Hard

A lot seems hard and my mind

Tries hard to avoid the inconvenience, it finds

Every excuse in the book to discourage me

But the guilt of not doing hard stuff hangs tenaciously

Over my head, until for my peace of mind I decide

To take the plunge, to no longer hide

Behind my excuses innumerable,

To discover whether or not I am capable

Of facing challenges, doing things that appear

Remarkably difficult, things that I fear

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Things that are hard by definition

Do not become easy just by grit or ambition

But the courage to do hard stuff, once found

Changes you for the better, in a manner profound

Each time I do something hard, myself I remind

To do it more often, not pay attention to my mind.