I Always Swing Upward

Saying no to the lows

Photo by Keith Johnston on Unsplash

I’ve got lofty expectations for myself. I always have and it will never change. It’s how I combat mediocrity. High hopes for tomorrow helps combat the apathy inside of me today. Dreams help me drown out depression.

The frustration I feel as I reflect on what can sometimes feel like an entire lifetime of failure allows me to avoid the anxiety of potential success.

I hope I’m one day content with my lot in life — yet I pray it’s not today.

I constantly must remind myself incremental success is progress.

The hurt I live with keeps me humble. I’m basically shameless, I just know how to sport it with a sense of integrity today.

The day I stop trying to attain all I’ve ever wanted is the day my body and mind begin to rapidly decay beyond both restoration and recognition.

Any anger that’s left in me is aimed inward today. All hatred has been halted in the name of bettering myself and those around me, to the best of my ability.

Negativity once left me blind to the abundance of blessings I was and still am surrounded by. My assets outweigh my liabilities today. I’m slowly but surely replacing all of the apathy with empathy. I traded in the quick hustles of yesterday for hard work that won’t pay off…