Sunday, May 18, 2025

23. Discipline

What would it take for our lofty dreams to become reality?

How do we achieve the happy and successful lives we so strongly desire?

Along which path must we walk to succeed with integrity?

The way of discipline is the sure one that we require

It provides a clear path to realistic goals without ambiguity

Aided by methods, plans, and systems that are not unaffordable to acquire.


Without discipline, worthwhile skills can not be cultivated

No profession can be practised when valued skills are absent

With discipline, we can attain mastery and expertise, leaving us strongly motivated

The world becomes our oyster as we showcase our abilities and talents.

May we embrace discipline with joy till our innate abilities are activated

For it is the best way to ensure that our success is long-lived, not transient.


No one goes through life without experiencing some pain

Each one must choose either the pain of discipline or that of regret

The choice of discipline is a wise one, resulting in much gain

Desires and emotions come under control and one achieves a stout mindset

Without discipline one can not live responsibly, and may labour in vain

Discipline is indispensable in achieving the goals of life, which before one are set.



Determine to be self-disciplined in the area that matters the most

Reduce tasks into smaller, manageable efforts with pauses in between

Reward yourself as you achieve any milestone of which you can boast

Envision eventual outcomes until in your mind they are seen

Prepare well in advance for times at your duty post

Discipline can be as simple as sticking to a good routine.


WIP

John C. Immanuel

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