Easy and Hard

It’s easy to get married.

It’s hard to cherish the person you are married to, and to show them that you cherish them in ways that matter to them.

Cheers to those of you who have done it.

Keep doing what you do.

You are an inspiration to all of us.

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It’s easy to lose faith and hope when tragedy strikes.

It’s hard to pick yourself up, and pursue a course of courage, meaning, and purpose.

Cheers to those of you who have done it.

Keep doing what you do.

You are an inspiration to all of us.

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It’s easy to become an alcoholic or a drug addict.

It’s hard to make the effort to achieve sobriety, and to keep at it day after day, year after year.

Cheers to those who have done it.

Keep doing what you do.

You are an inspiration to all of us.

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It’s easy to feel wronged.

It’s hard to forgive and forget those wrongs, and to put them behind you.

Cheers to those of you who have done it.

Keep doing what you do.

You are an inspiration to all of us.

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It’s easy to sit and criticize those who are public servants.

It’s hard to become a public servant, and to try to make a difference in spite of the obstacles, the cynicism, and the lack of respect and trust you may have to face.

Cheers to those of you who have done it.

Keep doing what you do.

You are an inspiration to all of us.

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It’s easy to complain about all the problems you see in the world.

It’s hard to make an effort to do something, other than just talk about it.

Cheers to those who have done it.

Keep doing what you do.

You are an inspiration to all of us.

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It’s easy to fall out over any number of things, from small disagreements to ideological differences to property matters.

It’s hard to let nothing come between you and the people who matter to you.

Cheers to those who have done it.

Keep doing what you do.

You are an inspiration to all of us.

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It’s easy to do tit for tat, quid pro quo.

It’s hard to give and expect nothing in return.

Cheers to those of you who have done it.

Keep doing what you do.

You are an inspiration to all of us.

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It’s easy to look the other way when you see pain and suffering.

It’s hard to open your heart, and give of your time, your money, and your energy to alleviate pain and suffering.

Cheers to those who have done it.

Keep doing what you do.

You are an inspiration to all of us.

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It’s easy to make other people's victories your losses.

It’s hard to feel happy at someone else's success or popularity.

Cheers to those who have done it.

Keep doing what you do.

You are an inspiration to all of us.

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I look around me, and I see so many of you doing the hard things in life, rather than just the easy things.

I would like to take an opportunity to tip my hat to you.

You know who you are.

You are my heroes...my compass and my inspiration.