The one who stays calm in the midst of chaos. An artist, an athlete, a lifelong learner.

You can feel hate, resentment, frustration. You can feel like every effort was in vain. You can believe that what you want is now impossible, no matter what you do. You can be hard on yourself. You can let small problems take up big space in your mind. You can feel like everything is an uphill battle.

“An obsession is where something will not leave your mind.” – Eric Clapton

And every day is a day you take care of the temple you live in. You treat it the best way possible, and your subconscious notices. You earn your own respect, and you’re no longer as naive as before.

Fate is written in your blood. You’ve felt it before—in dreams, on a long walk, when you go for a run. You’ve experienced that thing you seek deep within you.

Life is like this: sometimes you feel on top of the world, full of motivation, while other times you feel lost and demotivated.

Walking barefoot on the grass. Closing your eyes and aiming at the sun. Singing a song at the top of your lungs with a glass of wine in your hand.

Have you ever felt lost? Unsure of what to dedicate your life to, unsure of what to do? Many people feel this way. I have felt this way, and often, I still do.

Competition fills us with energy, with the desire to win. It makes us enjoy the moment, entering a zone where we almost lose track of time. Minutes fly by, and in some way, we want to stay there.

“No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, until the clock wound up winds down, until the wine she made has finished its ferment…” Terry Pratchett