What's really Hard.

I wanted to feel sorry for myself yesterday.  I was feeling overwhelmed. I have two papers to do, one needs to be written in Spanish, thank you very much. I also have two exams on Monday, and a ton of everyday work for each class. OK, a ton is an exaggeration. I found myself thinking, THIS IS HARD!

Then I got to thinking about what is truly hard. Going back to school to fulfill a lifelong dream isn't hard. It's an opportunity. Not living your dreams, now that's hard. Writing a paper, no matter what language isn't hard, intimidating yes, but not really hard. Never overcoming fear, that's hard. Cooking dinner every night feels hard, but it's not nearly as hard as having nothing to cook. Balancing my family life and my school life, well it's kind of hard. Not as hard as not having a family, though. That would be truly hard. 

You see where I'm going with this don't you.  Enjoying life is all about perspective. Yesterday I had to chose which perspective I wanted to see life from. I hope I chose the best perspective. It takes a little bit of introspection, and a lot of letting go, but I really believe it's worth the time and effort to figure out what's truly hard, and what's an opportunity waiting to be recognized and embraced.