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Izabela Bringel's avatar

This is all so true! I'm currently changing some habits to move toward my personal goals, and I've been surprised by how much more enjoyable the steps can be than I thought. Finding the joy in the process is also helping me to get even more self-trust.

angie wally's avatar

thank you for writing this. I always struggle to stick by my goals because i’m afraid of the end result and i really try to look at others who accomplished their dreams and I try to understand their mindset 🤍

Erifili Gounari's avatar

🩵🩵 I’m glad it resonated with you, thank you!

Ray's avatar
Mar 10Edited

Thank you for these motivating words!💌✨

Nicola Geismar's avatar

Romanticising the heck out the process is where I am at! Great read Thankyou

Erifili Gounari's avatar

💜💜💜💜

Nova Solace's avatar

I had been looking forward all day to reading this, finally had the time. Firstly thank you for putting this piece together and sharing such value at our fingertips. This resonated with me deeply and I’m so very grateful to have come across this space. Sounds cliche put it made me think of why people say “stop and smell the roses” . Working on stopping to celebrate my wins along the way to my journey.

Midlife Reverb's avatar

I needed this! Substack in sending me the exact messages I need to hear.

Erifili Gounari's avatar

I’m so glad!!!

Monika Maurer's avatar

This is so true. Right now I’m just enjoying the process - I haven’t quite let go of the outcome, but it’s certainly more fluid and less important to me than the daily practice. ✨

lanami lapin's avatar

how is it that you always know exactly what i need to hear?

celli ⭑'s avatar

This is exactly what I needed. I'm in that space right now, I'm doing the work but results seem invisible in the sense that they're not tangible. This reminded me again of how this process was exactly what I asked for, so enjoy it while it lasts!

Koser Khaliq's avatar

I needed to hear this today...18 months on this journey...feel as my big breakthrough is coming....its tested all ofcmy faith and self belief like nothing else...but the part I didn't anticipate? Is the person I've become 🙏

Erifili Gounari's avatar

Yessss!!! Keep it up, so excited to see where you go 🥰

Nicola's avatar

Loved this.. just what I needed to hear today!

Adriana Sna's avatar

I must admit I am not particularly in love with "processes" because I am in impatient human being. BUT looking back at the most wonderful and impossible-looking things I did, what I remember most is not the moment it clicked, but the moments where I was fighting for it and how proud I am that I did. Of course, now those fighting moments look like cool grit, and back then they probably looked more like they do now, frustrating and tiring, sometimes hopeful and sometimes desperate. Anyway! I loved this and will keep the tab open to re-read it in a few days!

Erifili Gounari's avatar

I get you completely! I often feel the same way. Learning as I go!!

Şevval's avatar

coming through at the perfect time ✨✨✨

Erifili Gounari's avatar

❤️❤️❤️

Nae's avatar

this was so inspiring, thank you 🩷

Erifili Gounari's avatar

☺️🩷🩷

Luna Salim's avatar

This is so true, we keep focusing on the end result and "getting over" with the process, when we should embrace all the parts of the way. Good reminder!

Raquel's avatar

This is beautiful and a very much needed reminder. As I am right now in that in-between moment, I try my best to remind myself how lucky I am because I have time and health to invest towards something that's important to me. Your essays always come at the right time :)