The Thing

December 12th, 2014   •   Comments Off on The Thing   

The Thing I know I should do:

— the right thing, the helpful thing

— the thing I don’t have to hide, worry about, fight about, or regret

— the thing where I end up feeling good about myself.

The Thing I feel like doing:

— the easy thing, the thing that avoids conflict or upsetting someone, the thing I do out of guilt

— the no self-control thing, the thing that causes conflict, the thing I do out of bitterness or resentment

— the self-indulgent thing, the irresponsible thing, the thing I do regardless of the consequences

— the thing where I end up feeling not so good about myself.

The Thing I actually do.

When the thing I know I should do becomes the thing I actually do, it’s contentment.