[12:50 pm] Nov. 5thĀ ā2017 - Behind
I feel like Iām always lagging behind. Not just with family, friends, peers.. But with myself. Iāve set up these goals that seem just so minor, just so reachable, yet I canāt even touch those said goals. Iām always falling behind. One day its procrastination, the other day itās my studying speed, the next its my family coming in and distracting me, and then itās just me. Me being not being able to absorb anymore. Me not being able to work at a suitable pace. Me. Behind. As always.Ā
I was in a beginnerās class for another language a while back, and I was so motivated. So excited. I was a the top of my class for at least the first two months. Then I started getting behind. The rest of the class flew through the materials while I was still lingering. Life got rough but my motivation still stayed there and I fought my way through the class.. Then one week it happened. I had practiced and studied and practiced and studied all week for the next class.Ā āYou should really review the materials on your own throughout the week so that we can move on to the next lessons.ā The teacher said to me as I struggled with my pronunciation, trembling because I knew that everyone else had already gotten this down. I shattered. Shut down. All motivation lost. Itās not what the teacher had said. It was the fact that I had worked so hard all those days. Hour after hour. Working. Studying. And I was still behind. I was always behind. After that, days leading up to class were filled with anxiety and tears. Lots and lots of tears. I couldnāt help it. I tried my best, and in the end I wasnāt enough.Ā
Shortly after that I stopped trying. I stopped going to the classes, and then I officially quit. I gave some story, that was partially the truth. Whatever needed to be done to get out of those classes. Those reminders of how behind I always am and always will be.Ā
Today was a reminder of the fact that Iām always behind. Iāve been working so hard and the progress is still little to none.Ā
āYouāre still on that?āĀ
āAre you sure youāll be able to do that?ā
āDoesnāt look like youāve done anything.ā
All things I heard today. Out of context, it sounds harsh. In context, it doesnāt sound much better, but itās true. Yes Iām still on that. No, Iām not sure Iāll be able to do that. And I know that it doesnāt look like Iāve done anything. I know. I know I know I know.Ā
But in the end, I wonāt be good enough. Iāll never be good enough.
But thatās okay. Because Iām still trying. And thatās what matters.. Right?