maybe insomnia isn't so bad...

"Nothing that's worthwhile is ever easy."

That's one of those anonymous quotes that you read & it just sticks with you. But, you don't really let it sink in when you first read it. It rolls over you, like, "Yeah, okay good advice." If you let it sink in, you'd realize how true it really is. It's easy to hide our feelings inside & never speak out loud what we really feel. Because that's safe. If we never say it, we never risk the backlash reaction that we're afraid of. Sure, staying in our safe little world doesn't hurt but shouldn't we risk for something that could be so much better? Don't we all want something that's worthwhile? Why would we want anything less? Even if we have to work harder to get what we want, won't that make it that much better if we get it? If it was easy to get, we wouldn't want it anyway. You can't truly appreciate something unless you've hurt a little to get it. Because without that bittersweet longing, you wouldn't know how good it felt when you finally get what you want. When you reach the "worthwhile" part, you'll be happier it wasn't easy. Because you'll know that you put in a good effort to get to where you are. That's how you know you deserve it.

-ldw