What Is Your Burning Why?

I still remember back when I was working,

Trying to create a new reality for myself,

Trying to create a new life.

I still remember what made me commit,

Committed to doing the work it took,

Committed to making my dreams happen,

Committed to making my business work,

Committed on those hard days,

When things didn’t work,

When the money didn’t come,

When the clients didn’t come,

Where I felt like I ‘had to’ go back & work,

Just to make ends meet.

I still remember what kept me committed,

Through it all,

It was this BURNING DESIRE,

This BURNING RAGE,

That said;

I didn’t want to miss out on precious moments,

I didn’t want to come to my family & my children,

Depleted and burnt out,

After a day of chasing my tail,

And getting through endless bureaucracy,

Only to feel like the sacrifice of missing out on those moments wasn’t even worth it,

Because I didn’t even feel like I made a real difference.

I KNEW WHAT I WANTED.

I wanted those moments,

With my children,

In daylight hours,

While I’m full of energy and joy,

AND KEEPING THE VISION ALIVE KEPT ME GOING.

In my mind’s eye, I saw this moment,

Of playing with my daughter in the park,

On a weekday morning,

While the sun is still shining.

I saw it, long before it happened and kept it alive in my mind.

What about you? What’s your burning WHY?