Choose Your Hard
I heard this term in passing a couple of weeks ago, and it has intrigued me, bothered me, excited me, but most of all sent me into deep contemplation. Choose your hard? Hmm. Life is hard. Period. I have told this to my own children many times as they were growing up. Not only is life hard, but most of it is out of our control. What is hard for you today? It’s so true that both options (there are always 2 options) are difficult. But you decide the nature and manner that you want “difficult” to take in your life. It’s sometimes difficult to make healthy, non-compulsive food choices. It’s difficult to be overweight and unhealthy; and to lack confidence and self-esteem. It’s sometimes hard to save intelligently, and to spend with care. It’s hard to be in debt and constantly stressed about money. It’s hard to have frank, courageous conversations with employees you work with. It’s hard to work in an environment plagued with stress and walking on eggshells. It’s hard to change. It’s hard watching a relationship fail and the heartbreak that accompanies it. It’s hard to live healthy; hard to exercise; hard to lose weight. It’s hard to be overweight; hard to breathe; hard to feel sick all the time. Anything of real value takes some sort of hard work or sacrifice. We place very little value on the things that come easy. We take for granted that all we have to do to light up an entire room is just flip a switch; or in order to get clean drinkable water all we have to do is turn on the faucet. Guess what is also hard? Being stronger than your excuses is HARD! So if most things in life are hard, why not choose a “hard” that makes you a better person? Why not choose a “hard” that provides value to not only yourself but the others around you? Choose a hard that produces positive results, and gives you more control over your life. Remember struggle is a part of life, so you might as well have as much control as you possibly can over when and where you experience your struggle, your “hard”. Now it’s YOUR turn to contemplate.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorI am a wife, mother, and grandmother. Late in life I decided to go back to school to become a professional counselor. I have achieved that dream, and am open for business. Archives
August 2019
Categories |