It’s ironic, but real abundance and freedom come from discipline. It’s all about self-control. Most of us think we hate it, however, it offers us the best chance for happiness and harmony.
Everything at its core essence is energy. And when we allow our mental energy to follow the path of least resistance, it leads to weakness. Which could show up as poor food choices, drug addictions, self-doubt, low self-esteem, or a host of other things that may seem to gratify in the moment, but lead to negative consequences in the end.
When mental energy is channeled toward higher aspirations, it becomes power. But that power is created by self-control.
You develop happiness, wisdom, and greatness in the measure you control yourself. You actually transmute your lower inclinations into positive and creative outputs.
If you don’t control yourself, you are controlled by your circumstances. If you can’t gratify the desire of every moment, you feel miserable then you look for happiness in outside things. But true happiness only comes from the inside.
Energy is never lost. It can be transformed, or rerouted, but never destroyed. When you practice the self-control to channel it, that’s where the bursts of creativity, power, and greatness come from. It takes time and is built over time, and that is how I have been able to build an abundant life, that has given me the freedom to do what I want when I want it. Discipline!
So what about you? Got any tips for how you practice and strengthen your self-control? And what has it meant to you when you did or didn’t?
