How Hard Is It?

How hard is it to be strong? To do the things you want, to pursue your dreams—whatever that means.

How hard is it to look someone in the eyes, make a promise, and then follow through?

How hard is it to pick up a task and complete it?

When you write it down like this, it doesn’t seem very hard, does it?

But when it comes to actually doing it, why is it so hard? What stops you?

Nothing, physically nothing. But then again, there is something. Something in your brain, buried deep down—that little monster who is against you. That little bugger who just wants to grasp you in its little claws and hold you tight. Why should you have all the fun? No, it wants to stop you.

Do one thing: grab a spear and stick it in the monster. Not a fan of violence? Fine. Then ignore it, cast it aside; it doesn’t rule you.

Do the thing.