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Why Consistency Is Essential To Forming Your Identity
(Added bonus: It changes the Idea of Side Hustle)
I paused at the doorway of the yacht. I surprised myself. I was actually thinking of kayaking before racing off to my day. It was Thanksgiving. Nothing was open except the coffee shop where I did my most focused writing. Dinner would be later, quietly with just Jim. If I ever had an excuse to slow down it was today.
Still I hesitated. I had my laptop in the tote over my arm, ready to go. Yet, the water surrounding where I stood was motionless, the sun was shining, nothing could have been more inviting. Now the kayak seemed to gesture. . . a wink, a wave.
I moved swiftly before I could overthink it. I set down my laptop and purse, along with all the morning’s plans.
I jumped in and landed in the seat with a hard thump, rocking and splashing the still water, and paddled away with renewed energy. It was brief — a brisk thirty minutes that didn’t even dent my morning’s plans. Still, I felt gratitude all through the day for my spontaneous choice.
I had listened to that still small voice. I wanted it to know I cared. I gave it a form of invitation so it would come closer, grow stronger. I knew it would take consistency for it to trust me to listen; like reaching out my hand to…
