Inspirational essay on sacrifice, doing what you need
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| Written 9/15/02 7:04 pm (EST) Just wanted to stop in for a moment and mention sacrifice. With things just a push of the button away these days, we tend to get a little spoiled and dare I say.. lazy. And as usual, I'm not pointing fingers - I'm talking about myself as well. With everything we load ourselves down with, we often don't take the time to think about how we really want things. We don't make the time to work on our plans. Worse yet, we're losing our drive and dedication to our dreams. I hope after reading the other entries (or something similar elsewhere) you started thinking about the future again, and realizing your role in that future with your thoughts and actions today. By concentrating on the things we want, they begin to become more important to us. When that happens, our desire grows and we become more willing to stretch ourselves for a better shot at those goals. With that desire, the plans we create can become so much stronger because finally, we convince ourselves that we're not kidding or lying to ourselves. True rewards require sacrifice. Peace, happiness, money, fun and the like aren't instant or lasting - they all require work and time and more focused dedication. If we truly expect any of these things over a level of necessity, it is crucial that some blunt honesty is used and the decisions are reached (a) just how bad we want these things and (b) what are we willing to do/give/sacrifice to get them? Honesty is key - by realizing there's no shortcut, no magic pill or piece of equipment to give us everything - we become more realistic and start breaking these things down into smaller pieces so they can be dealt with (possibly for the first time with any real effort). We all make mistakes and have dropped the ball in the past and we will again in the future - but with constant focus and effort we still improve despite the mistakes. Realize also that you don't need to go all out and try too hard. That didn't work before and it won't work now - pace yourself, be realistic with your expectations - you're only one person so it's going to take some time and work. But we've got all the time there is, and even though tomorrow isn't promised there's some reason to believe we'll be here next week, next month, maybe next year and beyond.. So, gaining something big and juicy over time IS an option to you, and me - so why not chip away at some of those dreams in the time used for television, news and talking about other people.. That stuff will still be there when you're done, you're not missing a thing. Just think, once you gather some small successes you'll have plenty of news for everyone concerning how you've been spending your down time. So decide today (if you haven't already) just how much time, effort, learning and changing are your dreams worth? You don't have to be perfect, rich, brilliant or great looking to accumulate some great accomplishments if you really want to - and you know you can. I absolutely know you can, because you're just like me and we're just like all the bigshots making it happen all over the world in the sense that we are all beings with minds to think the thoughts of our choosing. You don't have to say, think or do anything you don't truly want. Prove it to yourself, the next time you're tempted to do something "evil" force yourself not to say or do it. Think whatever weird stuff you want, but don't act on anything that harms any human being including you. There's really no need to take from or harm anyone else once we begin to realize again that we control ourselves and we're tougher and better than we think. And we're capable of much more than we typically do because we're not focused. Focus is only directing thoughts and that's easy. Try it, think about a certain car you like. What color do you like for this car? See? That wasn't so tough, was it? It's really easy to direct your own thoughts and actions on an entirely different level once you realize that you can and haven't due to so many distractions. Not a problem though, everyone becomes distracted - I think it's impossible not to. But we're not getting any younger and our dreams our still hanging in the air waiting for us, so it's time to wrangle our thoughts back in once they get scattered. Don't give up on this stuff.. I know it seems weird because we never really mastered it, but practice, exercise, train yourself.. It WILL come. Keep trying, keep dreaming and stay focused - it's ours for the taking! Until next time my friends |
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