Trying is good, sometimes

My mother gave me her version of Yoda's famous "There is no try" teaching when I was a lad in the 70's, so apparently he did not invent that.   There is no try, only do.  When you try, you fail, etc.

I think the concept of trying can be useful.  If I am trying to do a better job at work, that points me toward various actions with a certain intention.  Then I have to specify or think about what it is that I need to do.  If I need to call certain people or do other tasks, that is part of trying.

Trying to go to the gym more, eat better, make more art, meditate more does not work as they are specific actions.  I have to just meditate more.  Like every day or whatever.  But if I want to try to write more, or better, that seems ok.  To just say I am going to write more is one of those delusional statements people make, like I am going to stop dating crazy people.  It is not so black and white.  There is more to it than that.   If I want to write more/better I need to do certain things to make that happen, create an environment or sense of place for that.  If I want to stop dating crazy people (which I rarely did), I need to make a lot of changes and look at a lot of things, not just "stop".  I can try to improve my life including my dating life, etc.  It's about the intention to create a space for something, as hooey as that may sound.  You can pick up a fork.  You can try to pick up a tree, or levitate an x-wing.  Thanks Mom!

What do you think?