My Musings – Page 43 – Not your ordinary tales

Finishing Lines Are Just Starting Points

Crossing a finish line isn’t the end. It’s an upgraded beginning. The moment you achieve something, a new voice creeps in: What’s next? Most people think success will bring closure. A sense of arrival. But if you’re wired to grow, finishing something only expands the horizon. You realize there’s more to chase, more to refine, more to become. The first time you push past a personal limit, it’s exhilarating. Then it becomes a habit. Then an expectation. And before you know it, you’re standing at another starting line, staring at a bigger …

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Your Brain is Listening. What Are You Teaching It?

Every time you avoid an uncomfortable emotion, your brain takes notes. It assumes that feeling is dangerous. Why else would you run from it? Do it enough, and your brain starts treating your own emotions like threats. Fear. Anxiety. Sadness. Anything unpleasant becomes something to escape. Over time, this turns into emotional fragility—a mind wired to panic at its own feelings. But emotions aren’t dangerous. They’re signals, not threats. And you can rewire your brain to understand that. How? By facing them. By talking about …

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No One Owes You Success. Not Even You.

Success isn’t a trophy you put on a shelf. It’s a subscription service with no autopay option. You pay every day, or it gets revoked. Most people don’t like hearing that. They want a magic formula, a system, a shortcut. Something neat, packaged, and preferably passive. But the truth? The moment you stop showing up, success packs its bags and leaves. No refunds, no grace period. The loudest voices in any industry spend too much time talking about what to do. Strategies, hacks, step-by-step guides. But the real battle happens in your head …

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How to Get Out of Your Own Way

There’s a voice in my head that’s convinced I’m the problem. It whispers that I’ll never change, that my past defines me, that I should overanalyze every mistake instead of doing something useful like, I don’t know, moving on. I used to listen to it. Now, I tell it to shut up. If you’re tired of being stuck in the same loop, it’s not the world—it’s you. But that’s good news. Because if you’re the problem, you’re also the solution. Here’s how to stop tripping over your own feet: 1. Stop Telling Yourself That Same Old Story If you keep …

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Lonely in a Crowd, Lost in My Head

I’ve stood in packed rooms, shoulder to shoulder,Still felt the air grow colder and colder.People talk, but no one stays,Everyone lost in their own maze. No store sells friends—I checked the aisles,No discount rack for real-life smiles.Everyone's running, chasing more,Never sure what they’re running for. But kids? They’ve cracked the code,No fake hellos, no hearts on hold.They laugh, they cry, they take their shot,No second-guessing what they’ve got. Maybe that’s where we go wrong,Trying too hard, for way too long.Drowning in noise, …

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Follow What Makes You Forget to Eat

At ten, quitting was simple. If something stopped being fun, I dropped it. No second-guessing. No pep talks. Just a clean break and on to the next thing. Then adulthood arrived with its exhausting rules. Push through. Be disciplined. Don't quit just because it’s hard. So I did. I stuck with things long after I stopped caring. Dragged dead weight. Powered through boredom, exhaustion, even the quiet voice that whispered, This isn’t for you. But what happens when you find something so consuming that quitting never crosses your …

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