Is it time to pivot?

What is your life’s PR?

40 Reflections – #10:  40 days of raw recollections during the Lenten Season

PR is a running reference standing for personal record. It is your best performance in a given race. A PR serves as an internal motivator for the runner, pushing them toward increased efficiency and progress. Personally, my race PR peaked years ago. As the years flew by, my finish times waxed, and my goal was to simply complete any given race without having to scour the course for a port-a-potty before the finish.

The beauty of the PR is the concept of beating your own time. Showing improvement, becoming better, faster, stronger. Before a race, I would visualize myself running every mile with speedy, long, smooth, pain-free strides. Ultimately, I would limp away from the crowd at the finish, proud of myself, grateful it was over, and pleased to have a conversation starter for the next week, “So, I ran a 10K on Saturday…”.

Does the PR concept apply directly to our perceived self-worth?

In life, running, work, school, relationships, diet, you name it, your body and mind settle into a routine, burn-out sets in, and frustration ensues. Is it time for a change? Should we pivot? Maybe. If you feel like the foundation of whatever is stagnant is holding you in a vice, it’s time. Change requires a lot of self-reflection, learning, and adapting. Where will we be valuable? How will we help others? When will we wake up and know that we are sharing our unique gifts in service of others. Wait, do we even have unique gifts? (Yes)

Pivot?

Trust me. You are not the only one who slogs through the day while others seemingly sashay by without any obstacles tripping them over. But sometimes the slog is a sign, a reminder that it is okay to pivot. It’s okay to change jobs or majors, or whatever is stopping you from reaching your personal best.

What I learned:

Life’s PR doesn’t have a number. Our journey is not set up on a digital timer where we sprint to the finish knowing we’ll have another chance to run the same race. Time only goes one way; we get one shot at life. It’s up to us to leave our mark, perfect our personal narrative, pray more, compare less, and perhaps pivot.

Here’s to ANOTHER GOOD DAY!

Thank you for joining me,

Lucretia

Lenten Prayer: “But as for that day or hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.”  Mark 13:32