Day 238: Self Discipline - Where did it go?

 

A very important part of this process is Self-discipline – Without it self-change is nearly impossible. Without self-discipline you will always give into any resistance you feel and thus you never actually change.

It’s a hard thing to change yourself. With every change there will be resistance. With every task that you do not “feel like” doing there will be resistance. This is why self-discipline is necessary, because whenever there is something you should be doing, but do not feel like doing, without some level of discipline you will always give into the resistance. There will always be the one thought that will justify your choice not to do the task.

Unfortunately that is how this works. I can take myself as an example here. When I first started working with my hands around the farm I had big resistance towards it. Eventually I realized the importance of why this particular tasks needs to be done and so I did it regardless of how I felt about it. So what I basically did was pushed through resistance I felt and simply did the task. I did the task with the understanding that it needed to be done. Through the years of working with my hands I developed self-discipline and found it supported me in that regard.

Now it’s been a long time since my primary focus was working with my hands. Since my thyroid went haywire I was unable to do anything physical so I had to refocus my attention and time towards other things and this made me realize something new about self-discipline.

Once you have Self-discipline it is something you have to apply consistently in your daily life. It does not magically take away the resistance when you do something you do not like doing. The resistance still comes up, but then applying discipline you push through it and do the task no matter how you feel about it or what thoughts seems valid enough to keep you from doing it. When you decide to allow that one thought that will keep you from doing the tasks at hand (or in other words give into the resistance) then you don’t have that discipline anymore.

As you work through resistance you start to see just how far you will go to give into the resistance. All kinds of thoughts comes up: ‘’I’ll do it later” ,“ I had a long day”,” I’m tired”, “ I need a break and time for myself”, “ I do not have time for this” etc. That last one is a big one, because 99% of the time you do actually have time for it, but would rather use the time do something you like.

I used allot of excuses before not to do something. And today I had a look at the point of blogging, really went deep to try and find an actual valid answer to why I am not blogging more regularly? Sure, there were reasons, but none of which could truly justify it. There comes a time in life where all that’s left to do is to say: “Screw IT! I’m doing this!! Right now!!!” and then do the thing until it’s done. And my time is right now. I know I have been absent in the “bloggersphere”, that changes now.

IF there are others who are facing the same issue – where you have a big resistance towards something you should be doing – look at the reasons and thoughts. Really look deep and see for yourself that none are valid and that there is actually time. It’s time to simply say: Till here no further, Screw the resistance. I’m doing this. Right now.

Day 76 -Rape a Blessing - Using Religion to Justify RAPE in this World

Sharon Barnes, a high ranking state Republican touched the subject of rape saying that being raped and getting a child from that rape is God blessing them.
Religion has for a long time now found many ways to justify the world and their beliefs. If god is the creator of everything in this world then he also Created Rape. So now the Christians have to find an answer to why would God create and allow rape in this world? Simply by saying that getting raped and pregnant from that rape is god blessing you with a child - so what you are saying is that god created rape so that some woman can get pregnant? This is very delusional and those who believe this should be diagnosed for mental disorders.
You cannot justify rape - religion have found ways to justify the unjustifiable, Because if they cannot justify something then that would go against what they believe. They cannot continue their beliefs unless they can find ways to justify everything in this world - all the bad shit. If there is no explanation then its ''part of Gods Plan''. This is very infuriating and unacceptable behavior and here is why: It gives then a perfect excuse not to do anything about it.
That is the pinnacle of all religions - To justify your actions ad the worlds actions and all the bad shit that's in this world so that you wont have to lift a finger to change it or do something about it. All that is needed to say is that it is gods plan - and i as a mere mortal may not interFEAR with Gods plan. Yes i typed interFEAR, because all Christians fear god. If you are a God-fearing man - you are a good Christian. And it is that fear why the world is in such a bad state. It is that inner fear that makes you not want to interfere with the problems like rape, but to instead find a way to make sure you wont have to do anything about it.
And so nobody interferes - the world is  allowed to continue the way it does because nobody is doing anything about it. Christians would say have faith and believe and pray for a better world. Its in Gods hands now - I cannot question gods plan. It is really messed up. So if you really have a deeper look at the whole point - the world is the way it is BECAUSE of religion.
If we had no religion - if we had common sense we would have such a better world to live ib - because then we cant abdicate OUR responsibility and hope and pray the world gets better and instead take matters into our own hands and realize that if i sit and pray and do nothing but that then nothing will happen. Its common sense that people need food to live and houses to live. They cannot survive with only books. Its utter stupidity to spend resources on bibles for the poor - rather give them food. That is common sense - but we do not have common sense.
Its up to us. If we do not do anything then nothing will happen. More on this tomorrow