It's A Lot of F*cking Work

Have you ever gotten the whole family dressed and ready for a photoshoot?  If you have small children, you will know that it’s a lot of fucking work.  What about a veggie garden?  Where you diligently prepare the soil, plant the seeds, water, weed, and patiently wait for harvest?  Again, it’s a lot of fucking work. 

Building a business, juggling work while raising a small family, planning the perfect party, writing a book, getting in shape for the summer, moving across the country, or whatever it is you want to do with your life… It’s usually a lot of fucking work. 

You see, while the thought of planting an herb garden full of cilantro, oregano, rosemary, and parsley sounds really lovely, there is also the option to go to the store and buy spices already in a jar.  One would wonder why one would choose to put in the work, when there was an easier way.  I know for myself at this stage of my life, when it comes to spices or food, I’m likely going to go the "already made" route.  Maybe one day I’ll grow a veggie garden or bake my own bread, but for now and what I am focusing on, I need some areas of my life to be easier so that I can do a lot of fucking work in the areas that I’m called to do work in.  I absolutely love the work I do, and I want to ensure I have the time and space to do what I love to do. 

Growing my own veggies when I can go to the store and buy them already grown sounds perfect to me and saves me so much time, energy and effort.   But do you see where I am going with this?  We all have choices and there are no right or wrong choices.  You simply need to decide what works right and best for you and then go do that.  The bottom line is satisfaction, creation, and doing what you were created to do, and for some there’s no “already made” option out there.  It’s called you must get up and create it, build it, write it, sing it, and do it yourself – and yes, it’s a lot of fucking work any way you look at it. 

But when you are doing what you know you were meant to do, it doesn’t really feel like work, it feels like breathing, it feels like peace, it feels like freedom, and it feels like love.  It feels like a big lump in your throat, tears streaming down your face, and a warm sunrise over the ocean as you watch real beauty unfold right before your eyes.  That’s because there’s a reward and a satisfaction attached to it and the work you do brings you to life and brings you joy and fulfilment. 

On the flip side there will be people who have a limiting belief that whatever they are doing, or whatever they want to do is “too much work” and guess what’s going to happen?  Despite them wanting more happiness, health, wealth, love, inner peace, joy, and personal freedom, the Universe is going to hear them complain that “this is too much work” and will grant them their wish and will park their ass right there on the couch or have them lying in bed while hitting snooze complaining about how broke and tired they are.  They will be the same people who complain about the government, can't believe the prices of gas and are waiting to ether win the lottery or retire.  “Too much work” you say?  Well, let’s slow your lazy, complaining, ungrateful ass down even more and see how that works for you, your health and your bank account.  Chances are it won’t work very well because if you are the ultimate creator of your own life, you will also need to be an active participant.  "Too much work" you say?  Okay, I'm going to give the work to someone else who is a willing participant and go and make their life better.  

If you have the choice, choose to get up and work hard.  Working hard doesn't mean grinding 100 hours a week, staying up all night, or hustling for your worth.  Working hard can mean alignment and flow and knocking out something really extraordinary out in a few minutes, so don't get it twisted.  If something looks easy, it's probably not easy and the person who is making it look easy has likely spent many years working really fucking hard when no one was looking.

So get excited to create, design, and build a life that has the best of both worlds…A work/life balance for it truly is the most peaceful and healthiest way to truly live.  Listen, I don’t know what you are meant to be doing with your life, but deep down you do, and it’s always been a part of you.  From a small child right up until now, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve always done the thing, or it’s always been part of your life. 

So, think about what you love to do and what you could see yourself doing for the rest of your life.  What is hard fucking work… but doesn’t really feel like work to you?  Think about the first thing that would come to mind if I asked you this one question:  If you could do anything in the world and you knew failure was not an option, what would you do?  Your first response usually is the response and as wild and as crazy as it seems, you are the one that’s going to make that dream come true. 

Take some time to think about this and simply write out a list of things that you love to do.  Work, make money, nap, write, speak, shop, sing, dance, relax, eat, vacation, clean, organize, suntan, read, meditate, put on makeup, workout, whatever it is make it a regular part of your daily life.  I know for me aside from being a mother and trying to be the best one I can be, I’d spend my days rising early with the sun, drinking my favourite caffeine infused drink while putting whatever is in my heart onto a piece of paper because that’s what my heart wants me to do and that’s what brings a sense of magic and awe into my life.  I know for me, I’d listen, capture, and channel what my heart says, and I’d create what it wants me to create because my heart knows best, and yes, it’s a lot of fucking work some days.  Some days it’s exhausting at times, but it also has satisfaction, life, love, creation, success, and joy attached to it. 

When you are doing what you want to do with your life, that’s called living your life, and that’s why you are here.  Life is meant to be fun, rewarding, satisfying, joy filled, exciting, and full of magic and awe too.  There is always a reward at the end that gives you this sense of inner peace and knowing that you co-created something with the source of life.  Your life.  You don’t know how you did it, but you did and at the end of the day that’s all that truly matters.  You got up and did the work and didn’t wait for anyone to give you a permission slip to be the person only you were created to be.  On a more serious note, if the work you are doing no longer is satisfying, or joyful or brings you to life, then know that it’s okay to stop it and let it all go.  It’s okay to quit.  It’s okay to know your worth and walk away.  It’s okay to trust and take some risks and some massive leaps of faith.  It's okay to fall flat on your face, and get up and try again.  This can be a hard thing to do especially if you once felt alive by the work you were doing and suddenly you no longer feel the same way as you did 10 years ago. 

It’s okay to stop and see what other opportunities come your way and what interests you.  Not what you think you need to do in order to make money, but what your soul wants you to do, or rather what your soul wants you to be.  Do that and be that!  It’s okay to change your mind and go in an entirely new different direction too, and yes, some people might think you’re crazy or weird, but all the cool kids chasing their dreams and putting themselves out there are a little crazy and weird.  They are the weirdos, the black sheep of the family, the one who never followed the rules, or the big cheese that usually stands alone.  So, whatever it is, just always stay true to yourself. 

Maybe you’ve grown so much and there’s something better out there for you.  Maybe you needed the experience and now you’re fully qualified to go out on your own.  Maybe you were being prepared for a reason.  Either way, your path was perfect for you and only you.  Trust that and whatever you do, don’t stay somewhere or keep doing something if it no longer brings you joy.  Give yourself permission to let go of anything that’s bringing you down for if you don’t, your work and your life will be that much harder.  

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