Every day I exercise… is a good day.
Because the fact that I exercised means that I (1) showed up for myself, (2) won the battle against my unrelenting, comfort-seeking ego, and (3) invested in a better, future me.
…And this is no small feat.
Even if all else goes to crap and I fail at whatever else I try throughout the day… I know I can at least lean on that.
…Which is no small realization.
If you agree, consider doing three things with this:
Being able to sit in silence with another person—unawkwardly—is an excellent sign of a strong relationship.
Same for being able to sit unawkwardly with yourself.
Inner work prompt: who can you spend an hour (or several) in silence with—unawkwardly? How did you get to that place? How might you get to that place inside yourself?
Sometimes the best way to be helpful isn’t to ask how you can be helpful.
…It’s to look for what needs to get done and to get to work helping to get it done.
This is as true when you’re being temporarily hosted by a family member who’s doing it all as it is when you’re being temporarily hosted by this planet who’s being exploited for it all.
P.s. In case you missed it, you can read the best of what I posted to MoveMe Quotes last week, here.
As a martial arts instructor, it’s important I keep my body in good health so I can lead by example, demonstrate proper techniques, and perform when needed.
Building resiliency in my body so I’m able to do that, however, doesn’t mean I avoid anything and everything that might lead to injury—under the guise that if I never do anything hard, I’ll never get hurt, and if I never get hurt, I’ll be “resilient” and able to keep performing.
Building resiliency actually means I expose myself to all the challenges (in a smart, healthy way) so that my body can adapt and prepare for more of the same the next time.
Sheltering ourselves from things that are hard doesn’t make us more resilient—it only makes us more vulnerable to injury. Because eventually, as we avoid challenge, our bodies become frail, and frail bodies are the ones that are injury prone. Plus, it’s harder to recover an injured frail body because it’s weak all over—not just in the injured area.
The resilient person does hard things often; things that are uncomfortable and challenging; things that frequently push their body to its limits. And when they’re smart and deliberate about it—it leads to armor, not injury. Armor that allows them to lead by example, demonstrate high level techniques, and perform with their full life force when needed…
Because they’re strong all over.
P.s. In case you missed it, you can read the best of what I posted to MoveMe Quotes last week, here.
Most of us allow our insecurities to taunt us and control our mind:
Those who can make the mental switch from being taunted by their insecurities to being guided by them, however, will unlock not only a more rewarding path forward to follow, but will simultaneously eliminate “bugs” from their system that were misguiding them all along.
What does being guided by insecurities look like?
P.s. My guide, The Art of Forward (Direction > Speed), was written to help you take a closer, more complete look at doing precisely what’s discussed above: calibrate your inner compass. More info here.