every day is day zero

Day 4 was missed. Three days in and I already forgot that I was going to write everyday. Oh well. The old me would quit here since the streak is already broken. But the new me says "Let's keep going."

Every day is day zero. It doesn't matter what you did yesterday or what you plan on doing tomorrow. All you have is today.

It doesn't matter that something you've done before worked out well. Your last piece is never going to write your next one for you. — John McPhee

Your last paper will not write your next one. Your last run won't run the next one. This concept applies to anything we can think of. Your last positive interaction with someone doesn't make the next one happen. You can get momentum for sure. But there will always come a time where you are starting from "scratch". We have to be able to start from zero. Just as cars accelerate from zero. Takes more work. As Newton's First Law of Motion says "An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force."

This may suggest we never let our habits come to a total stop to prevent this issue in the first place. But that is not realistic and there will always be a time where we are starting from zero. Therefore, we have to develop the practice and confidence that comes from being able to start from zero. Fresh. Each day.

The bad news is that every day we have to show up. The good news is that every day we get a chance to show up and do better than the previous day.