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“Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.”
― Epictetus
A Stoic Resurrection: #662497
I’m not entitled to anything. Nothing is titled to me. I have no title. I don’t OWN anything. I only custody things. Take care of them. Even my body, my health - it is not a given; it is a gift. And like any other tender piece of meat - in time that, too, will rot.
This is why one should not be attached to anything; for all is temporary. But be grateful for everything; for all is a gift. Enjoy the present.
We are not tormented for no reason.
We are tormented so we would pay attention to the Call.
We are tormented so that we would respond to the Cry of Battle.
The Battle for our lives, for God; the Spirit of Humanity.
Nice. From what I understand the negative/eccentric part of every exercise is super important. It's something I have to keep reminding myself of though, quicker and more "explosive" movements tend to come more naturally for most, I guess. Especially when training while listening to music... :)
“You enter the forest at the darkest point, where there is no path. Where there is a way or path, it is someone else's path. You are not on your own path. If you follow someone else's way, you are not going to realize your potential.”
― Joseph Campbell
A Stoic Resurrection: #662497
This song was released in July 2023. I started the 100 (or more) pushups per day challenge in October 2023 (and haven't stopped). Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe it was meant to be.
Related: a thread on unconventional exercise habits & a video example of how this track can inspire my workout routines: #996127
Don’t think that there will ever come a time when you stop making mistakes. That there will be a time when you are so good and wise and virtuous that you can do no harm; and do no wrong.
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"The Fire": #996152
I'd like to skateboard but I probably won't.
Haha, love the honesty. I feel similar about surfing :) But IDK, I still feel like I might... someday, in the right place, with the right people.
I slept on a yoga mat for like 3 months straight at one point last year! I still do it from time to time but probably not as often as I should. For one, it was easier to wake up in the mornings (it's obviously not as comfortable laying there and getting cozy as in a bed) and I think it was probably good for my posture and back as well, although I don't think I had any real problems nor did I pay that much attention to those aspects.
What are your unconventional exercise habits? #996127
Sunshine. Smiles. A good meal. A good workout. A great chat. Really depends on the situation, I guess. But the first two are universal for every occasion. Oh, and dogs. Gotta love the dogs.
I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad, that having a homestead, 5+ kids and neighbors you know by name — which used to be the standard for the majority of people in the Western world — has become a mere dream, nothing short of an Utopia, for people my age and younger. What’s especially sad is that people don’t even seem to want to recognize that being the case and keep telling themselves we live in a “developed” society. Or, if they do dare to recognize the fact, they tend to blame “late-stage capitalism” (which is not capitalism — it’s communism; or — an utterly and irredeemably crony capitalism at best) for the situation.
Wake up, Neo. Look into the abyss. It’s painful. But there is truth in there.