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Daily Lemon : If It Was Easy


If it was easy it wouldn’t be worth it. 
Another saying drilled into my young mind. Another saying I didn’t comprehend until recently.

I grew up a 4h kid. I raised pigs and goats. I named them. I loved them. I fed them. So they could feed me. That was a tough concept to grasp for a year or two, but then I grew as a person and it became a little easier. At least I know exactly what was put into my food and how the animal was treated during its life which is more than a lot of people can say.

I was engaged. Things were great before we took that big step and started actually planning a wedding and a life together. Saying something and doing something are two very different things. Things got really hard, but my understanding was it would be worth it in the end. His wasn’t. So we parted ways. Things are still hard, they didn’t get easier after we broke up. I still believe that all of that will be worth it someday. If nothing else I learned something new about myself.

I’ve had a lot of jobs just in the last 3 years, I’ve held over 10 different types of positions. Why? I just seem to have bad luck with jobs at the moment, but I think God is training me for something big. I’m not sure what it is yet. Or what job could possibly need this many skills that I have managed to pick up, but it will all be worth it in the end. 

If everything came easy to everyone, no one would do anything. Having things be hard or difficult creates diversity. It’s the reason why some people create art where as others write it. It’s the reason some people farm where as others cook. We all have our strengths and weaknesses, but it’s the the people that go that extra mile to turn their weaknesses into strengths that make this world worth it. 

If you have a weakness, don’t let it hold you back and keep you from being the truly amazing person you were meant to be. Just because it’s hard doesn’t mean you can’t do it. 

There’s your daily lemon, go make lemonade.

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