EP13 - Cultivating the invincibility of my power to choose

Invincibility is a powerful word. It has connotations of Superman, of the ancient gods. To equate me with invincibility, or anything I do with invincibility seems ridiculous. And yet I feel like I am indeed cultivating invincibility of my power to choose. I noticed this through actions and decisions. I changed my diet just over one year ago. Only this morning one of my co-workers asked if I have ever had a cheat day. I replied that I haven't. I'm just one of those 'all in' kind of people. My diet is known as Keto, which involves almost 0 carbs, no fruit, and no grains. The results have been remarkable. This method of eating is the greatest practice of self discipline which, ultimately requires very little discipline. The more I practice the discipline, the easier it is. I now feel invincible in my diet and I am transferring it to other habits and deeper into my life. I am not a disciplined person by any stretch of the imagination, however the more discipline I practice, the less I require to use it. I'm also cultivating invincibility by understanding control. I'm now less bothered by outcomes. This means outcomes can't hurt me and to some extent that makes me invincible. In business, sure I'd love to win the deal but I know that I may not. In the past I know my figures were also due to low effort. Now I know I'm more disciplined and committed so it's less devastating when I fail and therefore I feel something closer to invincible. I'm not there yet and I may never get to invincibility. But I'd rather be closer to it than further away. I have the power to choose my discipline, and my effort. And those decisions get me closer to invincibility. “Remember that the ruling faculty is invincible, when self-collected it is satisfied with itself, if it does nothing which it does not choose to do, even if it resist from mere obstinacy". Meditations of Marcus Aurelius - Book 8

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