At the end of an arduous journey or project, we look forward to a reward. Something that acknowledges the effort and challenges we overcame to reach the end of the road.
But often times, the reward is short lived. Whether it’s a prize, or the satisfaction of seeing a finished work, the feeling of gratification and of a job-well-done will soon fade. Sooner or later, we want to start something new, and face new challenges that will push us to our limits. We need it despite the difficulties we went through–even when we said we wouldn’t do it again.
A reward will feel great in the moment, but one reward is hardly ever enough. Even after a break, we feel compelled to start something new, try something different. And in the end, it’s not really about the reward, but about the process of ever-changing growth and discovery that we take on new goals.
Fallton Havenstonne 