance and Continue

Finally after analyzing my slip up and patting myself on the back, I come to the most important step: to Act! From my self-evaluation I can work on regaining my balance and continuing my goal of completing what I started, which is kind of obvious that’s what I’m doing. 😁 After all…..I didn’t die – I just slipped.

So this month’s article is not only a newsletter. It’s me actually dusting myself off and moving forward.

Oh! For those of you who hadn’t noticed that I didn’t write an article for the month of May, yeah…..you’re slippin, too!

Much Love,

Soul