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HARD WORK

Today's post inspired by Ella Henderson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Lois Johnson (my high school Choir Teacher). 
-Ella Henderson

"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." 
-Teddy Roosevelt


"Doing something really hard, really well... that's real fun."
-Lois Johnson



YOUR LIFE IS HARD MY LIFE IS HARD
BUT GUYS LET'S BE REAL 

NOTHING TRULY WORTH IS EASY.
DID THAT A GRADE IN STATS CLASS COME EASY MY JUNIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE? 
HECK NO!
IT CAME AFTER YEARS OF JUST BARELY MAKIN' IT IN ALGEBRA
 AND SUMMERS OF MATH SHEETS AND TUTORING FROM MY DAD
AND ALL THAT TIME IN THE THIRD GRADE MEMORIZING MY MATH FACTS. 


DID I REALLY JUST "PICK UP" THAT SECOND LANGUAGE ?
HECK NO!
IT CAME AFTER STRUGGLE AND SOLITUDE AND LONELINESS AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS 
(AND SILENT MOMENTS AT LOTS OF PEOPLE'S DINNER TABLES)
AND TALKING A LOT TO GOD, 
BECAUSE HE UNDERSTOOD ME
IT CAME AFTER FOLLOWING MY COMP LIKE A BABY DUCK
WHILE I STUDIED AND STUDIED AND STUDIED FLASHCARDS 
WITH VOCAB WORDS
UNTIL I CRASHED IN BED AT 10:30PM WITH EXHAUSTION AND A HEADACHE IN THE WORST WAY.


DID THAT PRECIOUS BABY BOY
JUST GENTLY SLIDE OUT WHEN I "POPPED?" 
DON'T YOU EVEN DARE PRETEND THAT WAS EASY.

BUT THE BEST THINGS
THE GIVE UP YOUR FREE TIME THINGS
THE GIVE UP YOUR NETFLIX THINGS
THE GIVE UP YOUR TEAR-FREE FACE THINGS
THE GIVE UP YOUR SLEEP THINGS
THE GIVE UP YOUR COMFORT THINGS
THE RE-PRIORITIZE THINGS
THE STRETCH YOUR SOUL THINGS
THEY BE WORTH. 



DON'T SHORTCHANGE YOURSELF OF THEM.

<3 MIKAYLA

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