I am all too familiar with the idea of setting out to do something and never actually doing it for a plethora of reasons. For instance, I have put off writing here for months because I felt like some of the things that I have written about, coping mechanisms and such, I have not been practicing within my life. I’m constantly telling people I know to stop caring about what others think of them; no one will ever truly understand their life and what they’ve been through, but when it comes to ignoring what someone may think about me, I tend to be very sensitive and receptive when someone is critical of me or doesn’t necessarily like me. As hypocritical as it sounds, I know for a fact that I am not the only one who falls victim to not practicing what they preach.
This plays into manifestation and setting out to do the things you put your mind to by saying them aloud. We see the success stories of those who manifested their way into a new job or manifested their way into a new car, but with manifestation comes work, effort, and a plan, something that I have a hard time conjuring up (hence this blog). This can also become a way to hold yourself accountable. If you put an idea or way of life into the world, you have to follow that before teaching others how to. Obviously, practicing what you preach is easier said than done; saying that you’re going to achieve a 4.0 GPA this semester is easy to say; the motivation and determination are the hard part, but it is doable.
In regards to mental health, it’s so easy to fall back into the trap that deteriorates the thing you’ve worked so hard to rebuild, having triggers constantly around you, new life events occurring, losing someone close to you, financial struggles, the list goes on and on, sometimes what you’ve previously said you were going to do to better your mental health doesn’t matter in those moments because it’s just so stressful. Practicing what you preach isn’t meant to be a way to see yourself as a hypocrite but as a way to think about what direction you want your life to go in and how you’re going to get there, and then teach others about it.
If you’ve read previous blogs of mine, I leave with some kind of coping mechanism or thing you can do to better your mental health. This time, I will leave with a sense of accountability for myself and you. With my new school year starting, I will begin to incorporate ALLLL of the coping mechanisms and strategies that I talk about here into my life to stay sane during the school year. I will also continue writing about my experiences and how I’m doing mentally to encourage you guys to start your journeys as well.
Comment down below on how you’re going to start holding yourself accountable this upcoming year regarding practicing what you preach!