I'm already living that mountain, forest hermit kind of life and it's pretty sweet, if a bit dull.
Totally learned to appreciate it during the lockdowns and the immigration flood.
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for me it's about the way that i'm very vulnerable to temptation, drugs especially are a big problem for me and out in the country that's all a bit easier to deal with... i'm even now finally cutting back on alcohol and already starting to feel physically and mentally better
i could not do this with the drinks shop 10 minutes walk away... it was only due to developing prediabetic symptoms from energy drinks that i finally stopped that one as well, i can see myself becoming fully abstinent from all but a glass of wine a day in the future, it just takes time and a bit of rest, and i really am, during this little holiday i'm having, starting to realise i need to segregate my days and not feel like i'm always behind on my work
Yes, flee temptation. Really, the simplest method.
Habits are always easier to break in a new situation. This is also why cults look for young and newcomers, to cage you with new habits.
How about when the temptation lurks like a fridge
I remind you then that man is made to be a master of his own self than a slave to his urges.
Now it may seem easy to just say that. But it is an essential thing that you must believe if you’re to get anywhere in life. You must believe that you’re made for bigger and better things.
You’re both the sculptor and the marble. Act accordingly.
not sure how to put this exactly
"man" is an abstract and "me" is a concrete biological process
there can be all kinds of impediments at a purely physical level that prevent proper function of almost everything much past basic ongoing respiration
i had an intuition for decades that i had a gluten allergy
but only the other day i confirmed that a rash that i have been getting since my mid 20s is... a symptom of celiac disease
how does a person live so long without figuring this out?
yeah, that's me!
i've figured out many other things but this one eluded me for over 24 years
so, i'll just counter and say "it is easy to say
yikes, that can be a difficult one. It could be easier if you like cooking for yourself
You’re more than just a biological process. And having concrete difficulties standing in the way further supports what I’m saying. Because confronting and overcoming these difficulties starts by believing you’re made for better things than whatever your current state is.
And I recognize these difficulties are well… difficult and I don’t mean to undermine that. My purpose is to uplift the individual confronting them and remind him of his heritage. Because I sincerely believe we’re all made for better things.
yeah, gotta pick up the ol noggin and soldier on... the mood comes after the work not the other way around
