Welcome back!!!

I hope everybody is having a good and meaningful Selichos week (or month if you're Sfardi). This week in particular, I'm feeling serious and motivated to continue positive change overall. Not to say that my shmiras eynayim in the street and keeping pornographic images out of my imagination is going perfectly, but I am noticing the problematic looks/thoughts as they come and consciously trying to stop them. My concerns right now are keeping up/increasing good habits that give me real emotional comfort (keeping me away from lust), and making sure that my current inspiration is solid enough to last past Yom Kippur.

Do you have any partners?

Except for my check-ins with you, I do not. I've had a lot of trouble keeping up a regular partnership.

Maybe consider it.

BH I had a wonderful and meaningful Rosh Hashana. It feels like a new start for me and I'm feeling motivated in all areas of life, including in kedusha. I'm concerned, though, that the motivation/inspiration won't last in any significant way. I'm thinking about just picking a couple of things to focus on that I've found support the rest of my goals/growth. One thing I've noticed that during good times in my life, everything is going well--work, davening, learning, eating habits, exercise, shalom bayis, relationships, etc. However, trying to work on everything all at once isn't effective. The answer, I'm starting to think, is that certain habits/focusing on areas of my life do the most to keep motivation going. The question is, which habits should I focus on to support everything else?

I will spend some time thinking and journaling on this over the next couple days. Right now, my thinking is that minyan, exercise, and talking with growth-focused friends are the most helpful.