I appreciate time spent slow enough to feel life happening as the minutes move by, one by one. This is not the same as easy time. When the easy route presents itself I hope that I acknowledge it is there, then turn around and go after the other. Easy is what many see as the path to happiness; a pleasant life without the awkward parts that might rough one up a bit. Fear of difficulty. Fear and the failure to believe that life can present spectacular possibilities if only one is willing to get the dirt on them, to make mistakes, to go through something willingly, weathering it alone or with another and coming out on the other end, finally with open eyes and heart.
To know love.
Easy doesn't last because life will always make it's realities known. By not choosing the easy option you may have to dust yourself off a few times in the duration but you will laugh and smile and know that you have pushed back and held on where others have walked away. Your reward will be less regret, more stories and the sweet taste of life between your teeth.
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