Against All Odds

A few days ago I decided that I was going to take a walk. As I started off on the walk I did not realize just how long the walk was. When I completed the walk I looked up the distance and realized that I had walked three miles. As I walked it was cold and windy. My ears were aching. I was sometimes inches away from heavy traffic. Somehow though I kept pressing my way to my destination. I thought about stopping and turning around at least three times, but I continued on. My legs were itching and I was uncomfortable-still I chose to press on. When I began the walk I would have never thought that the walk would be so long, cold, and lonely. I planned the walk thinking that I would get to my destination quickly without any trouble, and I did not think that I would wish for company. That did not happen. Even so I finished what I set out to do. This made me think about other times in my life when I have set out to accomplish things. I started out each time believing that things would come easy and I would have no trouble completing what I began-every time I have proven myself wrong. There has never been a time in my life when things have been so easy that there has not been trouble. Any thing that has been worth something in my life has come with a price. Having to deal with the rough times has always made me appreciate the end result more. Knowing this, I have realized that sometimes the things that come easy to me may not be the best for me. Also, the things that are the hardest may not be worth fighting for. This is when I have to know what is for me and what is not right for me. Thinking about that I have chosen to continue to fight for what is mine, and to walk the path that sometimes seems difficult. Sometimes there are distractions as we walk. Sometimes we have to walk alone. Other times it seems that the odds are stacked against us, but we have to pull on the strength that is in us to continue to push towards the goal. This time in my life has probably been one of the most difficult-hard decisions, thoughts running rampant–but I know that the chaos is only preparing me for greater things to come. Because I know, I cannot flip out at the difficulty. Instead I push against the odds and wait for the moment when I will get to the expected place. Keep pushing. Do what you know to do.