Tackling the Distasteful

The principal of my son's school emailed this out this morning – I thought it was good.

When we force ourselves to do something we don't really want to do, we gain strength from it. It doesn't have to be anything earth-shaking. It can be something as simple as exercising or maybe just going to work when we don't feel like it. Perhaps it will require us to be nice to a person that we don't like – even if we feel they don't deserve it.

On the other hand, if we yield to the temptation to avoid the distasteful, the negative impact is doubled. First, we don't realize the growth we would have otherwise achieved. And, our self-image will take a beating. The disappointment we feel from not "stepping up to the plate" can damage our confidence the next time we're faced with a hard choice.

Great accomplishments are the final result of a life of taking on small tasks-----whether they're fun or not.