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<blockquote data-quote="HoLeChit" data-source="post: 3508852" data-attributes="member: 35036"><p>Hey hey now, I eat lots of poached eggs and toast!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I came here to say this. It perfectly sums up why we see what we are seeing, and also describes where we are as a society. Hard times do not come to us easily now, which causes us to become complacent and lazy. I can walk out of my properly heated house, remote start my truck, turn on the seat heater, and go to the store to pick up groceries. Hardest part of all that is walking to and from the truck. I’m not saying that these modern conveniences are bad, but we now have to create those circumstances of struggle to develop such toughness. The grit and toughness, both mentally and physically that I had instilled in me while serving in the Marines served me well while in, but if I do not stay mindful and continue to hone said skills/toughness I lose it. It will always be there, but sometimes that edge isnt as sharp as it once was, or the edge isn’t quite as sharp. The reality in our nice, comfortable lives is that the element of toughness is something we have to find and practice ourselves. That toughness is different for each of us though, and changes as we grow/age. The same attitude and edge I had in Afghanistan back in 2010 isn’t going to serve me well now. Sometimes it’s hard to find a direction to push towards in the realm of personal development, and the easy times we are in now only make it harder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HoLeChit, post: 3508852, member: 35036"] Hey hey now, I eat lots of poached eggs and toast! I came here to say this. It perfectly sums up why we see what we are seeing, and also describes where we are as a society. Hard times do not come to us easily now, which causes us to become complacent and lazy. I can walk out of my properly heated house, remote start my truck, turn on the seat heater, and go to the store to pick up groceries. Hardest part of all that is walking to and from the truck. I’m not saying that these modern conveniences are bad, but we now have to create those circumstances of struggle to develop such toughness. The grit and toughness, both mentally and physically that I had instilled in me while serving in the Marines served me well while in, but if I do not stay mindful and continue to hone said skills/toughness I lose it. It will always be there, but sometimes that edge isnt as sharp as it once was, or the edge isn’t quite as sharp. The reality in our nice, comfortable lives is that the element of toughness is something we have to find and practice ourselves. That toughness is different for each of us though, and changes as we grow/age. The same attitude and edge I had in Afghanistan back in 2010 isn’t going to serve me well now. Sometimes it’s hard to find a direction to push towards in the realm of personal development, and the easy times we are in now only make it harder. [/QUOTE]
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