It’s long been my position that if we truly care about something that we think needs to be done, that we care enough to do the necessary work to make it happen.
And, perhaps we should explore things we care too much about.
For example:
I’ve stopped caring if the work is difficult–if the work is worthy and is deemed necessary to accomplish a worthy goal, do the work anyway.
I’ve stopped caring if the work is inconvenient–it doesn’t matter if the timing isn’t quite right or a task doesn’t fit neatly into my routine, if it’s an opportunity of timing or effectiveness, it’s time to do it anyway.
I have stopped caring about what others think of my political views. A recent analysis of voter registration indicates approximately 160 million voters are in the US. Figuring that many elections and issue votes work out so close to a split, I figure whatever I think, upwards of 80 million people would agree with me, and another approximately 80 million people would not share my views.
I’ve really stopped caring about maintaining status quo. Since I’ve been alive, the US population has surged from approximately 160 million to nearly 346 million, And the world population has increased from approximately 2.7 billion to over 8.2 billion. Who are all the people who are so uncomfortable with change? I would be willing to bet they’re all part of the approximately 5.5 billion who have arrived since I did.
I think they must’ve had something other than maintaining status quo on their minds.
Yes, I have truly stopped caring about the distractions, about the challenges, or stewing about the past.
I DO care about progress, about doing everything possible, at every possible moment, to push forward toward an appealing future.