Your posts always seem to hit the mark and I can always relate to them within my personal journey. Today I made a decision that wasn't wise. I wish I had read these words beforehand, it can be hard to fight the demon that leads to bad choices sometimes when you can't see clearly that there is a better future.

When you feel like you have but one future and it appears bleak it can be hard to weigh up what is worth spending energy fighting for and what isn't. Hope is a powerful thing, it can provide inspiration and allows you to press on when you feel stuck in a dead end, it gives you motivation to work hard but when that hope disappears or you begin to feel that the promise that hope brings is fake then it is easy to think that maybe I should stop wasting energy and give up.

Sometimes you need to actually be able to take a small bite from the carrot on a stick that you are moving towards.
We all need to feel the joy of small victories along our journey, when the deck has been stacked against you for a long time and it doesn't seem that is going to change then motivation recedes and it becomes so tempting to say 'screw it, why bother?'

When this happens then it is easy to take the instant gratification option even though it goes against your future vision instead of pushing through pain and suffering for the long term goal.
I guess you need to know that your goal is an option not just a pipe dream sometimes.
It is easy to get caught up in your journey when you can't see a clear path.

Thanks for the important messages you post Hive account@chbartist they give me food for thought every time.

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