A few months ago now I was having lunch with someone that I used to work with. During our conversation over lunch he had asked me why I was doing all of the stuff that I was doing. Getting up early, going to the gym four days a week, doing extra training, fitness class Saturday. I paused for a moment, looked at him with a blank stare and told him that I wasn't really sure.
I think that most of the populace is quite happy living in comfort or mediocrity. Those who choose to rise above this and become more, who choose to make themselves better each day have a certain amount of drive, if you will, to do so. Without this drive there is nothing to separate you from mediocrity. When I could not answer with good reason I started to loose that drive. For with no purpose our actions are meaningless. I remembered this day while searching for a reason for struggling. Is this one action the entire reason? I see it like a river about to burst its banks, it is not the last rain drop that causes the flood but the many that came before it. I remembered this moment because it is when the water spilled over the banks but it is not the entire reason for the struggle.
Over the past couple of weeks I have found some sources of encouragement which have enabled me to find that "drive" again. With taking a little vacation, meeting with some old friends that are on similar paths, and getting caught up on reading blogs I have managed to pull myself out of the funk that I was in. Being able to see that others struggle in similar ways definitely helps.
Thank you to the others that consistently blog, there always seems to be some source of inspiration in there.
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