This is my motto.
Often, others try to manipulate me, advise me or ask me what I “should be doing” and “how good it would be for me.” It could be a dinner invitation, and I do not eat after 6 pm. So it is a NO for me, but others would say: “If you do it once, nothing will happen”.
Even more often, I am manipulated by my lazy brain (this is the brain's most important quality: to economise our energy for survival; the brain wants us to do what is necessary for our survival). For example, I should go for a run, but instead I have coffee with a cookie, or instead of practising my RP I watch my favourite comedian.
I looked back and realised that when I was a teenager, my willpower and sense of direction were much stronger. Somehow, I do not feel as strong in resisting temptation.
I know that if I don’t do the right thing, it is a road to nowhere. I will lose my direction.
I remember one of my great teachers once told me: move the world, baby, or the world will move you.
Each time I deviate from my direction, this phrase helps me to get back to myself.
Warmly
Olga Smith
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