Moving beyond hurdles

 It's always easy to move on in the smooth path, but that's not always the case in the journey of life. At times, a lot of things happen in life that drain energy, demotivate us, cut off our enthusiasm, or make us question our beliefs.

"Acceptance," as always, is the magical solution, but we often forget to apply a suitable ointment to the wound.

When the mistake is ours, it's much easier to accept the result, affirm to correct ourselves, and move on, but the tests are sometimes more intense. We may sincerely do our best, but our efforts may not be acknowledged.  We may even be kicked off or ignored despite giving our best. 

We put in so much sincere hard work at an organization, which may never be rewarded.

We gave so much of ourselves to someone who never understood our love.

We want to serve and contribute to something in society but never get an opportunity to do that.

In all these above scenarios, our intentions are right and pure, but still, we face hurdles. The intensity of the effect it produces on us depends on how much we give of ourselves. We just need to develop the correct understanding first of all so that we do not feel hurt or bitter. Thinking why it happened to me or it should not have happened is of no use.

When our enthusiasm is cut off knowingly or unknowingly, it's very easy to get demotivated. We can pause and take some time to recover, but taking excessive time or just remaining in demotivation will only make things worse.

Even for some simple things like weight loss, when I take small steps, losing 2 or 3 kgs is generally very long. Then suddenly there could be some hurdle in the form of health issue or medication which comes my way and break the tiny habits. But when I give up on the tiny habits, within no time, the weight goes up. This is just a small example that is easy to understand; the same applies to everything. At times, we don't get what we want so easily or quickly, or we face so many hurdles in just doing what we are doing.

 Every time we give up, things never get better, but only bitter. We need to put in continuous efforts even to sustain what we have. When there is no acceleration, the vehicle stops at a point. Gratitude and ability to count the blessings is the key to joyful life. We should Keep going irrespective of whatever comes our way. Self-motivation and strong will power are the key to keep going irrespective of all the hurdles which comes our way. Always begin from where you are, with what you have.