05/06/2020
Over the past few months, 2020 has been one hell of a year, but I don't need to tell you that.
Finding how to maneuver in these times can be difficult. But, two mindsets that helps give normality to life these days are structure, and discipline. These two actions allow you to have reason, balance, and strong overall mental health.
Part of that is staying hard. By definition, meaning solid, ridgid; not easily broken. This applies to your overall mentality.
Allowing this madness in 2020 to overcome you, and allowing emotions to guide you instead of your reasoning, and logical thinking will push you further towards inbalance. Find your outlet, an outlet to give that emotional imbalance to. Be it running, hitting weights, programming, studying, a positive cause... anything that your emotional fuel can be used on to better yourself, your community, and your well-being.
With the world being stuck in their homes, building up stress, building up anger, building up imbalance in their life, we need to stay hard and put these pent up emotions to good, and not bad. Releasing them will allow you to feel level headed, clear minded and allow you to find you footing, in other words, you need to exercise your demons.
Weights, resistance, running. Strengthening my body, in addition to my mind by doing actions, and overcoming obstacles created by me is how I release my pent up stress. If you're feeling the weight of the past few months, find your outlet, don't let this pent up stress control you instead of reasoning. Get uncomfortable, and overcome your obstacles.