Tough Times
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
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When things get hard, remember that’s the only path to growth.
- Challenges 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
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- 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
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- Your anxiety is lying to you. You will be fine. You've survived this far, the odds actually are in your favor.
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- Death isn't just the eternity after our final heartbeat. It's also the hours we live life on autopilot, mindlessly following routines or scrolling our feeds for news we'll only forget a few minutes later. Every moment we spend unthinking and unfeeling, we are already dead.
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- “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
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Everything in life takes longer than you think.
Except life itself, which is much too short.
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