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How I climbed out of the ditch

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Mataza
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Germany5364 Posts
March 31 2012 16:33 GMT
#1
Wow, 2 weeks passed since I hit rock bottom. Better set the tone with a motivating picture:
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I should warn you that this won´t be the last picture in this entry


It´s something I never paid much attention to until now. And I certainly did not blog until recently.
When you´re down, there is either giving up or getting up. You know which one you want to choose, but often enough you choose the other anyway.
And man, I love Courage Wolf.
I noticed him relatively early, I think. I think that because people were not complaining that the meme is old in threads were he came up. But I digress.
Back then, I immediately found the "8 minutes of Courage Wolf" vid on youtube which has some of the better and imho more iconic sayings:
+ Show Spoiler [for completeness sake] +

With messages like
"No one is taller than the last man standing",
"Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it",
"Fear is a reflex, confidence is a choice"
"Seize the day by the throat"
"Better to die of thirst than to drink from the cup of mediocrity" and
"Impossible is a word weak people use to justify giving up"
I feel reminded of something. Something I had when I was younger. Which I forgot over the course of a really pitiable life story.
HAVING GUTS
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this one´s my personal favorite


See, when I was younger I wasn´t afraid of repercussions. I remember that. It is strange to realize that I somehow changed between then and now. I can easily put the finger on how it happened and it were a lot of events. A whole lot. Oh the effort certain people put into breaking me.
Well spilt milk.
Hearing "Eye of the Tiger" for several hours while looking at Courage Wolf pics sounds silly, but those speak to me.
I love challenge. As a kid I would climb trees just to see if I can. I did Judo and I loved the thrill of competition. It´s not about doing physical activity, but about the sense of achievement, the feeling to beat someone else fair and square. The happiness when you outgrow someone else. It´s fantastic.
And those Courage Wolf and Eye of the Tiger? Those practically say nothing else. If you really want something, you have to work for it. You have to literally fight for your dream. Because opportunity doesn´t come to your doorstep. And it sure as hell doesn´t visit you at home!

Impossible is indeed a word people use to give up.
I did so. Many times I did, indeed. I didn´t know how to achieve my goals. And I never put in the effort to find out how. I just guessed opportunity would knock or something. That someone would approach me. That´s the stories they tell you on TV.
That´s the difference between me then and me now. I know how to achieve my current goal. It´s just not easy.
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Some of these are actually pretty insightful

Just like Greg "Idra" Fields says: "The only problem is most people can't work hard, even at things they do enjoy, much less things they don't have a real passion for."
The man is right, but too bad he doesn´t really speak to me for some reason. I don´t know why.
But I do know Courage Wolf speaks to me, big time.
It´s like I see myself as wild. I still have the urge to climb on trees, jump over walls and go the areas where people would call the police if they saw me. Luckily most people sleep at night. I´m not going to post details on that, but it involves fences, walls and roofs.

The point is, whenever I did those things, I had a feeling. The best feeling ever.
It is the feeling, that that is who I am. I´m not the guy who likes to go shopping or something. I don´t like parties or clubs or dancing, although I´m fond of alcohol.
No, I am wild. I follow rules because I choose to do so, not because I have to. I break rules.
I do pointless shit when I want to, like biking 25 miles for the heck of it, instead of going to sleep. Just to see if I can.
That´s something I thought of as my motto: "I can. And I will"
It´s about time I hold true to the second part again.

Right now that means working on a book I want to write. And actually work for it. Fleshing out characters, arranging timelines, inventing and dropping plot points.
Because it is not impossible.
It is just not that easy.
But it´s worth it.


****
If nobody hates you, you´re doing something wrong. However someone hating you doesn´t make you right
n3f
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada46 Posts
March 31 2012 17:35 GMT
#2
Cool
EdSlyB
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Portugal1621 Posts
March 31 2012 18:25 GMT
#3
And that's how real men are born. Welcome to the rest of your new life.
aka Wardo
phosphorylation
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States2935 Posts
March 31 2012 18:26 GMT
#4
I would have never guessed the Courage Wolf would have any value beyond comedy.. but it seems I was dead wrong.
Buy prints of my photographs at Redbubble -> http://www.redbubble.com/people/shoenberg3
Stratos
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Czech Republic6104 Posts
March 31 2012 18:51 GMT
#5
Go get them.
En Taro Violet
esla_sol
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States756 Posts
March 31 2012 19:16 GMT
#6
maybe the gayest thing ive read on this forum

User was temp banned for this post.
0123456789
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States3216 Posts
March 31 2012 20:39 GMT
#7
On April 01 2012 04:16 esla_sol wrote:
maybe the gayest thing ive read on this forum


Yeah, you're right. Your post is the gayest thing I've read on this forum.
Firesilver
Profile Joined December 2010
United Kingdom1190 Posts
March 31 2012 20:47 GMT
#8
On April 01 2012 03:26 phosphorylation wrote:
I would have never guessed the Courage Wolf would have any value beyond comedy.. but it seems I was dead wrong.


Sometimes they can provide good motivation. Sometimes just a good laugh.
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Spiffeh
Profile Joined May 2010
United States830 Posts
March 31 2012 21:19 GMT
#9
very nice
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
March 31 2012 23:45 GMT
#10
i wish i had something i wanted to do
[UoN]Sentinel
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States11320 Posts
April 01 2012 03:32 GMT
#11
Inspried me, this did.
Нас зовет дух отцов, память старых бойцов, дух Москвы и твердыня Полтавы
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
April 01 2012 03:44 GMT
#12
5/5, do a blog on inspiration specifically next!
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
CptHandsome
Profile Joined September 2010
Denmark95 Posts
April 01 2012 14:51 GMT
#13
Inspirational, I'm with Azera - go followup
Is that a sword? Luxury! Is that a horse? Sloth! Is that a helmet? Vanity!
cascades
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Singapore6122 Posts
April 01 2012 18:07 GMT
#14
Pity this was posted on April Fools. Ppl probably think it is a troll. Meaning is what u make out of it.
HS: cascades#1595 || LoL: stoppin
Qlexx
Profile Joined February 2012
Australia5 Posts
April 01 2012 23:44 GMT
#15
Courage wolf is awesome. So ruthless. The words you don't want to hear but sometimes just have to.

Good post, I hope you succeed in what you're striving for.
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