Reflections from March 24, 2022 – Day 13 of my journey.
If there’s one truth I’ve learned over these past three years, it’s this:
Motivation comes and goes.
It’s easy to stay focused when motivation is high. When the fire is burning bright, when everything feels new, when the road ahead seems clear.
But life doesn’t stay that way. Life gets busy. It gets messy. It gets hard.
And when motivation fades—and it will—you find out what you’re really made of.
Listening to the Voice of Your Old Self
Reflecting back on this post from three years ago, I’m struck by how much wisdom my younger self had already discovered—wisdom that still speaks to me today.
It reminds me that no matter where life takes us, there is always a “hard.”
There are always days when you want to stop.
There are always moments when pushing forward feels impossible.
And it’s in those moments—when the motivation is nowhere to be found—that perseverance must rise up from somewhere deeper.
Looking Back to Move Forward
What would your old self say to you today?
Sometimes, we’re so focused on where we’re trying to go that we forget to honor how far we’ve already come.
We forget the valleys we survived.
We forget the mountains we climbed.
For me, the lowest valley was losing my son, Maxwell Seraphim, in December of 2021.
There was a time when the light at the end of the tunnel seemed so distant it barely existed at all.
And yet here I am today, blessed beyond measure with two beautiful children, carrying Max’s memory in my heart every step of the way.
It hasn’t been easy. It hasn’t been perfect. But it’s real. It’s honest.
It’s proof that perseverance matters more than perfect motivation.
The 1% Better Mindset
In the moments of doubt and despair, don’t look for external motivation to save you.
Instead, look back at the old you.
The one who kept going when it would have been easier to quit.
The one who found strength in the darkness.
The one who didn’t give up, even when it hurt.
Use that history.
Use that resilience.
Use that living proof that you can and will overcome.
Because becoming 1% better every day isn’t about chasing perfect motivation.
It’s about chasing consistency.
It’s about chasing purpose.
It’s about honoring the journey—every high, every low, every painful, beautiful step.
Carry Your Story Forward
Motivation will come and go.
But your story—the one you’re writing every day—that is what endures.
Keep carrying it forward.
Keep honoring it.
And never forget: you have already overcome so much more than you realize.
You are stronger than you know.
You are more resilient than you believe.
And you are growing—one day, one choice, one small step at a time.
From Loss to Legacy 
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