on doing the right thing
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means and what it takes to “do the right thing.” Unfortunately the act of consistently doing the right thing is above my pay grade for now. There are times were I actively choose the wrong thing to do. Doing the right thing will be more of a grind than other things I've typed about then acted on like eating less dessert.
I act selfishly and overanalyze things. I'm sure I'll continue to do this. I don't get to say I'm going to do the right thing and it happens. However, as stupid as it sounds, I’ve actually gotten a lot of benefit from just repeating the phrase “do the right thing.” I made it my lock screen password so now I type it dozens of times a day. It seems to be working.
Over time, I'm also hoping this mantra simplifies things. Even when the right decision is the harder one, it still should be easier than the mental gymnastics of trying to justify the wrong one. I'm hoping to find clarity in asking myself, “What’s the right thing to do here?” and then just doing that. Over time my hope is that the right thing will not be viewed as annoying or inconvenient. Just the thing I'm doing.
I'm not trying to be some super hardo. I'm not writing so you guys can think wow this guy gcs thinks hes better than me. I just want to keep leveling up. My goal is to be the best version of myself for the people I love the most. I want to be great. I want to make my family proud. I hope this helps.