<p>It's important to me that I am honest with myself. For years I wasn't.</p><br><p>My dishonesty inflicted plenty of pain on me and others close to me.</p><br><p>Honesty, I find, has the opposite effect and counterintuitively, the more brutal and confronting the information uncovered, the deeper its properties to bring goodness into the world.</p><br><p>The truth is enlightening and empowering despite its often ugly facade.</p><br><p>Although the act of being honest with myself is often an internal wrestle, I've fought hard and engrained a meaningful practice within. So if I am honest with myself - The night of Day 2 and morning of Day 3 was where I lost the internal battle to keep pushing myself.</p><br><p>I can have all sorts of reasonable excuses; discomfort, pain, injury, team to lead, etc but they are still excuses. The truth is - I let my mind and its admirable powers to recruit whatever it is that amplifies my fears, doubts and insecurities onto its team, win the battle.</p><br><p>Note: This is not the first battle of the mind I have lost and it will not be the last. What is ultimately important here is that I face the consequences with honesty, respond with integrity and try again with a wholeheartedness.</p><br><p>Follow the story of my dispatches from the desert here -<a href="https://lnkd.in/gSGDbpjB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://lnkd.in/gSGDbpjB</a></p><br><p>Strength, courage &amp; integrity,</p><br><p>Damian</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Stage 3 of the Marathon des Sables - the day I broke - 32.5km

MAY 1, 202515 MIN
Deep Roots

Stage 3 of the Marathon des Sables - the day I broke - 32.5km

MAY 1, 202515 MIN

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<p>It's important to me that I am honest with myself. For years I wasn't.</p><br><p>My dishonesty inflicted plenty of pain on me and others close to me.</p><br><p>Honesty, I find, has the opposite effect and counterintuitively, the more brutal and confronting the information uncovered, the deeper its properties to bring goodness into the world.</p><br><p>The truth is enlightening and empowering despite its often ugly facade.</p><br><p>Although the act of being honest with myself is often an internal wrestle, I've fought hard and engrained a meaningful practice within. So if I am honest with myself - The night of Day 2 and morning of Day 3 was where I lost the internal battle to keep pushing myself.</p><br><p>I can have all sorts of reasonable excuses; discomfort, pain, injury, team to lead, etc but they are still excuses. The truth is - I let my mind and its admirable powers to recruit whatever it is that amplifies my fears, doubts and insecurities onto its team, win the battle.</p><br><p>Note: This is not the first battle of the mind I have lost and it will not be the last. What is ultimately important here is that I face the consequences with honesty, respond with integrity and try again with a wholeheartedness.</p><br><p>Follow the story of my dispatches from the desert here -<a href="https://lnkd.in/gSGDbpjB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://lnkd.in/gSGDbpjB</a></p><br><p>Strength, courage &amp; integrity,</p><br><p>Damian</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>