FYMF Reload

It's been a little bit since I did a post on the blog. Habits are not always easily made. So with that being said, I apologize for getting slightly out of the habit on posting here.

Today's Free your mind thought is pretty simple, but hard to master.

Harden Your Mind

Why do I feel it is important to share that thought? Life is a journey, I've said that before on the blog...but I haven't stressed that the journey is freaking hard! As humans it's easy to look at others and say "look how good their life is!" or "look how easy they have it." But the reality is that life is HARD for everyone.

What can and will separate you from others is the art of hardening your mind. What do I mean when I say that? Does it mean to become a hardened person? No. It means that you have strengthened your mind to the point where you are able to withstand troubles, doubts, fears, etc. For example, most people allow others to affect how they feel about themselves. Why should that happen? Why if someone talks badly about you, should it matter? If you know yourself, and know the type of person you are, then outside influences and opinions shouldn't matter.

Another example, if you put in 100% effort and you know you've done your best..should the value of the work you put in be changed because someone else criticizes it? As long as you KNOW you did everything you could do, criticisms shouldn't matter.

I believe that most of us allow these examples along with countless other examples that I could find to bring us down. We need to harden our minds so that we can make it through this journey and feel good about ourselves. Adversity strengthens a soul, and we need to accept challenges in life and grow from them. Don't live a simple life with no challenges, because you won't find your true potential in the easy stuff.

Have a great weekend and HARDEN YOUR MIND!