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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:02:41 +0000

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By: Piers McCarney

Piers McCarney — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:55:03 +0000

It truly sounds a shame to have missed out on the article you quoted.
Interestingly enough, the spirit of this post is very much within me right now. In the last month alone, I have felt many revelations and (even better) taken a lot of action along the path to free myself of these weaknesses.
I love PRs in the gym everyday, but I’m coming to love PRs in my life even more. And these all entail eliminating weakness in all its forms. The weakness of Laziness preventing me from truly doing my job as I am capable of. The weakness of Laziness preventing me from finding ways my wife and I can enjoy each others company as much as she deserves. (Laziness is a big one for me.) The weakness of Arrogance and Measuring Myself by Others that demands me to force my opinions upon others and scorn them when they do not agree…

Day by day, little by little, I try to break free of these weaknesses. Observation of my life causes more to come to light. I put them in the crosshairs.

By: Piers McCarney

Piers McCarney — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:48:18 +0000

It’s a new division. How many can you bake in 30 minutes? It’s all about cookie work capacity.

By: Joy Tanksley

Joy Tanksley — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:42:25 +0000

Hey, thanks for the nod! Oh, man, I agree that our language is so important. One of the most powerful affirmations I ever adopted was, “I will never struggle with my weight again.” For about 20 years I bitched about how my weight was such a struggle, always had been, always would be. Changing my words helped me change my beliefs.

By: Kelley

Kelley — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:22:27 +0000

Josh, thank you for this post! Even though your guest changed their mind, I am grateful you decided to include the message. I especially found Joy’s comments enlightening. “Drop the struggle.”

Giving up the struggle, is it really as simple as a change in vocabulary? I think it might actually be that simple. To quote Yoda: “Do or do not, there is no try”. It is a constant reminder to tell myself I will not *try* to do something, because then I am leaving myself an out, an excuse, to not get it done. No “I will try to eat healthier today”, no “I will try to spend more time with the kids”, no “I will try to be more gracious and forgiving”. One’s commitment should be to actually DOING it, not trying to do it. It is truly a simple matter of vocabulary and what it does to one’s way of thinking. At least, I try to remember that.

By: Josh Hanagarne

Josh Hanagarne — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:13:59 +0000

It was the right choice for that person.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:30:17 +0000

Thanks for the mention! It’s too bad the guest post author changed his/her mind.

By: Interior Designs

Interior Designs — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:32:54 +0000

If we have addiction in any manner, that means we have some weakness within ourselves.

By: Harsh Athalye

Harsh Athalye — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:09:23 +0000

This kinda of reminded me of the movie Matrix and its infamous quote “Free your mind!”. Well, we all are weak by heart in one thing or other and that’s what human nature is. If you can control your mind or weakness, then you can reach your spiritual self. But as far as 99% of us go, our weakness controls us rather than the other way round. I wish I could, but not there yet.