June 14, 2017, TGIW: Enjoydurance
By Darrell Gurney | Blog
“Nothing great is ever done without much enduring.” –St. Catherine of Siena
There’s always a next level up we’d like to see in our lives.
More fulfilling career. Greater experience of relationship. Improved health and well being. Fit finances. Ability to contribute and make a difference. Something to aspire to.
It’s the hanging in until we reach the prize that presents the rub.
We all know the story of Abraham Lincoln, and how many supposed “failures” he had to rack up before becoming President. We all know how many “failed” light bulbs hit the waste bin before one burned for Edison.
Throughout history, there are countless examples of how endurance paid off.
Yet, when the seeming “Fail” button lights above any of our dream endeavors, what makes up the rope to keep us climbing?
One strand might be the palpable and visceral depth of the desire…which we don’t diminish just because we haven’t gotten there yet.
Another might be the mindset that all of “this” is simply what there will be to look back upon after having succeeded. (Remember: lost elections, dud bulbs.)
And a final strand may be the affirmative answer to the simple question: “Are you having fun along the way?”
How will you braid your own pull toward your next level up?
Got enjoydurance?
“I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.” –Langston Hughes