"Examine the lives of the best and the most fruitful people and peoples and ask yourselves whether a tree which is supposed to grow to a proud height could do without bad weather and storms: whether misfortune and external resistance, whether any kinds of hatred, jealousy, stubbornness, mistrust, hardness, greed and violence do not belong to the favourable conditions without which any great growth even of virtue is scarcely possible?"

Nietzsche

Stop thinking about all the ways you are losing, or could lose, or have lost. Cut that that weakness and defeatism from your soul.
Conceive of all the ways you can win, and act. Make yourself an asset by being a master of your body, your mind, your profession, and your soul.
Give yourself selflessly, conduct your life within the bounds of legality as much as possible, be guided by honor, spread sober optimism, and regret nothing.
Joyous ronin until the end.

"The enemies of myth are not the friends of reality but of triviality."

— Nicolás Gómez Dávila

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*Worry solves nothing and only robs you of your peace.

Always remain composed. As soon as things don’t go your way, adjust your approach and keep going. Don’t waste time dwelling on setbacks.*

While the rest is losing their minds, you should have already acknowledged the situation and calmly be devising your next move.

Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution - Aristotle

I love being busy. I hate having free time.

Work, projects, Gym, dates, real conversations, cooking, MMA, Hikes, simply going outside and enjoying the sunset, etc

Free time is spiritual junk food.

Sitting there with nothing to do while Porn, Netflix, and Video Games tempts you? No thanks.

I'd rather feel tired from my actions than disgusted by my lack of actions.

Don’t bark if you can’t bite. ?

"The Kali Yuga is the most degraded and challenging of ages. It is also an age that demands tremendous sacrifices from devotees who are called upon to help, to heal and to teach others who are in suffering. It is an age of extremes; but it is also an era in which we can make extremely rapid progress in our spiritual life by giving ourselves selflessly to the upliftment of our people." - Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya (9/2/18)