Thread by @personunsure

the good life is hard

good work is hard, and deeply satisfying

good art requires transference of the soul, and changes lives

good relationships take effort, and are the meaning of life

i was told that life is hard, but not clearly enough that the good life is hard

it seems so clearly naïve to me now, but i spent much of my life thinking the good life was easy

i think the mixup of these ideas has gotten me into a lot of internal trouble over the years

i think i've spent too much time chasing over ease or intentional hardship

believing the good life is easy, to the point that i'm unable to find joy in hard work

believing life is hard, to the point that i think i'm not living right if things aren't difficult enough

so now my goal is to be satisfied in the hard work i have in front of me every day

to take pride in my output, cherish opportunities to care for others, and rest easy knowing that my good life will be hard again tomorrow too