The ugly parts

“Here’s what nobody explains about ‘trusting the process’: the process includes doubt. The process includes plateaus. The process includes days where you feel like you’re going backward. Those aren’t signs the process is broken. They’re part of the process. Trusting it means trusting the ugly parts too.” – @scottdclary

Trusting the ugly parts, like:

Not sure if you can feed the family the next month.
Not sure if you should switch careers altogether.
Not sure if you still got it in you to hustle.
Not sure if you can still run after your kid.
Not sure if you can wake up early tomorrow for yet another round.
Not sure if you ever not feel sleep deprived.
Not sure if you shake off this ever-pervasive, chronic fatigue.
Not sure if you can enjoy your hobbies ever again.
Not sure if you will smile wholeheartedly again.
Not sure if you remember how bold and brave you once were.

Growth and change sounds cool, but it’s the ugly parts where growth and change happens. The good parts are just a nice, temporary reward relief, if and when they come.

The ugly parts are where the gold is found.