Hard Work

This phrase has been on my brain today...working hard, pushing forward, trying to achieve a ton. Been thinking about the demand of hard work, the temptation to stop striving, and the reward of hard work. Here's two good quotes for ya:

"Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best."
Theodore I. Rubin

"Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense."
Thomas A. Bennett

And then, of course, you have Proverbs 14:23
"All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty."

Food for thought. Good stuff. Work hard today. (And don't waste time blogging like I'm doing right now! ha.)