TIR Grows
Everyday has the potential to be day 1. I have an innate feeling that there is always something I should be doing. No matter how much I get done, it still feels like I am forgetting something or focusing on the wrong thing in the moment and missing the thing I should be doing.
It comes with this pressure that my progress should be visibly headed toward a finish line by now. Or worse, that I should have crossed it already. It is the quiet belief that I should be further along, and the louder belief that everyone else is.
The Timeline We Inherit
From the time we are born we are placed on timelines that show up as milestones. When to roll over. When to walk. When to talk. Start kindergarten. Graduate. Do this. Do that. By this date. Move forward. That has always been the goal.
As we grow, we start creating our own timelines using our peers or people who reached certain goals before us as measuring sticks. We use their timelines as markers for when and where we should be. So much so that starting again feels wrong. It feels like failure.
Rewriting the Finish Line
But here is what I keep learning. There is always tomorrow and today is always the beginning of getting there. It is ok to crumple the paper and start on a new sheet. It is ok to adjust the plan. It is ok to move the finish line. The finish line exists to guide you, not to trap you.
Whether you run or walk, it is your finish line. Move it if you need to.
Maybe day 1 is not a single moment. Maybe it is a mindset. Maybe it is something we return to again and again. A willingness to begin, no matter how many times we already have.
So everyday has the potential to be day 1. Not the day where you felt behind or overwhelmed or stuck, but the day you allowed yourself to begin again.
A Soft Note for Your Journey
If you are in a season of redefining your timeline or giving yourself permission to begin again, the 2026 TIR Boutique Digital Journal can be a helpful companion. It is designed for fresh starts, quiet reflections, and the kind of goals that unfold at your own pace. Use it in whatever way supports your growth and your creative rhythm.
Your Turn
Where have you been holding yourself to someone else’s timeline.
What finish line needs to be moved, softened, or redefined.
What would your life look like if you allowed yourself more beginnings.
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