Tough Times
A reminder when the life gets rough!
Tough Times
"The faster you're moving, the more you're in fear. And the more you're in fear, the more you're thinking about yourself. And the more you're thinking about yourself, the less compassion and kindness you have for others." https://t.co/8XCn7MQVuT
Somewhere in the future, your today is the good old days. There is a good chance later in life, you want to live your today’s good old days, despite its shortcomings.
Stoic #1: Use Prospective Retrospection to Minimize Future Regret
An email from Coach Sommer I revisit often:
Hi Tim,
Patience. Far too soon to expect strength improvements. Strength improvements [for a movement like this] take a minimum of 6 weeks. Any perceived improvements prior to that are simply the result of improved synaptic facilitation. In plain English, the central nervous system simply became more ... See more
“There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind, you are the one who hears it.” — Michael A. Singer
Everything in life takes longer than you think.
Except life itself, which is much too short.
Hi friend,
I’m having a bit of a tough time at the moment.
Normal challenges are harder than they should be.
Everything is more difficult than usual.
My mood and my energy and my resilience are low.
I’m anxious and imagining bad outcomes happening everywhere, even though there is no reason to.
On days like these I think it’s important to remember a few t
... See moreChallenges shape us.
“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive.
You won’t even be sure whether the storm is really over.
But one thing is certain.
When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.
That’s what this storm’s all about.” — Haruki Murakami, h/t @Jam... See more
Challenge shapes us!