Monday, April 13, 2009

Do work.

Before you get excited that posting is going to be a daily occurrence here, let me just burst your bubble - it isn't. I simply have a little revelation that I want to share with you.
Sidenote: I only ever have revelations when I am either in the shower (TMI?) or working out (ie swimming). Water = revelation?

I was running earlier and thinking: this is really hard...I don't like doing hard things. But at the same time, it felt good to accomplish something difficult, something that, at the time, seemed uncomfortable. So then I thought: I should try to do something hard every day; even a small task (like running). That way, I'd have a sense of accomplishment, and get out of my comfort zone a little. Certainly a selfish motivation, but this could also extend to such unlikely activities as...oh I dunno, helping other people?
It has really hit me lately how spoiled I am, especially because I am an American. There is NOTHING out of my reach - it seems that the world exists for my entertainment and benefit. So I have to remind myself (often!) that hard work is a good thing. Discipline is a good thing. Even if the only benefit I get from it at the time is the knowledge that I've accomplished a difficult task, hard work is good because it "builds character!" And I'll stop now, because I'm starting to sound like my dad.

"When we are unwavering in doing difficult tasks, they become easier to do. Not that the nature of the challenge has changed, but the ability to succeed has increased." - Jim

Sunday, April 12, 2009

This is not like riding a bicycle

I have everything to tell you and nothing to write.
More to come.