Doing HARD Things To Want An EASY Life

 

The messaging from this poster seems to have been splashed across the walls [including digitally] for the past centuries BUT frankly, it is as relevant it is today as it was then.  Of course, there are outliers to this messaging.  Like IF you're driving from Point A to Point B and the normal route will let you go through a terrible traffic gridlock, WHY take that route?  BUT other than that analogy, even in the business world of the Trumps, Bezos, Gates, they will push their scions [born with silver spoons on their mouth] from the frying pan straight into the fire.  BUT let's NOT get into that narrative.  Instead, let's dissect as to WHY IF YOU WANT AN EASY LIFE, DO HARD THINGS. IF YOU WANT A HARD LIFE, DO EASY THINGS📗📙📘

IF we listen around, including the tons of Life Coaches, building a right-sized and purposeful life really requires from us to do HARD THINGS.  Living aligned to our very own values and especially our top priorities in every season involves really going through the gauntlet and do those HARD THINGS.  UNLESS we want to spend our lives in hiding, mired in fear or numbed out, it's plainly obvious that we need to learn to show up afraid and move toward discomfort and practice doing things that feel HARD.  There are many iterations here LIKE starting our family, OR simply heading into an empty nest, putting life back together after a major loss OR pain❎❎❎

Many years back, I [wrongly] thought that IF I could build a life that was slow enough, that I could live in a 'bubble' and avoid pain, suffering OR risks.  BUT of course, in due time, I realized I was many miles wrong enough as besides seeing people dying, life was still messy and instead of healing and living fully, I was like hiding.  YES, this is real life indeed and one key realization I had was that very rarely does life end with a neat, orderly bow. If at all, those are outliers.  Instead, in real real life, life is messy, complex and often deeply challenging that will push you to go through your litmus test, like it OR not.  BUT if I can give you a glimmer of hope, life is beautiful and worth living, especially once your successes, even those mini-mini-goals, start to come into fruition, unravelling all the efforts and time you invested in keeping you in tow, in track💚💛💜

YES dude, IF we're going to show up fully to our imperfect [and YES, beautiful] lives with that purposeful mindset, we've got one best option on our plate serving and that is, to do things the HARD WAY no less.  In real terms though, I have somehow mastered, within my modest ways, in igniting myself from the time I wake up [UNLESS I'm feeling under the weather].  Mondays, I'm excited coming from a restful weekend.  Fridays are a giveaway because of TGIF.  In short, I'm glued at the three mid-weekdays and I always remind myself, NOT bad kissing my hard ass during those days.  After all, it's BUT fair that we work eight hours for the eight hours we get paid [UNLESS you're an entrepreneur]💧💧💧

Our takeaway:  Let's NOT be falsely led by the grossly wrong notion that life will be easy?!@#$%&  I'm sure NOT even our doting parents said that.  Factually, life SHOULDN'T be easier at all.  Life simply is.  It is an unwieldy and messy tangle of sorrow and beauty bundled into one, with incredible joy to let go.  Staying stuck in [falsely] wanting life to be easier will surely rob us of joy instead of expending energy building a more hopeful tomorrow.  YES YES yowwww, we all want an EASY life BUT hold on dude.  Before we go partying in an EASY life, let's plunge and embrace doing all those HARD things because it is our own selves WHO need to pave the road forward😊😊😊