I used to be terrible at starting things. Then I practiced it. I became a world champion starter. I know just about every way there is to begin a project. If I could think it, I could start it. I even became adept at restarting things. Bad Haiku got restarted once, Dodgy movie Reviews got restarted at least 3 times. In fact, I even started this post 4 times, but kept on deleting the title.
I’ve finally realised that beginnings are useless. In fact, they’re even worse than plans. Plans can always be written off as declarations of possibility. Beginnings are merely ways of breaking promises to yourself. And the more you do this, the harder it becomes to keep future promises. Of course, I can still finish a block of chocolate or a bag of chips, but this isn’t exactly an accomplishment.
So, it’s time to practice persistence. I’ve managed to get this right in my running. Even though I didn’t complete my first Two Oceans Marathon, I’ve entered that stupid race in Natal. Yes, I’ve entered Comrades. Now I want to take this sheer bloody minded persistance and belief and apply it to everything else.
To start with this application I am going to be posting daily. This is to do nothing more than get used to posting something on a daily basis. I promise the serious tone of the recent posts will be going away for a while, but sometimes, it’s necessary. But, so is surviving the zombie apocalypse.