9.3.12
I started reading the Art of Manliness and from this it inspired me to write my own blog. This is just where I'll be posting my thoughts, stories from my life, workouts I'm doing, my diet for the day, and quotes that I like. I'm going to try to update this daily. I just would like to put my thoughts down and see where this goes.
About myself: I'm a second year medical student. My current hobbies include strength training, powerlifting, jiu jitsu, nutrition, investigating my spirituality, and reading. I've been in a relationship for about two and a half years, so I'll be posting some thoughts on that as well. I was raised in Columbus, Ohio and I currently am living in Pennsylvania.
Thought: Lessons from your Parents
About two years ago my home church announced they were going to have a guest speaker. They claimed the topic would be about letting things go from your past. At the time I was struggling with holding a grudge and being unable to let certain things go. This destroyed my ability to trust others and was hampering my relationship with my girlfriend. I went to the speaker and his topic was not on letting go of grudges, but on evaluating your relationship with your parents. He claimed that often you will remember one main lesson from your parents and this caused me to think about what lesson I learned from mine.
The first person I thought about was my dad. His was, "Someone will always have it worse off than you." My dad is one of the most self-less persons I've ever met in my life. He lives to support my family and to help other people. I don't think he used to say this to make me feel like I have no problems. I think he was just trying to make sure that I stayed positive and thankful. I believe this is one of the most important mindsets to have. To look on the brighter side and give humanity the opportunity to surprise you.
My mother's was, "You are never good enough." This thought process is definitely ingrained in me. I would say that I still struggle with this because if you don't look at this statement as motivation it becomes easy to become overly critical of yourself. You forget the gifts you've been given, it can lead to depression, and a sense of hopelessness. I've felt like this many times throughout my life. I believe just by changing this statement to "always strive to reach your potential" or "Keep an open mind" or "there is always something else to learn or improve upon" would be a much better lesson than the one I was given.
I hope that I am able to positively push my future children. I hope that they know that I love them, and I hope I can be a positive influence on their lives.
God bless, vigilance
DF
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