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Discipline is not a sudden skill-

it's a skillfully crafted endeavor.

 

Often, we try to simply stop a behavior. But the vacuum (or void) begs to be filled with something overpowering and substantial.

 

The freedom produced by growth in a novel direction isn't found in the effort of "not doing", it's found in the commitment to toward a greater enrichment.

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When we pledge ourselves to a higher standard, we aren't just giving something up. We enter a covenant with the higher powers that create and animate us.

 

We substitute delicious yet destructive patterns for constructive choices...and from those ongoing selections we earn freedom and revelation.

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We no longer allow ourselves to be the victim of impulse; but instead the architect of renewal and resurgence.

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• Physical Renewal: Drink cold water, eat a piece of fruit, or engage in deep breathing.

• Kinetic Energy: Stretch your body or commit to five minutes of vigorous exercise.

• Creative Output: Pick up a pen and write. Turn the internal pressure into external expression.

 

Fortifying the Gaps

 

​Temptation and setbacks live in the "empty windows" and less specific moments of our schedule.

 

Today, look at your calendar not as a list of tasks, but as a series of connections to be fortified.

 

Allocate specific activities to those quiet moments so that when the window opens, it lets in light instead of a storm.

 

Substitute the desperation of vice with bold activities of grace.

 

Willpower is a gift to be crafted with aggressive intention.