Great idea for a thread.
To prevent myself from rambling, I think I'll just make a list off the top of my head. I will try not to write a book about it.
For the record, I started really young. Or at least, I started doing something similar to MA when I was young. So some of these are kind of young person lessons. Probably not the ones you think though.
Regardless, it's how I learned them.
Things about life and myself.
-To be ever evolving. Thinking and growing, learning more and reaching higher, etc.
-Life is a path. Not an elevator. You need to walk it. Not wait to reach greater heights. Don't assume it will all come. Seek it out.
-People have opinions. Often times, there isn't a right answer.
-The unknown is scary. Less scary if you feel prepared.
-The world is a zeitgeist of knowledge and experiences. You will never learn it all, but you can choose what to learn and experience. Making that time count matters.
-Confidence is awesome. Everything about you functions better with confidence.
-Anyone else arachnophobic? Spiders, however creepy they are, can be killed in a variety of nearly instantaneous ways.
-I work better in inspirational bursts than routines. Better for me to just do as much as I can when I feel like I can (which is quite a bit) than have a routine. The reason - Prevent myself from doing something today so I can do more of it tomorrow. Like a split routine. Turns out, tomorrow didn't work out so well (for whatever reason). Plus, burnout. I do better just saying "Chest Shoulders Quads and Biceps!" and letting the rest of my week work itself out.
-I don't suck. Like, as a human. I had issues before I got into MA.
-Sometimes, there aren't reasons for things. Technically, everything has a cause and effect. That's not what I mean. People often tell me I'm always overthinking things. For me, MA was always there. Before I even knew what it was. For whatever reason I just always was driven to it and fascinated. Instinctual maybe? Anyway, I enjoy it. I don't know precisely why. It's just in my code.
Point being, not everything that everyone ever does is a calculated thing. Plenty of things aren't a master thesis, witty, complete representation of a person's intentions, feelings, or personality. It isn't all technique. - A hard lesson for young me to learn. A lot of things were easier after that. Difficult to explain, but after learning this taught me my personality. It gave me....liberty of expression. In that sense, you could say MA taught me quite a bit. Gave me a solid base for everything after.
-Perspective. It is sometimes difficult to see things....objectively. Thoughts can be easily clouded with many forms of bias, and your emotions can push you further from the truth.
-I should listen to my body. There are
reasons why your body tells you to do things. You'll want your brain's second opinion sometimes, but often, there's a good reason.
-I should trust my body. More of a MA concept than a personal one. Different from the last one. Don't think too heavily about things like moving around. Just do them. Don't send your brain to do your body's job.
-I like mobility. I like to be able to be able to move around, in any direction, at any time. I mean this literally and figuratively. I can move out quickly, evading danger of any sort, or move in when I feel it's safe enough. I don't like being stuck. I don't like not having choices.
-Being judgmental is malarchy. (Yes. It's malarchy. xD. Great word) There are so many billions of variables that exist for both you and that person in your minds and in your environments that affect how you think and make decisions. Judging other people's actions is particularly pointless when you don't understand their motives. And you likely don't. It does neither party good. It only makes you more closed minded and cynical. Really, it's not unlike style bashing. When you don't understand what you're looking at, it can seem foolish to you.
- I don't like hurting people. Physically or emotionally, but more so emotionally. Too many problems are caused for a person by uprooting their worth. It can bleed into other aspects of their life. It can even get in the way of developing further. To that end, I've developed more control than I otherwise would have to avoid hurting people. Unless they reeeaaaalllly have it coming. I've been fortunate in that sense. I haven't met too many people that make it their mission to cross the line.
- I second tshadowchaser's intolerance for bullies and frauds. As well as the fact that not practicing changes my personality.
Oh look. I rambled anyway. Well, that's all off the top of my head. I'll post more if I think of more.
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