There’s a dog on the porch and he’s sitting on a nail. It’s painful, but he doesn’t move. He likes his spot on the porch and the pain isn’t that bad. It’s more annoying than anything else. And he’s used to it. And thinks it’s too much effort to get up and find another spot.
So he stays put.
Old joke but reality for many people.
Sometimes, there’s something going on in our life that’s painful, but not painful enough to do anything about it.
I’ve been there. I’m sure you have, too. You might be their right now. A problem, a situation, an unfulfilled dream. We might not like our current situation, but we put up with it because it’s not that bad.
And we don’t. Until we’re in enough pain.
One day, we wake up and admit to ourselves that this can’t continue. We’re fed up and finally going to do something.
That day even has a name. It’s called our “day of disgust.”
I had that day a long time ago, early in my practice. I was in pain, unhappy with my situation, and myself, disgusted actually, and that disgust lit a fuse under me and I finally took action.
Don’t fear a day of disgust. Welcome it. It’s a day of clarity and a day of change. The first step towards a better future.
You might wake up and say to yourself, “I’m mad as hell and not going to take it anymore”. And you don’t.
Unfortunately, for many people, things have to get worse before they have their day of disgust. A lot worse. They have a nail in their butt, but it’s not that bad.
But nobody has to wait until things get worse. They can decide to change any day of the week.
If things aren’t where you want them right now, why not make today that day?