The Lent Project: My Level Of Success

Level of Success When the Lent project began, at first it did not seem like too big of a challenge to give up the soda that I had become accustomed to drinking. However, it obviously was more challenging than I had thought, demonstrated by the fact that I did not succeed with the project. I was successful for the first three weeks or so. The last couple of weeks however, I fell off of the bandwagon completely. During the first couple of weeks I found this project to be in the same category as many other endeavors I begin. I was excited for the challenge and it was easy to say no to soda. In fact, at one point I wondered if I had picked a Lent project that was too easy. I wondered if I had not challenged myself enough and thought that maybe I should have picked something that was less of a habit and something that had more personal significance to increase the challenge. However, in a similar pattern as when …show more content…
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Looking back, this lack of consistent effort is incredibly disheartening. I have learned that I often lean into things like this with an all or nothing mentality. I am not, nor will I ever be, perfect. Therefore, I want to learn how to accept that and not use that as an excuse for giving up completely when I do falter. Life is not about perfection or flawlessness. One of the most important things in life is perseverance. I have to find some sort of middle ground in this all or nothing dichotomy. I am not perfect so I have to accept that in my life is inevitably, but in fact beneficially, messy shades of grey. This project has helped me to see that I need to steer away from the all or nothing mindset that I so easily slip into in certain circumstances. I think realizing this will help me in the future because I can work towards being able to stay invested in a long term goal even if I