I recently read an inspirational article about The Gap. The author says that everyone has gaps in their life, which he defines as “the difference between what you say you want in your life versus the results you’re actually producing.” And seriously, who can’t relate to that on some level (or many)?
What’s your diabetes gap? Does it have to do with food? Or exercise? Or daily management tasks? Or complaining? Overtreating lows? Fear? Or is your gap completely unrelated to diabetes?
Todd says that we tend to fill our gaps with blame, justification, rationalization, and excuses. Yikes! But he goes on to say that we can close the gap with four things: effort, courage, love and presence. Ok, maybe not easy, but doable, right?
I discussed many of my gaps in my book, and I am still working on some of them (and I’m sure there are new ones). One of the most important gaps I have pretty much closed in my diabetes life is giving myself a break when I don’t meet my goals or expectations in diabetes care. By doing that I am able to keep getting back up and starting again and being successful more of the time.