Not Easy, But Fulfilling!

It's crunch time. It's after 5pm, and I have lots left to do. I haven't been able to cross off half of the things that I put on my to-do list today (including the top 3). That's not a good thing, and I have a short window (and I do mean short) to make some progress. That means, I am getting work done where I can, and tonight that happens to be Chik-Fil-A!

It always seems to get this way when I've had an extremely productive day beforehand. It's almost as if I think I deserve a day off or a day to just do nothing. And that could be furthest from the truth. As a matter of fact, after an extremely productive day, I should be inspired to have a plethora of extremely productive days that follow. Not so in most cases, but I am swiftly working myself to that.

So in the midst of my rather low key day, I have been listening to a podcast by Matthew Hussey called LOVE Life with Matthew Hussey. It sounds somewhat cheesy, but he actually offers some really good advice about love, life, business and self-esteem.

In my listening (and I listened to ALL that were posted), the one that struck me the most was called "Does Life Get Easier". He didn't take the normal approach, which is the simple answer of "Yes...if you do things correctly.". He more or less stated that life never gets easier. When we get over one hump, there is often another waiting on the other side. You know...if we are not in the midst of a storm, we are either coming out of one or about to go into one.

So life never gets easy. What does that really mean? Hussey explains it means that while hard things come along, a person needs to find something that they love to do so that when the tortuous times come, they won't mind going the extra mile to get things accomplished. "Just because something isn't fun, it doesn't mean that it is not fulfilling or rewarding."

All of this got me thinking about where I am in life (surprise...surprise). These particular times aren't really the easiest. I am in what seems to be a holding pattern (some self inflicted, and some not) in some areas. I have big decisions to make, but honestly unsure about which way to go with some of them. All in all...I wouldn't trade where I am. I mean, I complain about this space sometimes, and dream about being elsewhere a lot. However, it's those dreams that sometimes keep me afloat.

This path I am on is for me, and I am fighting through the fulfilling and rewarding "not so fun" stages with tenacity!

Your Thoughts:
What leg of your journey is "not so fun", but fulfilling and rewarding? What keeps you going at the end of the day?

Until next time...