A Mantra for Building

ONE DAY AT A TIME, ONE STEP AT A TIME, ONE MOMENT AT A TIME

In my last article, I wrote about starting where we are with what we have (if you didn’t read it, request your January copy with the Portfolio team). But what about monitoring progress?

So, we have a vision, something that we want to change, accomplish, do, create. We determine the next action steps. But what does progress really look like? The answer is simpler than we’d imagine. It looks how you want it to look. At any moment, if you are stuck with this, ask yourself, how do I want my progress to look? And write away. I know a lot of things come into play here, like allowing ourselves to accept where we are, reflect about how we do things, how things can change, where we can begin, and looking at this with curiosity instead of judgement. If you are seeking to cultivate this, Mindfulness is a great tool for it. I encourage you to do your own research and explore its gifts, or also read some of my past articles, also in Portfolio

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Throughout my life, I’ve had revelations of all sorts as to what works for me, what doesn’t, what might, but all this has only come to true form by experimenting with different ideas, practices, and sometimes very basic things like just doing it. The key word here, and which I’m following up on from the previous article as well, is EMBODIMENT. The definition from the Oxford dictionary is: “the representation or expression of something in a tangible or visible form.”

Progress is a process where we don’t seek perfection but we do seek some form of action that brings it to form. It is a step-by-step process, that may bring discomfort, self-doubt, and a whole set of normal emotions that come with change, and adjustment, and creating new ways of being for ourselves. It is also a process that requires self-compassion, for the moments when we are being judgmental towards ourselves and calls for a lot of self-love and understanding, that everything, all of it, is meant to be part of the evolution. It is circular, not linear, and we ebb and flow between making strides, feeling stuck, getting back up, and trying again. One day, you will wake up feeling like you are on a roll, only to not want to do it the next day, the next hour, the next moment, and then you’re back up… yes, such is life.

The most interesting part of all this is that there comes a brief moment where you feel that you’ve got all the balls in the air and in perfect motion, for a brief moment, but just when you’ve got all the answers, all the questions change. Ah yes, the human experience. Maybe in the end, the lesson is not in getting somewhere, but learning that this is always in motion, all is where it needs to be, and ultimately serves for the higher purpose. Yet, in every adventure, with every endeavor, with every project, whether new or continuing, we embody and most importantly, we honor the journey by taking it one day at a time, one step at a time, one moment at a time.

Written by Vicky Dominguez Photography by Jeremy Bishop