Is All Of This Headache Worth It?
by boydhoffmann on 24/12/09 at 5:22 am
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about life and how easy it is to become “comfortable.” It is a feeling that we all enjoy and for the most part I believe we all would live our lives in that moment and never change it if life’s decisions were entirely up to us.
I guess where I am going with this post is I know that for me looking back just 12 months ago I was what you would call “comfortable.” I was making a good living and only working 22 weeks out of a possible 52. I did what I wanted when I wanted to. I really had no reason to even think about changing my life. And if not for circumstances that were out of my control I would still be in the same place I was in back than… Comfortable.
Now I fast forward 12 months ahead to where I am now. I am far from comfortable and far from being relaxed. Everything about my life for the most part is different. I work everyday of the week and typically put in 12 to 14 hour days (between my kids and my business) and can’t remember the last time I took time to smell the roses.
But the funny thing about all of this stuff, is that if I had the opportunity to go back to the way it was and give up what I have going now, I wouldn’t do it. Why? because back then I was just going through the motions. I was simply coasting through life and nothing more. And I realize that IS NOT what life is about. It is about getting uncomfortable and going after your dreams. Not settlling for “This is good enough”. It’s not good enough. The way I see it we all have one shot at this life so why they heck would we ever “settle” for good enough.
I now realize that in order for me to have the sense of accomplishment I needed to step out of my comfort zone and do something more with my life. And yea everyone likes to feel comfortable. But what I am remembering now is I would much rather feel like I accomplished something rather than feel comfortable. I guess for me the definition of “being comfortable” can simply be summed up as being “lazy”.
Maybe lazy is not the right term, but it is simply what rolled through my thoughts as I was writing. So as for now in this moment that is what comfortable means to me. Lets not be lazy. Lets remember what it is that life is all about and stop at nothing to get it accomplished.
It is hard and it is sometimes overwhelming to pursue ones dreams. I guess that is why so few get it done. The sad part is that for those of us who live in this country we fall short of our goals simply because we choose to.
So if it is truly a choice, then I choose to give it all I got and not stop until I can look myself in the mirror and say “That was hard as hell… And worth every second of it. Well done”
Sounds silly I guess, but I’ve only experienced a moment like that once in my life. Where the sense of accomplishment was so huge and so rewarding I would not sell that moment for anything. And I guess I am ready for that moment again. I need that moment again. I will not stop until I have it. So that is why I do what I do. That is why I choose to live my life now like no one else so I can live my “golden years” 
like no one else.
I will leave you all with this. I adopted this philosophy years ago only to forget its meaning in recent years. But I am back on track…
“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on my life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts.
It is more important than the past, than education, than money,
than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other
people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance,
giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the
attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change the fact
that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable.
The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that
is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me
and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge
of our attitudes.”
—Charles Swindell
Enough said…..
