There is a satisfaction in persistence
And of course a pain
But the pain doesn’t speak as loudly to the muscle
As forbearance shouts to the heart
Expanding it
Opening the mind
To the idea
That if today there was this untried moment
Tomorrow lingers full of potential
And I believe fatigue
Is a switch in the mind
Automation flips it
But awareness can catch that tired gambit
Flood the brain with strength
A thought can be the most powerful device
Or it can spread fault lines like a virus
Invading
Weakness cascading
But if caught
Fresh wind blows
Strengthening
Straightening
We use but a speck of our potential
At any given time
But to access power
We have to learn to run outside of the mind
Ooo I love this, very powerful vibes with the abundant potential of tomorrow, the perseverance through pain and fatigue to push harder, to reach into the fresh air of hope. Very nicely done. xx
Thanks 😁
Thanks 😊
Great poem. I agree. We need to learn how to run outside our minds. It is in our thoughts where we lose the race. We make our own perseverance lag. Thank you for this poem.
I was reading the other day that the brain throws the fatigue switch when we are only at about 40% of our capacity – probably even less but as soon as things begin to get uncomfortable the body is flooded with chemicals to make it slow down and stop – if we override that though we fall into a whole other level of potential. I don’t think that just applies to physical exertion either – it applies every time we hit the edges of what is “known” and comfortable…I love the question that David Goggins asks “what am I capable of?” We have no idea until we try. Thanks for your comment HHL, and I apologise for my long reply but I’m just so excited about these concepts at the moment 😁
This is a thought provoking poem. I especially liked these lines,
“A thought can be the most powerful device
Or it can spread fault lines like a virus”
Thoughts are the root of emotions so it pays to watch them for sure – thanks Ali