Question: Did You Pay Yourself Today?

“What can you do today that your future self will be grateful for? Can you add a few more healthy, precious years to your life from the rituals you commit to from this day forward?”

I woke up feeling groggy today. This is the norm for me. I am rarely ever energized and motivated to do anything that involves me exerting any effort. Luckily I have cultivated the discipline to gently tell my emotions to fuck off, as feelings can change quite frequently. As a Cancer, my emotions change from hour to hour. In addition, cultivating a life that is worth living involves doing what needs to be done regardless of how you feel.

The first thing I did was watch a YouTube video from one of my favorite anti-MLM channels. A few minutes later I decided that the least I can do is watch this video with a clean face and clean mouth. So I trotted over to the bathroom to cleanse my skin and brush my teeth.

Afterwards I laid down again to continue watching. And all of a sudden something came over me. I immediately turned the video off. That something was a thought of mindfulness, and it went a little something like this:

“I am paying this content creator by watching her video. But I didn’t pay myself yet.”

I didn’t write any articles for the day. I didn’t create an environment where I can strategize…