Can Progress be Made by Doing the Same Things?

Every morning I try to do a little visualization. I have an album in my photos with pictures and affirmations that remind me of who I’m striving to be. One of them is a picture of me studying with the affirmation “I am better today than yesterday.”

I believe in the principle of progress–that doing the little things each day add up over time.

But this week I started to question my affirmation and this principle.

I wondered if doing the same things every day would still create progress.

I do pretty much the same thing every day. I get up every day at the same time and exercise and study my scriptures. I study books for the class I’m teaching and the class I’m taking. I help my kids with their homeschool assignments. I try to do right by my kids and my husband.

A pretty mundane routine. I love it, but does that make me better?

I think that I’m learning and applying what I learn.

I think that I learn from my mistakes and try not to repeat them.

I think that even when I have a bad day, tomorrow is another opportunity.

I believe that “by small and simple things great things are brought to pass.” Progress is being made by my simple routine.