This is very interesting. When I started writing this blog I went on and on about how, even though we love something it doesn’t mean it will always be easy. Then I started listing all the different careers that people might get in because they’re passionate about a subject and it hit me, love is action. When we love something we make an effort for that thing. It so wildly known and boasted about you’d think I’d already have that idea printed on my heart, but for some reason it really hit me just now.
Love isn’t easy, but it is. Love isn’t hard, but it is. It’s easy to love something, but we don’t truly love it if we aren’t willing to sacrifice. I’m been thinking about this in terms of writing. I love to write, it’s something I’ve enjoyed for a very long time, but over the years I’ve struggled with it sometimes becoming a chore. When I started this blog the whole point was to give myself an outlet to write all the time, but when I started to fall behind and not write as much as I should when it came to website relevance I lost a bit of the love. When you lose the love you act out of habit or routine. Routine gets boring and sometimes you realize all that routine isn’t what you wanted after all.
Obligation is the killer of love. To be obligated to do something often turns something into a chore. A requirement. Here’s the kicker. Obligation is a sign of true love. Obligation is the same as commitment, and commitment is the ultimate show of love. When I began this blog it was because I wanted to show myself, I was committed to writing more. When you get married thats a commitment to someone you love. Making a commitment is hard, but it’s made easier with love. When you commit to do something for someone or something you love it doesn’t seem so bad, unless you lose sight of the love.
I think I might be rambling at this point, but my main thought is how I had no idea what to write about this week. I started to get bogged down by what I should write about and I was losing a bit of the passion behind it. I debated if I should write if I wasn’t feeling like I had a topic, but then I realized I didn’t want to write because I had a topic or because I had an obligation. I just wanted to write. So I started writing about how I felt like I’d lost a bit of fire because of the obligation to write, and just gained more compassion for myself realizing I do love writing and this is something I don’t want to stop.
Jacob Gittins 