Not because its easy, but because its hard

What have you taken steps to learn today? What kinds of experiences enable you to grow? Some people figure we have some pre-determined pattern for a life journey. As long as you remain open to expanding how you see and what you think you know, then you also remain open to bettering yourself. You define failures and successes and these ideas evolve with your self-awareness. How will you choose to learn from them or not?

Each of us has different ideas about what makes life meaningful and about what would make it even more meaningful. You have this desire to carry on, even if you also feel somewhat apprehensive. What you think is easy or what you believe will be difficult are all relative. You may feel that self-improvement requires you alter your mindset and some of your life choices. You may think its vital to contribute to the world in new ways rather than simply taking from it.

Consider John F. Kennedy's famous speech about the U.S. Space Program which triggered a great deal of enthusiasm and self-improvement among actors in the Space Industry of his time:

We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.

Comments

[Raymond]

What a powerful phrases by JFK.

The impact is so strong.

I agree with you about the Law of Relativity.
Hard or easy is just a comparison. I depends on what are we comparing with.

[Liara Covert]

Hi Raymond.
I sense these are some of the most powerful words ever spoken by JFK. They can inspire our attitude concerning any area of our lives. As people begin to tell themselves they can't do things, they also need to realize they can be their own worst enemy or their own best friend. Why not choose to catapult yourself forward? Your life experiences all begin with you. Encourage and believe in yourself.

[Donna L. Faber]

What was it that Albus Dumbledore said, "the time is coming when people will have to choose between what is easy and what is right."

[Liara Covert]

Donna, you have a great memory! Dumbledore did indeed make that statement. The Harry Potter series is full of profound wisdom. Dumbledore also said, "The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and therefore should be treated with caution…”

[Donna L. Faber]

Do you suppose the author inadvertantly channeled that story line?

[Liara Covert]

Donna, I think every word and event are chosen with a sense of purpose. As we evolve within ourselves, we sense the world differently and we also evolve to 'read between the lines' in ways we didn't previously. Nothing is inadvertent. We see what we want to see.

[John]

"not because they are easy, but because they are hard"

This is my approach. I like challenges and I love competition. This is what gives my life hope, inspiration and drive.

[Liara Covert]

John, this JFK speech is something many people relate to due to their conditioning. Some people believe life must be difficult in order to be rewarding or worthwhile. An alternative perspective is to assume life is easy unless you choose to believe otherwise. An analogy invites you to consider allowing your boat to go downstream or to be willing to paddle upstream against the current. Whatever works. There is no right or wrong, only choices and the lessons they offer us to grow.