Great in the Process

http://xkcd.com/896/

(Originally Published on Sunday, October 2nd, 2011) 
I am going to keep it short today because I have had visitors and I guess a lot of activity, considering. Just to update, I've had an MRI, the results of which haven't come in yet, and the orthopaedic specialist has called for sick leave until the end of the month, with a metal hinged removable knee brace. I am ok.

Anyway, back to my current musings - being great is something that I think most people would strive for. What does that look like for you? The author at xkcd.com raises an interesting suggestion, that people become great by wanting to do something so much that their sheer effort makes them great. Is there something that you really work hard at?

I think there is something really special about hard work. I think we even find actualisation in the act of working hard at something because we either a.) believe that we can do it better, b.) need to feel useful or c.) understand that working hard at this thing will produce a favourable result for our life. My theory is that if there is nothing a person can identify as their reason to work hard then that can be a dangerous place for them to be. Believing that you could work hard and change the future is something inspirational.

For me, I work hard at being a people support. My blog is written in the hopes of encouraging others, my relationships are infused with moments I try to create to say how much I appreciate what the other has done and how I've seen us grow together. I know I'll come across as massively naive here, but maybe that's just what I am sometimes - my deepest desire is to love. I just see so many facets to love, and it is the only thing in this world that I think you can carry with you both in every earthly circumstance and when you leave it.

Today I would like to request from readers that they post their deepest desire. I just want to know what drives other people, what gets you headed towards your personal greatness?