Is it an excuse or a reason?
Posted on July 17, 2008
I make excuses. Quite a lot, actually. But, I’m trying not to, at least not quite so much.
“I’m not going to the gym tonight, I’ve had a long day and I’m tired.” is one of my more common excuses.
However, the reality is that my gym is at work. My gym gear is in the car, just outside. Unless going to the gym will make me so tired that I’d be dangerous driving home then “tired” isn’t a valid reason for not going to the gym. Sure, I work long days at times, and I’m often tired at the end of them – but it’s “brain tired” more than “body tired” – actually, heading to the gym after work means I sleep better, and I get that warm virtuous glow of the gym-goer for the next 24 hours or so.
Reasons are something else. “I’m not going to the gym tonight, I’m choosing to do something else instead.” That’s a reason – even if “something else” is sitting in the couch.
Excuses are easy, but they’re lies. Lie to other people if you feel you need to, that’s something for you and your personal sense of ethics to deal with, but don’t lie to yourself about things.
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