The Pachyderm Meal Plan

Music: Message Man by Twenty One Pilots
            Drawing Board Remix by B. Reith
            Gonna Take Some Time by Bleach

"How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time."

It's a silly riddle. One meant to bring a smile to the face of a six year old.

Silly...but...deep at the same time.

Recently, I've been thinking about life changes, and how we're all constantly pursuing life changes.

Most of the time those life changes seem daunting, though. Too big, too hard, too uncomfortable, or just too scary.

Maybe you want to quit smoking, but those cigarettes seem to be the only thing that relieves your stress.

Maybe you want to stop drinking, but you're afraid that you might lose those friends that you party with, and they seem like the only friends you have.

Maybe you want to start exercising, but it hurts your joints.

Maybe you need to leave that toxic relationship, but you're scared of being alone.

It all seems too much to even contemplate beginning. It's too much to handle, and even if you start there always seems that snide little voice coaxing you to stop.

It's not really that bad. 
You can start later. 
Maybe try next week, next month, next year when life calms down.
You really don't want to be alone. 
What kind of loser would you be if you don't have any friends?

But really, will it calm down?  Do you really want friends who only care about having a "good time", but as soon as something hard comes up they run away? Will there ever be a perfect time to turn your life around?

I can say will all the confidence in the world, no. 

We were never guaranteed a perfect life down here on earth so why would there ever be a perfect time to start something new?

We just have to do it.

How?

Well, for starters, tell that sneering voice to shut it, and then consider The Pachyderm Meal Plan.

You do it one day, one hour, one minute, one second, one bite at a time.

I know that it's hard. Trust me, I truly do know, but, oh how it'll be worth it in the end.

Don't give up, dear one.

I'm rooting for you, and even better than that, the Maker of the Universe is cheering you on as well.

Gonna Be Alright

by Bleach

You know that you're part of this tonight

And it meant so much to see how hard you tried

And I want you to know it's alright

I want you to know it'll be fine

But it's gonna take some time

To get it back in line

It's gonna take some time

To work it all out

To work it all out

To work it all out

To work it out

This operation's gone away

But I know that there is hope for even this

A crippled bird can learn to fly again

And I want you to know it's alright

I'm running to show it'll be fine

But it's gonna take some time

To get it back in line

It's gonna take some time

To work it all out

To work it all out