Long time since my last post, sorry for those who have anxiously waited for something to read. Anyway, now I have time and inspiration, mostly thanks to my lovely friends and this freaking cold Finnish winter!
We were celebrating my friend's 18th birthday yesterday and now in the morning after-mood I did some thinking around something often associated with Finnish people; persistence and willpower. We Finns have exhibited those for centuries while working on fields and blaablaa etc. but in my opinion it's the little things in life that show if you have it or not. The reason the partying made me think of this, was the oh-so-lovely pain in my feet after dancing all night in high heels. Yeah, I know, it would be more simple to wear flats and be more comfortable, but the point here is that we danced and had fun being completely aware of the state of our poor feet but we kept going on. Why? Because we don't let little things like that stop us from having a good time. We could have left home immediately when we couldn't feel our toes anymore, but no, we're tough. (Not feeling our toes was maybe a little exaggeration, but I'm trying to prove a point here.)
My another example of this amazingly strong will and self-control is even better. After waking up my friend and I looked at the thermometer which kindly announced that it's -27 degrees celcius or so. After being horrified about that for a while, we were like: "Hey should we go for a walk with the dog?" " Yeah, let's go!"
See what I mean?
It is certain that every single one of us recognises these two features in themselves more or less, 'cause without them there is no success, no competing, no achievements. Persistence drives us to exceed ourselves again and again making it possible to grow as a person and gain experiences. I guess willpower is pretty close to the previous term, but I see the difference in its effect on our behaviour. Willpower is what gets us back on our feet after falling down (and no, this isn't referring to our last night in case you thought so) and forbids us from giving up.
I like to think I do possess these qualities. I hate giving up. I want to finish what I start. I don't want to leave something undone and regret my inability afterwards. I could say I'm driven by ambition and I'm really glad of it. That's something I will definitely hold on to.
And no, it wasn't about the lack of willpower that it took me weeks to write this post.
Here's a great song for all you great, strong, persistent people out there!
Ei kommentteja:
Lähetä kommentti