You’re More Limitless Than You Think
If you deliberately plan to be less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you’ll be deeply unhappy for the rest of your life.
“If you deliberately plan to be less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you’ll be deeply unhappy for the rest of your life. You will be evading your own capacities, your own possibilities.”- Abraham H. Maslow
“The person is free who lives as they wish, neither compelled, nor hindered, nor limited—whose choices aren’t hampered, whose desires succeed, and who don’t fall into what repels them. Who wishes to live in deception—tripped up, mistaken, undisciplined, complaining, in a rut? No one. These are base people who don’t live as they wish; and so, no base person is free.” - Epictetus
Sometimes we limit ourselves not because we’re weak or lacking- only that pushing ourselves past the edge feels terrifying. It’s frightening to imagine more being demanded of you when you already feel stretched by the day, worn down by setbacks, or drained by the effort it takes to simply show up. I know you’d rather stay comfortable, stay away from the action, do the bare minimum. And honestly, who wouldn’t? Comfort is sweet. You’ve earned the convenience. Apathy is also quite seductive when life has been unkind and you’ve spent years pretending you’re fine.
Beneath all that hesitation lives the part of you that knows the truth, the moments you were happiest, the moments you were proudest, the moments that changed you- all came from…
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