Until death, all defeat is psychological.
What an unrestrained giant our emotions can become when they are poorly trained to obey our resolutions and values. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve came across super inspiring anecdotes of daring courage, infinite patience, and god-like humility from role models who encountered testing and crushing obstacles but who just maintained their self-control and did not allow emotions to take the driving seat.
Yes, these examples have never failed to inspire me to such levels of self-control until the moment of challenge — particularly when my self-image or ego is challenged and opposed, or completely disregarded.
One can never be sure of one’s strength until numerous difficulties have appeared on every side, or indeed until the moment when they have come quite close. — Seneca
It is when we are exposed that we should thoroughly evaluate our perceived progress — and this opportunity happens every day.
What annoys you masters you.
We all have countless examples of little and big, significant and insignificant worries and challenges that annoy and vex on our internal peace. I propose these are precisely invented to help us tame that emotional giant, which is imbedded within us from generations of human history, and become a little bit stronger and better prepared against it’s incessant attacks — which can truly break us if we’re weak and careless.
Fortune tests the spirits mettle. A boxer who has never suffered a beating cannot bring bold spirits to the match. It is the one who has seen his own blood — who has heard his teeth crunch under the first — the one who, though forced to yield, has never yielded in spirit, who after falling rises fiercer every time: that is the one who goes to the contest with vigorous hope. — Seneca
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Cancelo Alvarez
This speaks to me directly...a very powerful article.⭐⭐⭐
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