The jeans
The car
The song
The band
The idea
The relationship
When it’s new and exciting it’s a thrill. But then after a while, as the song goes ‘the thrill is gone’.
The thrill doesn’t last forever. It can’t.
When the thrill dies, a quieter and lasting type of interest is born out of it. A connection and value that comes as a byproduct of embracing the thrill but then letting it die (because that’s what thrills do), not trying to artificially keep up the excitement or abandoning the thing all together.
Committing to what is on the other side of the thrill is what brings about deeper life.
***Worth noting: It’s not about committing to every aspect of your life that is thrilling and seeing it through. That would be impossible. It’s about understanding the flow and process of thrill, commitment and fulfillment and having the courage to apply it.
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