Lackluster

No matter what it is, everything eventually loses it's luster. Be it an activity, a sport, even a relationship, eventually, the initial excitement wears off. Then is when the real commitment is found. Because while it may still be fun, it takes work now. Just like writing for this blog.

I'll admit that doing this is fun and even entertaining at times, but now it does require work. Of course what doesn't? I've taken up alot of seemingly irrelevant and pointless commitments this year-wearing my bracelet 24/7 or carrying two backpacks constatntly around school. Or this blog. But I keep on doing those things, because they really don't require a lot of work. But blogging does.

I think the reason I've been able to keep this up is because I started it purely by choice. It's not like school where you have to do it either way. This takes work, but it's free work in a way. It's working toward my own goals and not those set for me by others.

Of course, everything loses it's 'spark' eventually. Relationships, school, music, sports, you name it. And once the spark is gone, that's where the real commitment to whatever it is comes out. Sure I can improvise pretty well on the piano, but it takes commitment to learn a Chopin sonata. Sure I can play hockey, but it takes commitment to go to stick time and work on my stick handling.

Key word there-work. There's no real commitment unless there's work involved. Just like there's no real gift unless there's some sacrifice involved. But we can always look back to the spark and look forward to see improvement, and that's how we keep going.

“There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.” - Anon.