Progress

I just googled "inciting beard growth" The results were not promising. "What to take for Femal Hair Loss", and "Laser Hair removal" were the top results. Some things that I want are out of my reach at the moment. A beard is amongst them, but there are always things to do to work towards a beautiful beard.

A common phrase heard during athletic practices is that you "you can get better, you can get worse, but you can't stay the same". The idea of the status quo grips a lot of people. Another phrase I heard while studying politics is that many politicians "go along to get along". In other words they just save face in order to hold onto their jobs. If I can achieve nothing else in life I hope to constantly work toward progress. Whether it be in career, sport, marriage, or whatever I will try not get to satisfied.

It is not to say that there should be no satisfaction in our achievement. The achievement is a good thing, but it is just a part of the journey. The idea of the status quo is another thing that I think is misconceptualized. The status quo is something that can be part of progression. At some point in life you will reach the top of the hill. In Olympic Weightlifting their will be a time when a lifter will no longer be able to progress. After that progress becomes fighting off degeneration for as long as you can. In this instance maintenance becomes a battle. Progress is made by a continued fight against time and gravity.

Getting better everyday is a matter of learning a bit more with every endeavor. You may not run a 5k as fast as you did last week, but if you are actively looking to improve you can find some way to critique yourself in order to improve. While today my facial hair may have only grown a bit, tomorrow I will look to massage some eucalyptsus oil onto my face in hopes of making progress.

Oh this song has been stuck in my head for about a week. Maybe I can get it stuck in the four people who read this head's.