Going. . .
There’s a common saying, often attributed to Winston Churchill,* that goes like this:
“If you’re going through Hell, keep going.”
Imagine a person walking through a desert, trying to get from one side to the other. It’s painfully hot. They’re thirsty and exhausted. Stopping won’t do them any good. The only way to get out of the desert is to keep going. But there are many types of metaphorical Hell. Most are not physical but mental. Often we just stop in our tracks.
All forms of stopping have the same unfortunate result: They keep you in Hell. To slow down, delay, or stop is to prolong your suffering. Even just thinking about the work you have to do makes you suffer.
Stopping is tempting, of course, but it doesn’t do you any good, and this quote makes it plainly obvious why. I mean, if you’re going through Hell, why would you stop? Keep going! Get out of there!
When going through any type of Hell, it’s important to use momentum to your advantage. It’s easier to keep going when you’re already moving than it is to start again after you’ve stopped.
So don’t stop.
But if you are currently stopped, remember that moving will become easier after you do the hard work of overcoming your present inertia. Just start, and you’ll create the motivation you presently lack.
And the longer you wait to get started, the more you’ll suffer, so don’t delay. Don’t start tomorrow, start today.
Peace and Love, Jim
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