Pat Anderson Today

All things in life are either about pain or pleasure. ~ Leon Fontaine

Do you find that as life happens round about you, the decisions you make cause you to choose between pain or pleasure? I find that very true in my life.

Do I want to exercise? Hmmm - that would be painful (to give up that much time in my day; to have aching muscles; to get off the couch… )

Enforcing chores with the kids - pain or pleasure? How about bedtime??

Coaching my oldest daughter in her finances (when she’s pretty sure she’s got life under control) - pain or pleasure?

Addressing that issue with my husband concerning how his actions make me feel - pain or pleasure? What do I choose?

We tend to want to avoid pain and choose pleasure. It makes life so much more enjoyable. Or does it? Are we achieving the dreams and desires within us as we only choose pleasure?

Anything great in life is accomplished with discipline and hard work. How do you push past the selfish desire of taking the easy path and instead, choose the pain - and the reward of achieved goals?

Create a vision. Are you able to see the pleasure of accomplishing the task? As you create a vision for yourself where you can see that decision as completed and yielding the results you desire you can learn to embrace the pain to achieve what you long for.

So when there is a choice to make - mix pleasure into the pain you must walk through to reach your goal.

Vision will see you through!!

P.S. - I’m off to exercise. What pain will you embrace to reach your goals?