When my personal comfort is the motivation behind bailing on promises/appointments or sticking to stale routine, that communicates to the universe that comfort comes before evolution.  I suspect that upon detecting this, the universe stops taking me seriously.  Now IMHO, it’s perfectly fine to bail on my word or to stick to a routine, but only if it furthers…

Mastery requires a certain amount of luck/talent.  It is ignorance to pretend otherwise.   But that doesn’t excuse us from trying—the alternate path holds the certainty of decay and resignation.

The shackles of discipline, consistency, and deliberately pushing outside the comfort zone—as long as they’re focused on developing the spirit—will eventually offer true freedom.   Ironic, but true.

Monotony/drudgery are illusory; every second, the fractions of our atoms shift and dance, and we are born anew.  We must train ourselves to see this, and in so doing, give birth to constant creativity.  Despite shackles, despite gray walls, despite thick rulebooks…humans will strive to experience verse, music, and immersive wonder.   No need to…