You are the one consuming, choosing and returning to these things.
Nobody is holding a gun to your head.
Cleaning fluids, processed meats, people.
God & Man
The only thing that can betoxic in your lifeis complacency.
You are the one consuming, choosing and returning to these things.
Nobody is holding a gun to your head.
You are a slave to your most carnal desire: comfort.
But we choose things we dont want on auto-pilot when there are no better options.
We do this when we are too afraid to ask for what we really want.
God & Man
When we see no more worthwhile options, we stagnate.
You would be floored by how often you might get what you want just by asking for it.
Not guilting someone for it.
Not pressuring, shaming, or convincing them.
Politely, with sincerity.
Ive never seen someone advance before their peers at work because they had a cold shoulder and bad attitude.
You know what I have seen work?
Asking your partner to commit, without having to justify why.
Asking for a raise, with a spreadsheet of evidence as to why its deserved.
Applying for a new job, and stating qualifications with ease.
Going to yoga classes every day because your anxiety is asking for it.
Eating better because the fogginess that is overcoming you everyday at 3 p.m. is asking for it.
Its easier to pretend that we want the bare minimum, so that we always feel accomplished and secure.
But you cant fool yourself forever.
The easy way doesnt work.
When it comes to asking for what you want, you really only have one choice.
You do it, or live forever with the subtle nagging of a life half lived.
