I went to the forest a while back, and from the bus stop to the beginning of the forest, was a walk of about 5km (about 3 miles). The road was a normal rural road without any sidewalk, so you basically had to walk on the road itself.

While walking, about half the distance was one long straight road, and the other half was a twisted road with turns and hills. One thing I realized was that the part of the road with turns every once in a while felt much shorter to walk, and had a much nicer feel to it, compared to the straight road, of same actual distance. And I think this is the reason why :

With the long straight road, I was walking staring at the end of the road, in the far distance, and the walk was very demotivating, because I felt I was stagnating and the end felt very very far away.

The twisted road on the other hand, you had 'pitstops'. Understanding that you just had to get to the next turn, without ever thinking about what was next, and not how far the actual end was. You were concentrated on the next few meters, to the next turn. Then you focused on the next segment of the road, until the next.

And in both roads, I reached the end. But the twisted road sure felt nicer to walk. The straight road, I just felt like stopping and calling a cab. And I think there is a life lesson there to be found. The changes you are about to make, or the changes you want to make, all seem HUGE in your head. Like an endless straight road. What you want to do, is take it in segments, and concentrate on certain aspects of you life, one at the time. If you just concentrate on a few things at the time, the end result will come, because you are going forward. You might not be concentrating at the end right away, at the result, but you'll be concentrating on the process. Learn to love the progress. Take one step at a time, every single day, and you will reach the end of the road that is you becoming happy with your life. But concentrate on one aspect of you life at the time. Concentrate to get yourself to the next turn. What comes afterward, you'll see when you get there.