Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery.
Steven PressfieldTo yield to Resistance deforms our spirit. It stunts us and makes us less than we are and were born to be.
Steven PressfieldIt’s better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.
Steven PressfieldLike a magnetized needle floating on a surface of oil, Resistance will unfailingly point to true North--meaning that calling or action it most wants to stop us from doing. We can use this. We can use it as a compass. We can navigate by Resistance, letting it guide us to that calling or action that we must follow before all others. Rule of thumb: The more important a call or action is to our soul's evolution, the more Resistance we will feel toward pursuing it.
Steven Pressfield