700

This is my 700th blog post.

They have ranged from the simple question to pop culture to the downright controversial, but what I am most proud of in terms of my blogging has been its continuity.  Since October 2007, I have created, written, constructed, taught, and shared parts of my life on a fairly regular basis for anyone to see.

It’s not often that we persevere, is it?

The music lessons that got boring or the diet that made the refrigerator seem like a cast member of “The Hills” eventually faded away for other interests, endeavors, or pleasures.  I’m learning this in my life right now.  There are things that I like to do that are a lot easier than the things I’ve committed to do.  So when I suffer writer’s block or have hunger pains or get tempted by all the other things I could be doing, I give in and the commitment goes awry.

Recently I’ve committed to running a marathon in October.  I believe I’m crazy, but I didn’t commit half-heartedly.  I was all in, not knowing whether or not I could actually do it or not.  I had never run more than 4 miles, and even then, let’s just say stopping was on that run schedule.  But a while into it, I’m still going, and each running day, my body, schedule, and other forms of entertainment beg me to change my mind.  I don’t expect that begging to stop.  Anything worth having is worth working for.

In terms of writing, more recently I’ve found many excuses to not write, but mostly, it’s just been fear.  Fear that I have nothing important to say or fear that it won’t come out of my mind onto the computer screen clearly.  So I don’t even click on my site.  I find other things to do.  Then a friend of mine gets on my case and tells me he’s been affected by my writing in a good way, and he is an incredible reminder that when we make commitments with the right intentions, there’s a good reason.  And quitting doesn’t simply make those intentions go away, quitting hurts those intentions.

So I ask you, what have you committed to do that currently that you’re questioning the validity of, not because it’s probably a good idea to quit, but because your external circumstances are begging you to do things that are more fun or taste better or are just easier on you?  or perhaps the better questions is…

What do you need to keep doing that you desperately want to stop?

Related posts:

1. The Story before the Story
2. Suggestions to make life easier
3. So be it.