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Finding Comfort


Comfort is defined as to give strength and hope to. To ease grief or trouble of. As many people know, I am an extremely shy person and have a hard time striking up conversations. Okay, so that is a lie, I love to talk, and the gift of gab runs deep in my family. Finding comfort in life is sometimes hard to do while we find happiness in a few different places. I believe there is a difference in what makes you happy and finding comfort. 

For those in the livestock industry, specifically fitters, happiness is when your animal  wins the show. There is no other feeling like it and the rush you get is a high that lasts for days or even weeks. Comfort for me is the process to get the win. Rinsing cattle and blowing that hair to make it look straight, going in the right direction, and fluffed just right. Many people can lose themselves in a set of clippers while fitting cattle. Pulling leg hair just right with one swipe of the comb or finishing that topline to perfection. Comfort is a sense of calm and peace from the outside world. This is where the term, being in the zone, applies. 

For those that have other hobbies like baking, comfort is sometimes different. It is extremely gratifying when someone enjoys what you bake. They rave about the flavor and how good the food is that you prepared. That is happiness for me and many other people. It makes me feel good to see others happy. The process to get there is sometimes a better experience. You have an idea what you want for the end product, and you work at your craft to get it right. Comfort is getting lost in the baking. You tune out the outside world. You forget your troubles. There is peace when you are alone and doing something you love to do is finding your comfort.

For those that are writers, finding comfort sometimes is easier said than done. When you publish an article or even book and see what joy it brings to others is great happiness. What is interesting is the comfort comes from putting those words on paper. The solitude that it takes to create and tie words together. That is finding comfort. You are lost in the art. 

For as much as we want to be happy all the time, that is an unrealistic goal. There are times when we all have to cry, worry, suffer, and struggle. This is a natural part of life. What brings us comfort, that strength and hope is the art of the craft. The art of getting hair on cattle to work just right. The art of combining basic ingredients and creating a delicious delight. The art of getting lost in a good book or writing a new article. Find that place where you can tune out the world and give yourself the strength you deserve. The hope that builds you up. Find your comfort to allow yourself the easing of grief or troubles in the world. 

“The difference between happiness and comfort is easy. Happy is a patio with drinks and good friends. Comfort is losing yourself in your craft and forgetting any troubles even exist in your world. We should build our lives to have both.” – Jeremy Workman 


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