Originally Posted by
Gottalife 
...I suppose there is a difference between that which needs to be done and that which is optional.
I agree. It seems to me, though, that virtually everything is "optional" from the start.
Perhaps we need to find a way to be true to ourselves.
That which I make "mandatory," and on which I take action, will define my "true self." Conversely, that which I take for granted as being "optional" tells me a lot about who I am as a person.