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The Price of Sacrifice

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I’ve had a lot on my mind and not a lot of time to really allow myself to decipher the thoughts.


Growing pains are part of any sort of transformation. That’s especially true when it comes to what you want out of life. Things always work the way that you want them to, but I’d like to think that when a journey ends another one is beginning.


I make it no secret that work is a giant part of who I am as a person. If something is making me the money I need to be able to build the life i want, then I give my soul to it. I pride myself on my “at work” ethic. Outside of work is a difficult beast I’ve yet to tame. I still struggle to “do it all” if it’s not making me some sort of income.


Growing up, I wanted for nothing. My parents made sure if it. But they also taught me that all of the things I was able to have came at a price. The price of sacrifice is what I’ve called it. It’s a price I pay to this day. While I could choose a calm life with little chaos. I could see friends on the weekends, spend time with family and have dinner with my partner every night. I don’t choose those things…right now. I chose to take work when I can get it. I chose to burn the midnight oil. I chose to forgo gatherings with friends and family so I can get that couple hundred extra in the savings account so I can buy some land. Build an extra house for my parents to live. To sacrifice now so I can afford not to work in my later years.


There are always two sides to every coin. Yes. I am giving up some of my youth working so old me doesn’t haven’t to. She can rest. She can enjoy the fruits of her labor.


It’s all a balancing act. Thats where I struggle. I don’t want to get lost in the $$$ so much that life passes me by. But I don’t want to be so carefree that I find myself struggling in my later years when I may not have the energy to keep going.


So to anyone who doesn’t know what the actual eff they’re doing or why they’re doing it…you’re not alone. Look to the future for what you want, but only vacation there. Don’t move there. It’s nice to visit, but always make sure you’re coming home to the present.


Your Cycle Half,

Stephanie xo

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