This will be simple, nothing fancy. A briefing on one of my current tools I use to better myself. This isn't self improvement, this is my oath, my promise to myself and a test of my will. This is my war path.
Its all to easy to get stuck, habitually paralyzed by monotony. Ruts in society are inevitable, such as going with the flow and trusting that things will "just work out" . I resist this thinking, actually i reject it all together. Ever since I was a small boy rebellious and adventurous I had a tendency to just do my own thing. Sometimes I reject norm's to a default. And I liked it.
As time has passed and my years feel more like months and days like minutes, I see the growing agency to get after the life I want and not the life thats easy. I have always had a deep desire to excel and i know given my background the cards were not necessarily in my favor. So guess what, I just have to work harder. Have you ever seen a photo of someone and felt the mischievous and sinister grin peer into your soul? If you have ever seen Jack Nicholson in The Shinning , you know what i mean. Well thats how i see my internal desire to push forward work hard and get shit done. My Will Has that look on its face . My Will to get it done stares at me from deep inside and says, Here it is, get some.
So its easy to forget a great quote, poem or word that you know helps you along in life. Well when you have big plans and a hard hill to climb, you better write these things down. Its too easy to forget and lose its utility and practicality . So when a great quote like, " it is a terrible thing for man to have vision and no sight"- Helen Keller, Or a phrase like Semper Fi (always faithful) . Forgetting things that can support you along you path is easy, so to get the most out of it, we write it down.
My War Path, my journal is a tool I use to stay focused and clear, I use it to smash any excuse may have in forgetting something that I know I need to either remember or share. My journal is a valuable tool among many others , its no solution and not magic but it is a must. No question about it.
I don't want a mediocre life. I don't want to waste or neglect my time here on earth. So to make sure i don't, I use my War Path to support my Mission. to always be forging and ever seeking new tools to implement and share, like what i am doing here with you right now. I Don't want to forget the value others have blessed us with and had to learn through their sufferings. Like reading and studying for a speech, you must prepare, memorize and recite. I memorize and Recite. I make sure that the treasures brave and wonderful people have left behind aren't for nothing . My Father Says, "Find the good in the bad" I take that to heart. I write it down. My best friend rusty says "Enjoy" every time we say goodby. And the most beautiful woman I have and will ever have known, wrote me this " It's an endless torture we put ourselves through, like open arms, we welcome the pain, the hurt. I'll endure it all if it means I still have you." - Tachnee