I went to the gym today. It was awesome to go to the gym and chat with the owner who's a friend of mine, but some days I really don't enjoy the process of working out. Don't get me wrong, I couldn't find a workout that's more fun and completely suited to me. In fact I go to a place called 30 Minute Hit and they're awesome. It's a kickboxing circuit and you can go at your own pace and do what you need to do for you at each station. Anyway, not the point. Some days you just don't wanna go through the process, you know?
To be all philosophical about it, that really applies to my life in general more frequently than I'd like to admit. The process may absolutely stink. Sweat, tears (and sometimes vomit - tmi - I know) the energy it takes to get through it all. Job hunting and having to go through interviews. Dating and having to go through what feels like a thousand terrible first dates before you find someone worth keeping. The junk-room/"office"/place-you-throw-all-that-crap-you-have-to-go-through. There are a million things that require process. Oh! How about becoming patient, or persevering or disciplined - those all take process too.
I don't quite know what my point is, other than sometimes the process totally sucks and still we do it. Why? Because the end result is worth it. Being able to keep up when a bunch of friends go for a bike ride and because I stuck it out in the gym I can actually breathe when I'm out with all the athletes (which I am so not!). Or looking in the office which is supposed to double as a spare room and actually being able to let someone stay there (I'm not there yet). Or going through the interviews and getting better each time until you actually have more than one offer on the table and you get to choose the better job for you.
Anyway... keep going. I'm going to do my best. Though it certainly helps that I have someone bugging me to make sure I go (accountability is annoying - but it helps).
Maybe tomorrow I'll go to the gym again. And maybe I'll even like it.
