I had a realization the other day.

I've been waiting a long time to FEEL LIKE doing yoga. I always wait until I FEEL LIKE doing something to do it.

But the other day, I realized--I may never feel like doing yoga. I may not even enjoy it if I DO do it. Does that mean, for the rest of my life, I'll never do yoga? Can I accept that?

I guess you need to know your "why" to do anything. Up until now, I've been trying to figure out my "why" to do things, but I think a lot of us tack on something at the end. For example, "I want to bike to become healthier--but I also want to enjoy doing it. I also want to want to do it." That's always the stipulation--we want to enjoy everything we do. And, also, we want whatever we do to make us happy.

But there are so many other things to feel besides happiness. A sense of accomplishment, a sense of having done the right thing or having helped someone, a feeling of healthfulness or satiating curiosity about something. And yeah, doing things that give us one of these things might also make us happy, but...they might also not. But will you throw away, say, the sense of accomplishment because you don't know if doing X will also make you happy? Is happiness the only reason to do anything?

I'm not saying to do things that make you unhappy. I'm simply saying that not everything that's worth doing comes with happiness. You may feel neutral, happiness-wise. But you'll benefit from other things.

Just a thought.