Mantras and More - DBlogWeek Day 4
Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 7:35AM Yesterday we opened up about how diabetes can bring us down. Today let’s share what gets us through a hard day. Or more specifically, a hard diabetes day. Is there something positive you tell yourself? Are there mantras that you fall back on to get you through? Is there something specific you do when your mood needs a boost? Maybe we've done that and we can help others do it too? (Thanks to Meri of Our Diabetic Life for suggesting this topic.)
I'll try again.
Those are the three words I tell myself all the time. For a long time I felt like a diabetes failure because I could never get it right. The fact is that the closest I can get to "right" is not perfect. Diabetes makes sure of that.
So I try. I try my best every day. Some days I screw up before my first meal. And those days I know I will try again tomorrow to do my best. To bolus correctly and count every single carb. I will try to remember to check my bg before and after each meal and log it. I'll try.
I'll try because if I screw up then I cannot be too hard on myself. I have to give some room for error and mistakes. It happens, pretty much daily for me and giving myself the reminder that I can try again.
Now don't get me wrong, I understand the power of words and the last thing I want to be is a wishy washy type 1 right? So if I keep saying "try" then how will I ever acheive the numbers I want, the a1c my doctor would be happy about, and my weight where I want it?
If every mistake was looked at in failure I would never try anything because I am not perfect.
I WILL try. I DO try. I KNOW if I try I will get closer to where I want to be. I HAVE seen a difference now that I give myself the room to stumble. I CAN try harder. I WON'T give up trying.
This is what gets me through the rough days and the not so rough ones. It works well for me.
Try it! ;)
Reader Comments (3)
I'll try trying it! Wonderful post George! Being perfect is impossible (I think for everyone). Letting it be and not putting on the guilt at the first sign of a misstep or a diabetes-doesn't-respond-well-no-matter-what-you-do can make more a much greater balance in life. You're a wise one, Mr George! Thank you for sharing!
Two response mantras come to mind to encourage you. "Do, or do not. There is no try." - Yoda or perhaps "Do your best, and forget the rest." - Tony Horton Keep on truckin' George!
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