Creature of Habit ✍🏼

 Letters Forming Words.

    Some days, I do not feel like writing. Some days, I simply wish to close my eyes and play dead. However, discipline is a practice- one I continue to sharpen, day-in & day-out.

    Repetition is necessary in order to grow. Ask any body builder in the gym how they got such big biceps, and they’ll tell you the exact same thing. They may even dive into dieting and macros and semen retention- but that’s a whole different story, I suppose.

    Overall, improvement is only possible when we practice. Practicing, over and over, until we get the desired results. Some days, we do not feel like practicing. In my experience- those are the days when our practice counts the most. 

    One of the greatest lines I have ever heard is from the movie Dune. Actually, I suppose I should say the book- credit to Frank Herbert where it’s due. Regardless, the greatest line comes from the scene where Paul Atredis is practicing agains the old man. I wish I could remember his name, however at the moment it keeps slipping away. Regardless, Paul says he does not feel like fighting today. And Gurley(?) responds “What does feeling have to do with it? You fight when the necessity arrises.” 

    I love that line. I love that interaction. Practice is not meant to be a skill we only perform, when were are at our best. Being well-rested and feeling dangerous, is a very small window in the grand scheme of things. One cannot simply expect to confront life head-on, feeling 100%. There is no time, no guarantees, of when and where the necessity will arise- therefor, one must always be prepared.

    Your best practices come from the moments you least wish to participate. Your disciplined mind, forcing itself to go through the movements, will yield greater fruits than any other form. The feeling of only performing when you are at your best, is comical at best. There is no perfect moment.

    Life waits for nobody. A saying that many have heard before. I would love to sit here and take credit, however I would be called a liar and a grift before I could hit post. Regardless, the words remain true. Life is constantly moving forward, at the speed of light. Especially in today’s world.

    Many wish to believe that the world is conspiring for them. Hell, even I am guilty of it. The belief that whatever is out there, which is truly yours, will always find its way. Perhaps a part of that sentence is true. Perhaps, there is a force which is connected to us, like a ball of a string. However, I strongly believe that being able to put in the time & energy are necessary in order to achieve whatever it is you seek.

    Space-Time is the only constant that we know of. It is the only force in which we experience reality. If Space-Time did not continue to move forward, how would we ever evolve and change? How would we be able to think ahead into the future, chasing something we wish to achieve? How would any of us be able to reach out and touch what lies ahead of us, if not it being contained within a force surrounding the very thing? 

    Reality continues to grow, and with it, so do we. The flow of time is unstoppable, at least to the understandings which we hold today. Life will not wait for you to be prepared to tackle it. It will not slow down, allowing itself to be conquered. If one wishes to truly seize what is theirs to begin with, one must be willing to reach out and claim it at the speed of light. One must dive into the ocean, in order to successful capture whatever it is they seek.

    Discipline unlocks the secret. Consistency allows one to master the very force they find themselves surrounded by. The practice of always showing up, always being present, gives a man a greater advantage than anything else within this dream we call life. The constantly force of nature, battling against the immovable object within. 

    If you truly seek to claim it- whatever it is- then you must be willing to show up and bleed. 

Like a wise old man once said-

“What does feeling have to do with it?”